Characterization of a solar cell by varying illumination

Authors

  • Andrzej Kołodziej University of Applied Sciences in Tarnow, Polytechnic Faculty, Department of Electronics, Telecommunications and Mechatronics, Poland https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3494-3264
  • Michał Kołodziej Private scientific activity, Kraków, Poland

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5604/01.3001.0014.7006

Keywords:

thin films, solar cell measurement, silicon, I–V characteristic, varying illumination

Abstract

This work aims to confirm that the single-diode model of a monocrystalline cell can be used successfully also for thin-film solar cells when their basic parameters are calculated using the method of changing illumination. The authors describe the experimental procedure, in which I–V curves of thin-film solar cells are measured when illumination levels are changing. In experiments, a fully reflective 500 W solar simulator is used as an excellent broadband white light source, which provides the range of 0.01–10 Sun settings.

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Examples of approximate I–V characteristics for different illumination levels are shown

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2020-01-31

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Kołodziej, A., & Kołodziej, M. (2020). Characterization of a solar cell by varying illumination. Science, Technology and Innovation, 10(3), 8–14. https://doi.org/10.5604/01.3001.0014.7006

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Vol. 10 No. 3 (2020)

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