Modeling Solar Cells Operating at Waste Light

Krzysztof Górecki, Jacek Dąbrowski and Ewa Krac
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Krzysztof Górecki: Department of Marine Electronics, Gdynia Maritime University, Morska 83, 81-225 Gdynia, Poland
Jacek Dąbrowski: Department of Marine Electronics, Gdynia Maritime University, Morska 83, 81-225 Gdynia, Poland
Ewa Krac: Department of Marine Electronics, Gdynia Maritime University, Morska 83, 81-225 Gdynia, Poland

Energies, 2021, vol. 14, issue 10, 1-14

Abstract: The article concerns the investigations of solar cells irradiated by waste light. The measurement method and instruments used are presented. Using this method, the spectra of the light emitted by different light sources are presented and the results of measurements of sensitivity characteristics of the selected solar cell are shown. On the basis of the obtained results of the measurements, a new model of a solar cell dedicated for SPICE is formulated. In this model, an influence of spectrum characteristics of the modeled solar cell on its photocurrent is taken into account. The correctness of this model is verified experimentally for all the considered lighting sources. It is proved that photocurrent is the highest for irradiation using a classical bulb, whereas it is the lowest for a fluorescent lamp.

Keywords: light sources; measurements; modeling; power generation; solar cells; waste light (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: Q Q0 Q4 Q40 Q41 Q42 Q43 Q47 Q48 Q49 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2021
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