DocumentCode
2502325
Title
A simple method for amorphous tandem solar cell suboptimal design
Author
El-Kosheiry, Mohamed A.
Author_Institution
Div. of Comput. Studies, American Univ., Cairo, Egypt
fYear
1994
fDate
12-14 Apr 1994
Firstpage
1242
Abstract
A simple method is proposed to design tandem solar cells made from amorphous silicon alloys in a series-connected cell structure. The method is based on the criterion of photocurrent matching in the individual cells forming the tandem structure. The algorithm does not involve detailed conversion efficiency calculations in each iteration and thereby offers a significant speed advantage compared to the previous tandem cell calculations. As such, the method provides a quick estimate of sub-optimal tandem design
Keywords
amorphous semiconductors; elemental semiconductors; iterative methods; silicon; solar cells; Si alloys; algorithm; amorphous tandem solar cell suboptimal design; iteration; photocurrent matching; series-connected cell structure; simple method; sub-optimal tandem design; Amorphous materials; Amorphous silicon; Current density; Diodes; Optical films; Optical saturation; Optical sensors; Photoconductivity; Photovoltaic cells; Voltage;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Electrotechnical Conference, 1994. Proceedings., 7th Mediterranean
Conference_Location
Antalya
Print_ISBN
0-7803-1772-6
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/MELCON.1994.380841
Filename
380841
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