European Photovoltaic Solar Energy Conference

Brussels, Belgium / 09/24/2018 - 09/28/2018

European Photovoltaic Solar Energy Conference – EU PVSEC

The EU PVSEC is the largest international Conference for Photovoltaic research, technologies and applications, and at the same time a top international PV Industry Exhibitions. It gathers the global PV community to conduct business, to network and to present and discuss the latest developments and innovations in Photovoltaics. It is the world renowned science-to-science, business-to-business and science-to-industry platform with a full and only focus on the global PV Solar sector.

The international Conference programme will be structured in plenary, oral and visual presentations and cover the entire range of PV research, technologies and applications, focusing on the latest scientific, technological and market-related trends. Now, that Photovoltaic Solar Energy is becoming a major electricity source, the EU PVSEC extended its focus to applied and policy-oriented topics. The EU PVSEC thus strengthens its established leading role in science and technology among the players of the global PV sector.

Sessions, Presentations and Poster Presentations of Fraunhofer ISE Scientists

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Monday, 24. September

Monday, 24. September 2018
Time	Location	Type	Session Code	Title	Person
13:30 - 15:00	Copper Hall	Presentation	1AO.1.4	Luminescent Coupling in Multi-Junction Photovoltaic Devices Studied by Transient Voltage Measurements	T. Tayagaki, S.K. Reichmuth, H. Helmers, G. Siefer
13:30 - 15:00	Silver Hall	Presentation	6AO.7.5	Mosaic Module Concept for Cost-Efficient and Aesthetic BIPV Modules	M. Mittag, H.R. Wilson, T. Fellmeth, M. Heinrich, U. Eitner

15:15 - 16:45	Copper Hall	Session	1AO.2	Advanced Material Combinations for n-Terminal Multijunctions	A.W. Bett (Session Chair)
15:15 - 16:45	Gold Hall	Presentation	2AO.5.4	Prediction of Local Temperature Dependent Efficiency of Silicon Solar Cells	R. Eberle, A. Fell, F. Schindler, M.C. Schubert
15:15 - 16:45	Gold Hall	Presentation	2AO.5.5	Challenges for the Quantification of Metal Induced Recombination Losses Using Calibrated Photoluminescence Imaging	D. Herrmann, S. Lohmüller, H. Höffler, A. Wolf
15:15 - 16:45	Grand Hall	Poster	2AV.2.13	Metallization Fraction of Bifacial pSPEER Shingle Solar Cells	M. Al-Akash, P. Baliozian, E. Lohmüller, T. Fellmeth, N. Wöhrle, R. Preu
15:15 - 16:45	Grand Hall	Poster	2AV.2.18	Boron Autodoped LPCVD Polysilicon as a Surface Passivation and Contact Passivation Layer on the Front-Side of n-PERT Solar Cells	R.C.G. Naber, J.R.M. Luchies, M. Jahn, R. Keding, M. Zimmer, A. Wolf
15:15 - 16:45	Grand Hall	Poster	2AV.2.33	Impact of Surface Morphology and Interfacial Oxide Thickness on Passivation Quality of p+ Polysilicon Passivating Contacts	S. Mack, F. Feldmann, A. Moldovan, M. Lenes, J.M. Luchies, A. Wolf
15:15 - 16:45	Grand Hall	Poster	2AV.2.35	Industrial biPERC Solar Cells with Varied Rear Side Characteristics under Bifacial Illumination	N. Wöhrle, A. Krieg, P. Palinginis, T. Weber, S. Steckemetz, K. Ramspeck, J.M. Greulich, S. Rein
15:15 - 16:45	Grand Hall	Poster	2AV.2.37	Emitter Formation and Passivation Dependence on Crystal Grain Orientations after Atmospheric Pressure Dry Nanotexturing	A.I. Ridoy, B. Kafle, P. Saint-Cast, S. Lohmüller, M.H. Norouzi, L. Clochard, E. Duffy, M. Hofmann, J. Rentsch, R. Preu
15:15 - 16:45	Silver Hall	Presentation	6AO.8.6	Decorated Building Integrated Photovoltaic Modules: Power Loss, Color Appearance and Cost Analysis	C. Kutter, M. Mittag, M. Heinrich, C. Ferrara, B. Bläsi, T. Kuhn, T. Kroyer, O. Höhn

17:00 - 18:30	Copper Hall	Presentation	1AO.3.1	Simple Yet Efficient Chemically Deposited Ag Rear Side Metallization on ITO for High-Efficiency c-Si Solar Cells	H. Nagel, D. Sontag, M. Glatthaar, S.W. Glunz
17:00 - 18:30	Gold Hall	Presentation	2AO.6.2	Introduction of Smart Technologies in PV Production Equipment	M. Zimmer, L. Mohr, B. Broese, T. Krick, J. Rentsch, B. Mandlmeier, L. Papp, M. Menschick, R. Kogler, A. Strauch, T. Will, V. Meckelin, P. Mutz, D. Korner, M. Kremer
17:00 - 18:30	Gold Hall	Presentation	2AO.6.3	Fabrication of APCVD PSG Emitter-Based Industrial PERC Solar Cells Reaching 21% Conversion Efficiencies	B. Kafle, P. Saint-Cast, U. Belledin, S. Lohmüller, H. Zunft, H. Knauss, P. Palinginis, C. Kusterer, R. Köhler, T. Zehl, A. Wolf, M. Hofmann
17:00 - 18:30	Gold Hall	Presentation	2AO.6.6	Optimization of Inline Processes for the Production of Freestanding Epitaxially Grown Thin Films for Solar Cells	A. Ivanov, R. Sorgenfrei, E. Gust, P. Barth, K. Van Nieuwenhuysen, S. Kühnhold-Pospischil, S. Riepe, S. Janz

Tuesday, 25. September

Tuesday, 25. September 2018
Time	Location	Type	Session Code	Title	Person
08:30 - 10:00	Gold Hall	Presentation	2BO.1.3	Development of High Performance Multicrystalline Silicon with Controlled Seeding	A. Hess, P. Krenckel, T. Trötschler, T. Fehrenbach, S. Riepe
08:30 - 10:00	Copper Hall	Presentation	5BO.9.1	Type Approval and Safety Considerations for Bifacial PV Modules: Requirements for IEC 61215 and IEC 61730	B. Jaeckel, G. Volberg, C. Monokroussos, G. Mülhöfer, A. Roth
08:30 - 10:00	Copper Hall	Presentation	5BO.9.3	Comparison of Layouts for Shingled Bifacial PV-Modules in Terms of Power Output, Cell to Module Factor and Bifaciality	A. Mondon, N. Klasen, M. Mittag, C. Hilger, M. Heinrich, U. Eitner, H. Wirth
08:30 - 10:00	Grand Hall	Poster	6BV.1.33	Light Attenuation Model to Predict Nominal Power of Modules with Light Scattering Ceramic Printed Front Glasses	C. Kutter, M. Heinrich, H.R. Wilson, A. Pfreundt, U. Eitner, H. Wirth

10:30 - 12:10	Gold Hall	Plenary	2BP.1.2	Inline Characterization of Diamond Wire Sawn Multicrystalline Silicon Wafers	J. Haunschild, N. Bergmann, T. Hammer, K. Krieg, N. Wöhrle, S. Al-Hajjawi, O. Anspach, H. Schremmer
10:30 - 12:10	Gold Hall	Plenary	2BP.1.4	Status of the EU H2020 Disc Project: European Collaboration in Research and Development of High Efficient Double Side Contacted Cells with Innovative Carrier-Selective Contacts	B. Min, T. Wietler, S. Bordihn, R. Peibst, T. Desrues, P. Carroy, J. Jourdan, M. Hermle, F. Feldmann, J. Bartsch, C. Allebé, L. Ding, J. Horzel, A. Lachowicz, A. Ingenito, F.-J. Haug, E. Schneiderlöchner, V. Linss, K. Lüdemann, A. Campa, M. Bokalic, M. Topic, M. Zwegers, B. Hartlin, B. Field, B. Bénédicte, Z. Adam, J. Penaud, S. Filonovich, E. Marcon, J. Chupin, F. Tamini

13:30 - 15:00	Gold Hall	Presentation	2BO.2.1	Minority Carrier Trapping in Czochralski Silicon: Influence of Thermal Donors and the Doping Density	M. Siriwardhana, D. Macdonald, F.D. Heinz, F.E. Rougieux
13:30 - 15:00	Gold Hall	Presentation	2BO.2.6	Defects in Epitaxially Grown Silicon Wafers Causing Lifetime Patterns	M. Drießen, P. Beu, F. Heinz, T. Fehrenbach, E. Gust, F. Schindler, S. Janz
13:30 - 15:00	Copper Hall	Presentation	5BO.10.3	Hot-Spot Endurance Test - Modifications for Bifacial Photovoltaic Modules	D. Philipp, H. Manuel, G. Mülhöfer
13:30 - 15:00	Copper Hall	Presentation	5BO.10.4	Interlaboratory Comparison of Methodologies for Measuring the Angle of Incidence Dependence of Solar Cells	N. Riedel, A.A. Santamaria Lancia, M. Amdemeskel, S. Thorsteinsson, P.B. Poulsen, F. Plag, I. Kröger, L.H. Slooff, M.J. Jansen, A.J. Carr, P. Manshanden, M. Bliss, T.R. Betts, I. Petrina Jauregui, M. Ezquer Mayo, J.L. Balenzategui, R. Roldán, U. Kräling, G. Baarah, B. Iandolo, R.S. Davidsen, A. Thorseth, C. Dam-Hansen, G.A. dos Reis Benatto

15:15 - 16:45	Gold Hall	Presentation	2BO.3.4	Selective Emitter Using APCVD PSG Layers as Doping Source	P. Saint-Cast, U. Belledin, E. Lohmüller, B. Kafle, J. Weber, S. Seren, A. Wolf, M. Hofmann
15:15 - 16:45	Gold Hall	Presentation	2BO.3.6	Laser-Doped Selective Emitter - Process Development and Speed-Up	J. Weber, S. Gutscher, S. Lohmüller, E. Lohmüller, A.A. Brand
15:15 - 16:45	Grand Hall	Poster	3BV.3.35	Innovative Intermitent Coating Techniques in the R2R Manufacturing of Perovskite Solar Cells and Nano-Imprint Structuring for Efficiency Optimization	T. Exlager, K. Crone, N. Meyer, H. Hauser, I. de Vries, P. Groen
15:15 - 16:45	Copper Hall	Session	5BO.11	Imaging Techniques for PV Modules	R. Gottschalg, Fraunhofer CSP, Halle (Saale), Germany, H. Nagel, Fraunhofer ISE, Freiburg, Germany (Session Chair)

17:00 - 18:30	Gold Hall	Presentation	2BO.4.1	SiO2 Passivation Layers – From the Past to the Future	S.W. Glunz, F. Feldmann
17:00 - 18:30	Gold Hall	Presentation	2BO.4.2	Development of 4 nm-Thin PECVD Aluminium Oxide Using Plasma Analysis and Its Application to PERC Solar Cells and Modules	M. Hofmann, D. Wagenmann, C. Teßmann, P. Saint-Cast, D. Eberlein, A. Kraft, T. Dippell, F. May, M. Dörr, B. Cord, T. Schütte, P. Neiß, L. Eichhorn, M. Klick, U. Richter, M. Siemers, P. Wiedemuth
17:00 - 18:30	Gold Hall	Presentation	2BO.4.3	Efficient Silicon Nitride SiNx:H Antireflective and Passivation Layers Deposited by Atmospheric Pressure PECVD for Low Cost PERC Solar Cells	J.-F. Lelièvre, B. Kafle, P. Saint-Cast, P. Brunet, F. Massines
17:00 - 18:30	Grand Hall	Poster	4BV.4.6	CPVIndia - Evaluation of a 53 kW CPV System in India	M. Steiner, A. Wekkeli, S. Ojha, S. Sardar, J. Singh, V. Singh, J. Singh Chandok, G. Siefer

Wednesday, 26. September

Wednesday, 26. September 2018
Time	Location	Type	Session Code	Title	Person
08:30 - 10:00	Silver Hall	Presentation	1CO.1.1	Analysis of Grain-Size Distribution and Yield Strength of Interconnector Ribbons and Wires at Different Stretching Condition Using Color Etching	J. Walter, J. Stegmaier, A. Kraft, U. Eitner
08:30 - 10:00	Gold Hall	Presentation	2CO.9.6	Bifacial Shingle pSPEER Solar Cells for Shingle Modules	P. Baliozian, N. Wöhrle, E. Lohmüller, T. Fellmeth, R. Preu
08:30 - 10:00	Grand Hall	Poster	5CV.1.33	Novel Power-Enhancing Ribbon for Solar Cell Interconnection	T. Zhou, M. König, A. Henning, S. Hoffmann, L. Pitta Bauermann, E. Fokuhl, D. Eberlein, A. Kraft, U. Eitner, W. Pranger, A. Schütz
08:30 - 10:00	Grand Hall	Poster	5CV.1.42	From Bifaciality to Yield: How Different Bifacial Cell Technologies May Differ Even More in Annual Outdoor Performance	C. Reise, G. Baarah, E. Schnabel, U. Kräling, B. Müller, S. Chang, Y. Choe, H. Cho

10:30 - 12:00	Gold Hall	Plenary	4CP.2.1	Final Results of CPVMatch - Concentrating Photovoltaic Modules Using Advanced Technologies and Cells for Highest Efficiencies	G. Siefer, B. Schineller, R. Parmesani, T. Kubera, P. Voarino, J. Payet, I. Antón Hernández, G. Abagnale, N. Armani, M. Cornelli, A. Minuto, G. Timò, F. Trespidi, R. Alonso, E. Román Medina, D. Lackner, O. Höhn, S.P. Philipps, M. Wiesenfarth, A.W. Bett

15:15 - 16:45	Grand Hall	Poster	5CV.3.14	Review of Statistical and Analytical Degradation Models for PV Modules and Systems and Improvements	I. Kaaya, S. Lindig, K.-A. Weiß, D. Moser
15:15 - 16:45	Grand Hall	Poster	5CV.3.23	Scanning Acoustic Microscopy as a Non-Destructive Method for the Investigation of PV Module Components	L. Verissimo Mesquita, D.E. Mansour, L. Pitta Bauermann, D. Philipp
15:15 - 16:45	Grand Hall	Poster	5CV.3.28	Nanoindentation Analysis of the Encapsulant in a PV Module after Accelerated Aging	D.E. Mansour, I. Kaaya, D. Philipp, L. Pitta Bauermann, F. Swientek, P. Pavlov
15:15 - 16:45	Silver Hall	Presentation	6CO.3.4	Predicting Yields of Bifacial PV Power Plants – What Accuracy Is Possible?	M. Chiodetti, J. Kang, C. Reise, A. Lindsay
15:15 - 16:45	Gold Hall	Presentation	2CO.12.4	Plated Fine Line Metallization for PERC Solar Cells	S. Kluska, A. Lorenz, B. Grübel, A. Büchler, G. Cimiotti, F. Clement, V. Arya, A.A. Brand, J. Nekarda, J. Bartsch, M. Glatthaar, S. Hörnlein, A. Mette

17:00 - 18:30	Grand Hall	Poster	1CV.4.7	Rapid Calculation of the Backsheet Coupling Gain Using Ray Groups	A. Pfreundt, M. Mittag, M. Heinrich, U. Eitner

Thursday, 27. September

Thursday, 27. September 2018
Time	Location	Type	Session Code	Title	Person
13:30 - 15:00	Gold Hall	Presentation	5DO.7.5	Backsheet Chalking: Background and Relation to Backsheet Cracking	P. Gebhardt, L. Pitta Bauermann, D. Philipp

15:15 - 16:45	Gold Hall	Presentation	5DO.8.3	A Multidimensional Optimization Approach to Improve Module Efficiency, Power and Costs	J. Shahid, M. Mittag, M. Heinrich, U. Eitner

17:00 - 18:30	Grand Hall	Poster	2DV.3.27	Inline Wafer Identification Using Optical Character Recognition (OCR)	S. Al-Hajjawi, T. Hammer, J. Haunschild
17:00 - 18:30	Grand Hall	Poster	2DV.3.38	IV-Measurements of Bifacial Solar Cells in an Inline Solar Simulator with Double-Side Illumination	A. Krieg, N. Wöhrle, J.M. Greulich, M. Rauer, K. Ramspeck, D. Dzafic, S. Rein
17:00 - 18:30	Grand Hall	Poster	2DV.3.50	Printed Dopant Sources for Locally-Doped SiOx/Poly-Si Passivating Contacts	Z. Kiaee, C. Reichel, M. Jahn, F. Feldmann, R. Keding, M. Hermle, F. Clement
17:00 - 18:30	Grand Hall	Poster	2DV.3.58	Improvement of Solar Cell Efficiencies for Ultrashort-Pulse Laser Contact Opening with Ni-Cu Plated Contacts by Optimized LCO-FFO Processing Order	V. Arya, S. Kluska, S. Gutscher, G. Cimiotti, J.-F. Nekarda, A.A. Brand
17:00 - 18:30	Grand Hall	Poster	2DV.3.61	PVD Metallization for High-Efficiency c-Si Solar Cells: Scenario for Implementation in Production	A. Hain, M. Dörr, H. Nagel, T. Buck, Z.-W. Peng, M. Huber, P. Wohlfart
17:00 - 18:30	Grand Hall	Poster	2DV.3.62	Deep Learning Approach to Inline Quality Rating and Mapping of Multi-Crystalline Si-Wafers	M. Demant, P. Virtue, A.S. Kovvali, S.X. Yu, S. Rein
17:00 - 18:30	Grand Hall	Poster	2DV.3.63	Ultrafast In-Line Regeneration for Cz-Si PERC Solar Cells and Stability Testing	K. Krauß, S. Roder, P. Wild, S. Schörner, J.-F. Nekarda, S. Rein
17:00 - 18:30	Grand Hall	Poster	2DV.3.65	Screen Printed Thick Film Metallization of Silicon Solar Cells - Recent Developments and Future Perspectives	A. Lorenz, M. Linse, H. Frintrup, M. Lehner, M. König, R. Greutmann, H. Brocker, D. Erath, F. Clement
17:00 - 18:30	Grand Hall	Poster	2DV.3.66	Results of the Project “AdmMo” – Cell and Module Development towards a 318 W Module	J.-F. Nekarda, A. Brand, M. Linse, F. Meyer, F. Clement, J. Schneider, C. Hagendorf, T. Urban, M. Ehrl, M. Müller, J. Heitmann, C. Yüce, N. Willenbacher, T. Große, R. Böhme, M. König, H. Frintrup, P. Fuss-Kailuweit, A. Mette, J.W. Müller, R. Preu
17:00 - 18:30	Silver Hall	Presentation	3DO.6.3	From Cell to Mini-Module – Blade Coating and Controlled Drying for Planar Inverted Perovskite Solar Cells	U. Würfel, M.A. Yakoob, J. Herterich, L.E. Mundt, M. Kohlstädt
17:00 - 18:30	Copper Hall	Presentation	7DO.3.5	Price-Bifaciality Relationship of Bifacial Modules in Vertical East-West Oriented PV Systems	H. Hernandez, L. Bodlak, J. Bierbaum, J. Kang, S. Nold, R. Preu

Friday, 28. September

Friday, 28. September 2018
Time	Location	Type	Session Code	Title	Person
08:30 - 10:00	Copper Hall	Presentation	5EO.1.2	DC-DC Power Optimizers for Building Integrated Photovoltaic Applications - A Simulation-Based Evaluation	J. Eisenlohr, S. Gasparotto, H.R. Wilson, T.E. Kuhn