Title :
Capacitance measurements for subcell characterization in multijunction solar cells
Author :
Ruiz, Carmen M. ; Rey-Stolle, Ignacio ; García, Iván ; Barrigón, Enrique ; Espinet, Pilar ; Bermúdez, V. ; Algora, Carlos
Author_Institution :
Inst. de Energia Solar, Univ. Politec. de Madrid, Madrid, Spain
Abstract :
On this paper we present an alternative way to analyze de electronic properties of each subcell from the complete device. By illuminating the cell with light sources which energy is near one of the subcell bandgaps, it is possible to “erase” the presence of such subcell on the CV curve. The main advantages of this technique are that it is not destructive, it can be measured on the complete cell so can be easily implemented as a diagnostic technique for controlling electronic deviations.
Keywords :
capacitance measurement; solar cells; capacitance measurements; multijunction solar cells; subcell characterization; Atmospheric measurements; Capacitance; Capacitance measurement; Energy measurement; Heating; Particle measurements; Thyristors;
Conference_Titel :
Photovoltaic Specialists Conference (PVSC), 2010 35th IEEE
Conference_Location :
Honolulu, HI
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-5890-5
DOI :
10.1109/PVSC.2010.5617045
