DocumentCode :
3536388
Title :
An equivalent circuit approach to solar cell modeling
Author :
Wong, Tony K P ; Chan, Philip C.H.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. & Electron. Eng., Hong Kong Univ. of Sci. & Technol., Clear Water Bay, Hong Kong
fYear :
1995
fDate :
6-10 Nov 1995
Firstpage :
222
Lastpage :
225
Abstract :
In the equivalent circuit model approach, the model is a non-linear distributed circuit where the circuit elements are related to familiar semiconductor device parameters. The well-established circuit simulation techniques can therefore be applied to analyze the equivalent circuit. In this paper, we expand the model to the silicon photovoltaic cell by adding the photo-excitation. We illustrate this by an example in which monochromatic light is applied to one side of a p+/n junction cell. The output characteristics of the solar cell are then compared with the results from the Medici simulator. The design optimization of the solar cell and the effects on accuracy by reducing the number of sections in the model are also described
Keywords :
carrier lifetime; equivalent circuits; minority carriers; p-n junctions; semiconductor device models; solar cells; transmission line theory; Medici simulator; Si; Si photovoltaic cell; circuit simulation techniques; design optimization; equivalent circuit approach; monochromatic light; nonlinear distributed circuit; output characteristics; p+/n junction cell; solar cell modeling; transmission line model; Absorption; Charge carrier processes; Circuit analysis; Circuit simulation; Coupling circuits; Equivalent circuits; Partial differential equations; Photoconductivity; Photovoltaic cells; Semiconductor devices;
fLanguage :
English
Publisher :
ieee
Conference_Titel :
Microelectronics and VLSI, 1995. TENCON '95., IEEE Region 10 International Conference on
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-2624-5
Type :
conf
DOI :
10.1109/TENCON.1995.496378
Filename :
496378
Link To Document :
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