Application of thermal transient testing for solar cell characterization

Author

Vass-Várnai, A. ; Plesz, B. ; Sarkany, Z. ; Malek, A. ; Rencz, M.

Author_Institution

Mech. Anal. Div., Mentor Graphics, Budapest, Hungary

fYear

2012

fDate

18-22 March 2012

Firstpage

162

Lastpage

168

Abstract

The current paper deals with the application of thermal transient testing as a characterization tool for solar cells and modules. Based on the measurement of a representative samples -including concentrator and non-concentrator solar cells - we prove the applicability of this measurement technique. Metrics such as junction-to-base plate thermal resistance are derived and can serve as a basis of a model for the accurate prediction of the performance of solar modules.

Keywords

solar cells; solar energy concentrators; thermal resistance; thermal resistance measurement; transients; junction-to-base plate thermal resistance; measurement technique; nonconcentrator solar cells; solar cell characterization; solar modules; thermal transient testing; Electrical resistance measurement; Force measurement; Heating; Photovoltaic cells; Resistance; Temperature measurement; Transient analysis; Electro-thermal modeling; Solar cells; Structure functions; Thermal transient testing;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Semiconductor Thermal Measurement and Management Symposium (SEMI-THERM), 2012 28th Annual IEEE

Conference_Location

San Jose, CA

ISSN

1065-2221

Print_ISBN

978-1-4673-1110-6

Electronic_ISBN

1065-2221

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/STHERM.2012.6188844

Filename

6188844