Outdoor testing of single crystal silicon solar cells

A.Q. Malik and Salmi Jan Bin Haji Damit

Renewable Energy, 2003, vol. 28, issue 9, 1433-1445

Abstract: The evaluation and assessment of the performance of photovoltaic (PV) cells requires the measurement of the current as a function of voltage, temperature, intensity, wind speed and radiation spectrum. Most noticeable of these parameters is the PV conversion efficiency η (defined as the maximum electrical power Pmax produced by the PV cell divided by the incident photon power Pin) which is measured with respect to standard test conditions (STC). These conditions refer to the solar spectrum AM1.5, solar radiation intensity 1000 W m−2, cell temperature 25±2 °C and wind speed (2 mph). Tests under STC are carried out in laboratory-controlled environment.

Date: 2003
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DOI: 10.1016/S0960-1481(02)00255-0

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