scholarly journals A new simplified method for efficient extraction of solar cells and modules parameters from datasheet information

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Fahmi F. Muhammadsharif
Keyword(s):  
Thin Film ◽  
Solar Cells ◽  
Series Resistance ◽  
Peak Position ◽  
Saturation Current ◽  
Simulation Design ◽  
Shunt Resistance ◽  
Simplified Method ◽  
Efficient Extraction ◽  
Si Thin Film

Abstract An accurate and straightforward estimation of solar cells and modules parameters from the manufacturer’s datasheet is essential for the performance assessment, simulation, design, and quality control. In this work, a simple and efficient technique is reported to extract the parameters of solar cells and modules, namely ideality factor (n), series resistance (Rs), shunt resistance (Rsh), photocurrent (Iph) and saturation current (Io), from datasheet information. The method is based on defining the peak position of the function \(f\left(n,{R}_{sh}\right)=n\left({R}_{sh\_max}-{R}_{sh}\right)\), at which the five parameters are extracted. It was validated on four different technologies of solar cells and modules, including Poly-Si, Mono-Si, thin film and multijunction. Results showed that a simple and efficient extraction of the parameters can be realized by using this technique compared to that of the reported methods in literature.

scholarly journals Influences of Low Intensity on Diode Parameters of CdTe Solar Cells

Materials ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 13 (9) ◽  
pp. 2194
Author(s):  
Xiaobo Xu ◽  
Wenping Gu ◽  
Xiaoyan Wang ◽  
Wei Zhu ◽  
Lin Zhang ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Solar Cells ◽  
Series Resistance ◽  
Short Circuit ◽  
Illumination Intensity ◽  
Saturation Current ◽  
Shunt Resistance ◽  
Cdte Solar Cells ◽  
Parameter Variations ◽  
Small Intensity ◽  
Saturation Current Density

This study deals with the CdS/CdTe solar cells under low illumination intensity, with cell #1 for the shunt resistance exceeding 100,000 Ω·cm2 and cell #2 for the shunt resistance above 1000 Ω·cm2. The diode parameter variations with the decline of the irradiance intensity are illustrated by dividing 0–100 mW/cm−2 into a number of small intensity ranges for J–V measurements and assuming the diode parameters to be constant within each range, the diode parameters of each range including the series resistance, the shunt resistance, the reverse saturation current density and the ideality factor are then extracted by employing an analytical approach. The mechanism of the cell performance deviations are also investigated by basic theories, reports and experiments. For cell #1 with higher Rsh corresponding to less traps, Rsh shows a upward tendency as the irradiance declines, n and J0 exhibit a rise with the irradiance and keep nearly unchanged at the low irradiance values mainly due to recombination and carrier contributions, Rs shows a slight increase when the irradiance intensity goes down because of the resistance of CdTe absorption layer. For cell #2 with lower Rsh corresponding to more traps, with the decrease of the illumination intensity, Rsh increases sharply only for captured carrier reduction, Rs goes steadily up similarly, n and J0 exhibit a decline with the irradiance due to recombination shift. It should be pointed out that Rs varies much smoother than the traditional approximation of a reciprocal of differential at short circuit, and the distribution of Rsh is diverse, and an average Rsh of for each intensity range can reflect the variation trend.

Influence of Nickel Silicide Thin Film on Series Resistance of Silicon Solar Cells

2012 ◽  
Vol 8 (4) ◽  
pp. 628-631 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tao Li ◽  
Wenjing Wang ◽  
Chunlan Zhou ◽  
Zhengang Liu ◽  
Lei Zhao ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Thin Film ◽  
Solar Cells ◽  
Series Resistance ◽  
Nickel Silicide ◽  
Silicon Solar Cells

scholarly journals Series Resistance Change by Partial Shading in a-Si Thin Film Photovoltaic(PV) Module

2010 ◽  
Vol 23 (11) ◽  
pp. 901-905
Author(s):  
Jun-Oh Shin ◽  
Tae-Hee Jung ◽  
Tae-Bum Kim ◽  
Sung-Chul Woo ◽  
Na-Ri Yun ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Thin Film ◽  
Series Resistance ◽  
Resistance Change ◽  
Partial Shading ◽  
Pv Module ◽  
Si Thin Film

Fabrications of Si Thin-Film Solar Cells by Hot-Wire Chemical Vapor Deposition and Laser Doping Techniques

2006 ◽  
Vol 45 (4B) ◽  
pp. 3516-3518 ◽  
Author(s):  
Shui-Yang Lien ◽  
Dong-Sing Wuu ◽  
Hsin-Yuan Mao ◽  
Bing-Rui Wu ◽  
Yen-Chia Lin ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Thin Film ◽  
Solar Cells ◽  
Chemical Vapor Deposition ◽  
Vapor Deposition ◽  
Chemical Vapor ◽  
Thin Film Solar Cells ◽  
Hot Wire ◽  
Laser Doping ◽  
Si Thin Film

Absorption Enhancement Induced by Nanocone Grating in Si Thin Film Solar Cells

2012 ◽  
Vol 49 (4) ◽  
pp. 043101
Author(s):  
邵彪 Shao Biao ◽  
张瑞英 Zhang Ruiying ◽  
赵春雨 Zhao Chunyu ◽  
董建荣 Dong Jianrong ◽  
杨辉 Yang Hui ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Thin Film ◽  
Solar Cells ◽  
Thin Film Solar Cells ◽  
Absorption Enhancement ◽  
Si Thin Film

scholarly journals Semiperiodic Ultra-Broadband Double-Grating to Improve c-Si Thin-Film Solar Cell’s Optical Absorption, through Numerical Structural Optimization

Crystals ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 9 (5) ◽  
pp. 264 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mandana Jalali ◽  
Hamid Nadgaran ◽  
Daniel Erni
Keyword(s):  
Thin Film ◽  
Solar Cells ◽  
Optical Absorption ◽  
Structural Optimization ◽  
Thin Film Solar Cells ◽  
Physical Parameters ◽  
Reference Structure ◽  
Photon Management ◽  
Integrated Optical ◽  
Si Thin Film

Plasmonic gratings provide effective photon management techniques in thin-film solar cells, capable of extending the optical thickness of the solar cell’s active layer. However, the ultra-broadband nature of such application makes an optimal design of the grating structure quite challenging, since a fully periodic grating operates only in specific spectral ranges. To achieve a more broadband design, semiperiodicity is introduced, which, due to having controllable disorder, is an apt solution in broadband optical applications. In this work, semiperiodic double gratings as a broadband photon management technique are introduced in order to improve the optical absorption of c-Si thin-film solar cells, and optimized through numerical structural optimization. Physical parameters of both front and back gratings are determined taking the spectrally integrated optical absorption as the figure of merit and subsequently a semiperiodic double grating is established through adding defects to the fully periodic structure. It is shown that such semiperiodic structure is capable of enhancing the spectrally integrated optical absorption 88.6 % compared to a reference structure without gratings.

Fabrication of Polycrystalline Si Thin Film for Solar Cells

1996 ◽  
Vol 452 ◽  
Author(s):  
M. Tanaka ◽  
S. Tsuge ◽  
S. Kiyama ◽  
S. Tsuda ◽  
S. Nakano
Keyword(s):  
Thin Film ◽  
Solar Cells ◽  
Crystal Growth ◽  
Conversion Efficiency ◽  
Solid Phase ◽  
Low Cost ◽  
Back Surface ◽  
Nucleation Layer ◽  
Surface Reflection ◽  
Si Thin Film

AbstractThe a-Si/poly-Si thin film tandem solar cell is a promising candidate for low-cost solar cells. We have conducted R&D on poly-Si thin film using the Solid Phase Crystallization (SPC) method from amorphous silicon (a-Si). To improve the film quality of SPC poly-Si, we have developed a new SPC method called the partial doping method. This method features two stacked starting a-Si layers, a P-doped layer and a non-doped layer. Nucleation occurs in the P-doped layer, and the non-doped layer is the crystal growth layer. For the nucleation layer, we developed a Si film with a unique structure, which features relatively large crystallites (-1000A) embedded in a matrix of amorphous tissue. By combining these technologies, a conversion efficiency of 9.2% was obtained for poly-Si thin-film solar cells. For further improvement in the conversion efficiency, based on the concept of “independent control of nucleation and crystal growth”, it is necessary to combine the best fabrication methods for each layer. A high conversion efficiency of more than 12% was found possible by using the CVD method and a new back surface reflection structure.

Relationship between average slope of textured substrate and poly-Si thin film solar cells performance

2009 ◽  
Vol 13 (3) ◽  
pp. 246-248 ◽  
Author(s):  
R. Muhida ◽  
A. G. E. Sutjipto ◽  
T. Toyama ◽  
H. Okamoto ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Thin Film ◽  
Solar Cells ◽  
Thin Film Solar Cells ◽  
Average Slope ◽  
Si Thin Film
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