Characterization of a solar cell by varying illumination

• Autorzy: Kołodziej Andrzej , Kołodziej Michał

Identyfikatory

DOI

10.5604/01.3001.0014.7006

• Języki publikacji: EN

Abstrakty

EN

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.

Słowa kluczowe

EN

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

PL

cienkie warstwy; pomiar ogniw słonecznych; krzem; oświetlenie zmienne

• Wydawca: Państwowa Wyższa Szkoła Zawodowa w Tarnowie
• Czasopismo: Science, Technology and Innovation
• Rocznik: 2020
• Tom: Vol. 10, no. 3
• Strony: 8--14
• Opis fizyczny: Bibliogr. 20 poz., rys., wykr.

Twórcy

autor

Kołodziej Andrzej

• a University of Applied Sciences in Tarnow, Polytechnic Faculty, Department of Electronics, Telecommunications and Mechatronics, ul. Mickiewicza 8, 33-100 Tarnów, Poland

autor

Kołodziej Michał

• Private scientific activity, Kraków, Poland

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