Abstract
With the increase in installed solar energy capacity, comparison and analysis of the physical property values of solar cells are becoming increasingly important for production. Therefore, research on determining the physical characteristic values of solar cells is being actively pursued. In this study, a diode equation, which is commonly used to describe the I-V behavior and determine the electrical characteristic values of solar cells, was applied. Using this method, it is possible to determine the diode ideality factor (n) and series resistance (Rs) based on light I-V measurements. Thus, using a commercial screen-printed solar cell and an interdigitated back-contact solar cell, we determined the ideality factor (n) and series resistance (Rs) with a modified diode equation method for the light I-V curves. We also used the sun-shade method to determine the ideality factor (n) and series resistance (Rs) of the samples. The values determined using the two methods were similar. However, given the error in the sun-shade method, the diode equation is considered more useful than the sun-shade method for analyzing the electrical characteristics because it determines the ideality factor (n) and series resistance (Rs) based on the light I-V curves.
| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 422-426 |
| Number of pages | 5 |
| Journal | Korean Journal of Materials Research |
| Volume | 26 |
| Issue number | 8 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - 2016 |
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Keywords
- Ideality factor
- Light I-V
- Measurement
- Si solar cell
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Materials Science(all)
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Use of a transformed diode equation for characterization of the ideality factor and series resistance of crystalline silicon solar cells based on light I-V curves. / Jeong, Sujeong; Kim, Soo Min; Kang, Yoon Mook; Lee, Haeseok; Kim, Donghwan.
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T1 - Use of a transformed diode equation for characterization of the ideality factor and series resistance of crystalline silicon solar cells based on light I-V curves
AU - Jeong, Sujeong
AU - Kim, Soo Min
AU - Kang, Yoon Mook
AU - Lee, Haeseok
AU - Kim, Donghwan
PY - 2016
Y1 - 2016
N2 - With the increase in installed solar energy capacity, comparison and analysis of the physical property values of solar cells are becoming increasingly important for production. Therefore, research on determining the physical characteristic values of solar cells is being actively pursued. In this study, a diode equation, which is commonly used to describe the I-V behavior and determine the electrical characteristic values of solar cells, was applied. Using this method, it is possible to determine the diode ideality factor (n) and series resistance (Rs) based on light I-V measurements. Thus, using a commercial screen-printed solar cell and an interdigitated back-contact solar cell, we determined the ideality factor (n) and series resistance (Rs) with a modified diode equation method for the light I-V curves. We also used the sun-shade method to determine the ideality factor (n) and series resistance (Rs) of the samples. The values determined using the two methods were similar. However, given the error in the sun-shade method, the diode equation is considered more useful than the sun-shade method for analyzing the electrical characteristics because it determines the ideality factor (n) and series resistance (Rs) based on the light I-V curves.
AB - With the increase in installed solar energy capacity, comparison and analysis of the physical property values of solar cells are becoming increasingly important for production. Therefore, research on determining the physical characteristic values of solar cells is being actively pursued. In this study, a diode equation, which is commonly used to describe the I-V behavior and determine the electrical characteristic values of solar cells, was applied. Using this method, it is possible to determine the diode ideality factor (n) and series resistance (Rs) based on light I-V measurements. Thus, using a commercial screen-printed solar cell and an interdigitated back-contact solar cell, we determined the ideality factor (n) and series resistance (Rs) with a modified diode equation method for the light I-V curves. We also used the sun-shade method to determine the ideality factor (n) and series resistance (Rs) of the samples. The values determined using the two methods were similar. However, given the error in the sun-shade method, the diode equation is considered more useful than the sun-shade method for analyzing the electrical characteristics because it determines the ideality factor (n) and series resistance (Rs) based on the light I-V curves.
KW - Ideality factor
KW - Light I-V
KW - Measurement
KW - Si solar cell
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U2 - 10.3740/MRSK.2016.26.8.422
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EP - 426
JO - Korean Journal of Materials Research
JF - Korean Journal of Materials Research
SN - 1225-0562
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