Title :
Analysis of a capacitively loaded photovoltaic cell as a circuit power source
Author :
Trisno, S. ; Izu, Leighton ; Wobschall, Darold
Author_Institution :
Gen. Instrum. Corp., Hatboro, PA, USA
fDate :
2/1/1989 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
An analysis is presented of important, often competing, variables in an optical to electrical (O-E) converter unit. One result describes the nonlinear dependency of output voltage as a function of capacitor load. The charging time as a function of photocurrent, cell saturation current, and load capacitor is illustrated. A particular system, the optically pulsed powered converter unit, is detailed as a design example
Keywords :
capacitor storage; photodetectors; photovoltaic cells; photovoltaic power systems; power convertors; power supply circuits; capacitively loaded photovoltaic cell; charging time; circuit power source; load capacitor; nonlinear dependency; optical to electrical convertor; optically pulsed powered converter; output voltage; photocurrent; saturation current; Biomedical optical imaging; Capacitors; Circuits; Fiber nonlinear optics; Nonlinear optics; Optical pulses; Optical saturation; Optical sensors; Photovoltaic cells; Voltage;
Journal_Title :
Instrumentation and Measurement, IEEE Transactions on
