Featured in More than just a number – 03-2018

Half cell, full value

Half-cut cell modules: Thanks to their potential for increased power output at module level, half-cut cells are set to be a key technology trend in 2018, with several tier-1 manufacturers having introduced products utilizing the technology in recent months.

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Jonathan Gifford

13 Mar 2018

Hanwha Q Cells attributes 3% of the 5% total output gain to in its Q.PEAK DUO module series to the application of half-cut cells.

Sometimes called split cells, half-cut cells exhibit a number of advantages over ‘standard’ full cells. The predominant advantage is a reduction in cell-to-module power output losses. Cell-to-module power loss is “generally proportional to the square of the current times resistance,” explains Dricus de Rooij, the Managing Director of the Sinovoltaics Group Limited.An additional advantage is …

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