The effect of temperature on the power drop in crystalline silicon solar cells

E. Radziemska

Renewable Energy, 2003, vol. 28, issue 1, 1-12

Abstract: The influence of temperature and wavelength on electrical parameters of crystalline silicon solar cell and a solar module are presented. At the experimental stand a thick copper plate protected the solar cell from overheating, the plate working as a radiation heat sink, or also as the cell temperature stabilizer during heating it up to 80°C. A decrease of the output power (−0.65%/K), of the fill-factor (−0.2%/K) and of the conversion efficiency (−0.08%/K) of the PV module with the temperature increase has been observed. The spectral characteristic of the open-circuit voltage of the single-crystalline silicon solar cell is also presented. It is shown that the radiation-rate coefficient of the short-circuit current-limit of the solar cell at 28°C is 1.2%/(mW/cm2).

Keywords: Silicon solar cell; PV module; Thermal performance (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2003
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DOI: 10.1016/S0960-1481(02)00015-0

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