Title :
Steps to minimize the characterization errors in steady state IV curve measurements taken with C.O.T.S. equipment
Author :
Haverkamp, E.J. ; Drozdowicz, Z. ; Smith, A. ; Mulder, P. ; Bauhuis, G.J. ; Schermer, J.J. ; Bissels, G.M.M.W. ; Smeenk, N.J. ; Vlieg, E.
Author_Institution :
Inst. for Mol. & Mater., Radboud Univ. Nijmegen, Nijmegen, Netherlands
Abstract :
The continuing search for clean energy solutions is driving a huge increase in the number of laboratories, non-profit and commercial, working on solar cell development. These laboratories need to characterize their solar cells in order to steer their development process. The most popular method is the measurement of the current voltage curve, better known as the IV curve. IV curves can be measured by Commercial Off The Shelf (COTS) equipment which typically consists of a steady state solar simulator, a probe station, an electronic load, a reference cell, and software driven data-acquisition and analysis means.
Keywords :
data acquisition; electric current measurement; solar cells; voltage measurement; COTS equipment; characterization errors; clean energy solutions; commercial off the shelf equipment; probe station; reference cell; software driven data acquisition; solar cell development; steady state current voltage curve measurements; steady state solar simulator; Current measurement; Measurement uncertainty; Photovoltaic cells; Power supplies; Silicon; Temperature measurement; Voltage measurement;
Conference_Titel :
Photovoltaic Specialists Conference (PVSC), 2011 37th IEEE
Conference_Location :
Seattle, WA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-9966-3
DOI :
10.1109/PVSC.2011.6186406
