Solar Cell Parameter Extraction Method from Illumination and Dark I-V Characteristics
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Parameter Extraction Algorithm
2.1. Illumination I-V Fitting (IIVf) Subroutine
2.2. Dark I-V Fitting (DIVf) Subroutine
3. Parameter Extraction of Crystalline Solar Cells
4. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Conflicts of Interest
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Parameter Variation | Variation |
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↑ (↓) | ↓ (↑) |
↑ (↓) | ↑ (↓) |
and ↑ (↓) | ↑ (↓) |
and ↑ (↓) | ↓ (↑) |
Parameter | Cell-1 | Cell-2 | Cell-3 |
---|---|---|---|
(mA) | |||
(mV) | 558 | 558 | 558 |
(mA) | |||
(mV) | 436 | 416 | 436 |
Parameter | First Iteration | Final Iteration | ||
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IIVf | DIVf | IIVf | DIVf | |
() | ||||
(k) | ||||
(pA) | ||||
(nA) | ||||
IIV RMSE (A) | ||||
DIV RMSE (A) | ||||
error (%) |
Parameter | Cell-1 | Cell-2 | Cell-3 |
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(mA) | |||
() | |||
(k) | |||
(pA) | 274 | ||
(nA) | |||
IIV RMSE (A) | |||
DIV RMSE (A) | |||
error (%) | |||
Iterations | 6 | 3 | 7 |
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Montalvo-Galicia, F.; Sanz-Pascual, M.T.; Rosales-Quintero, P.; Moreno-Moreno, M. Solar Cell Parameter Extraction Method from Illumination and Dark I-V Characteristics. Nanomaterials 2022, 12, 1955. https://doi.org/10.3390/nano12121955
Montalvo-Galicia F, Sanz-Pascual MT, Rosales-Quintero P, Moreno-Moreno M. Solar Cell Parameter Extraction Method from Illumination and Dark I-V Characteristics. Nanomaterials. 2022; 12(12):1955. https://doi.org/10.3390/nano12121955
Chicago/Turabian StyleMontalvo-Galicia, Fredy, María Teresa Sanz-Pascual, Pedro Rosales-Quintero, and Mario Moreno-Moreno. 2022. "Solar Cell Parameter Extraction Method from Illumination and Dark I-V Characteristics" Nanomaterials 12, no. 12: 1955. https://doi.org/10.3390/nano12121955