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
fDate :
29 Sep-3 Oct 1997
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;
Conference_Titel :
Photovoltaic Specialists Conference, 1997., Conference Record of the Twenty-Sixth IEEE
Conference_Location :
Anaheim, CA
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-3767-0
DOI :
10.1109/PVSC.1997.654063
