Title :
Current-voltage characteristic raising techniques for solar cells. comparisons and applications
Author :
Cotfas, Daniel T. ; Cotfas, Petru A. ; Ursutiu, Doru ; Samoila, Cornel
Author_Institution :
Transilvania Univ. of Brasov, Brasov, Romania
Abstract :
Interpreting the current- voltage I-V characteristic of the solar cells gives important information about functional parameters. The paper presents a comparison between the most important techniques of raising the I-V characteristic for solar cells. The improvement realized for raising the characteristic using a capacitor as a load resistance is also presented. A new method to determine the series resistance is developed using the I-V characteristic, and the comparison with the previously methods is also made.
Keywords :
electric resistance; solar cells; capacitor; current-voltage characteristic; load resistance; series resistance; solar cell; Capacitors; Current-voltage characteristics; Electric resistance; Electrical resistance measurement; MOSFET circuits; Photovoltaic cells; Renewable energy resources; Temperature measurement; Thermal pollution; Voltage;
Conference_Titel :
Optimization of Electrical and Electronic Equipment (OPTIM), 2010 12th International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Basov
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-7019-8
DOI :
10.1109/OPTIM.2010.5510373