Fast and effective extraction for equivalent shunt resistances of triple-junction concentrator solar cells

• Autorzy: Lv H , Dai J , Sheng F , Liu W , Ma X , Cheng C , Lv Q

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DOI

10.5277/oa150209

• Języki publikacji: EN

Abstrakty

EN

Fast and effective extraction of equivalent shunt resistance for each subcell of GaInP/GaInAs/Ge triple-junction concentrator solar cells is presented. The two-diode model of single junction was introduced to establish the equivalent circuit of triple-junction solar cells. The current-voltage characteristic of the triple-junction solar cells was measured under AM1.5D spectrum, C = 576 and T = 303 K. Equivalent shunt resistance of each subcell was extracted from its estimated current-voltage curve. The estimated current-voltage curve of the triple-junction solar cells shows a good agreement with the experimental data in 0.31% deviation. The degradation in the equivalent shunt resistance for Ge subcell was intentionally introduced to indicate the mechanism of current-matching operation for different subcells, with the maximum output power of the triple-junction solar cells deteriorating from 3.5 to 3.17 W. The results can offer performance analysis and optimum design of photovoltaic applications.

Słowa kluczowe

EN

concentrator photovoltaic; triple junction solar cell; equivalent shunt resistance

• Wydawca: Oficyna Wydawnicza Politechniki Wrocławskiej
• Czasopismo: Optica Applicata
• Rocznik: 2015
• Tom: Vol. 45, nr 2
• Strony: 227--235
• Opis fizyczny: Bibliogr. 16 poz., rys., tab.

Twórcy

autor

Lv H

• Hubei Collaborative Innovation Center for High-efficiency Utilization of Solar Energy, Hubei University of Technology, Wuhan 430068, P.R. China
• School of Science, Hubei University of Technology, Wuhan 430068, P.R. China

autor

Dai J

• Hubei Collaborative Innovation Center for High-efficiency Utilization of Solar Energy, Hubei University of Technology, Wuhan 430068, P.R. China
• School of Science, Hubei University of Technology, Wuhan 430068, P.R. China

autor

Sheng F

• Hubei Collaborative Innovation Center for High-efficiency Utilization of Solar Energy, Hubei University of Technology, Wuhan 430068, P.R. China
• School of Science, Hubei University of Technology, Wuhan 430068, P.R. China

autor

Liu W

• Institute of Advanced Technology, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei 230022, P.R. China

autor

Ma X

• Hubei Collaborative Innovation Center for High-efficiency Utilization of Solar Energy, Hubei University of Technology, Wuhan 430068, P.R. China
• School of Science, Hubei University of Technology, Wuhan 430068, P.R. China

autor

Cheng C

• Hubei Collaborative Innovation Center for High-efficiency Utilization of Solar Energy, Hubei University of Technology, Wuhan 430068, P.R. China
• School of Science, Hubei University of Technology, Wuhan 430068, P.R. China

autor

Lv Q

• Hubei Collaborative Innovation Center for High-efficiency Utilization of Solar Energy, Hubei University of Technology, Wuhan 430068, P.R. China
• School of Science, Hubei University of Technology, Wuhan 430068, P.R. China

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