DocumentCode
2431521
Title
Simple flashlamp I-V testing of solar cells
Author
Keogh, William ; Cuevas, Andres
Author_Institution
Centre for Sustainable Energy Syst., Australian Nat. Univ., Canberra, ACT, Australia
fYear
1997
fDate
29 Sep-3 Oct 1997
Firstpage
199
Lastpage
202
Abstract
A new approach to the design of a flash tester has been developed. In this approach, the bias voltage on the cell is held constant and the light level varied. This is the reverse of conventional flash testers. Compared to conventional flash testers, the new approach makes use of simpler, commercial equipment and extracts more information about the cell performance. A prototype of the new system has been built and successfully used for testing concentrator cells on a pilot production line
Keywords
flash lamps; semiconductor device testing; solar cells; solar energy concentrators; cell performance; concentrator cells; constant bias voltage; flashlamp I-V testing; light level variation; pilot production line; solar cells; Australia; Capacitors; Circuits; Data mining; Design engineering; Photovoltaic cells; Power engineering and energy; Sun; System testing; Voltage;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Photovoltaic Specialists Conference, 1997., Conference Record of the Twenty-Sixth IEEE
Conference_Location
Anaheim, CA
ISSN
0160-8371
Print_ISBN
0-7803-3767-0
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/PVSC.1997.654063
Filename
654063
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