Construction of Tungsten Halogen, Pulsed LED, and Combined Tungsten Halogen-LED Solar Simulators for Solar Cell I-V Characterization and Electrical Parameters Determination
I-V characterization of solar cells is generally done under natural sunlight or solar simulators operating in either a continuous mode or a pulse mode. Simulators are classified on three features of irradiance, namely, spectral match with respect to air mass 1.5, spatial uniformity, and temporal sta...
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| author | Anon Namin Chaya Jivacate Dhirayut Chenvidhya Krissanapong Kirtikara Jutturit Thongpron |
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| description | I-V characterization of solar cells is generally done under natural sunlight or solar simulators operating in either a continuous mode or a pulse mode. Simulators are classified on three features of irradiance, namely, spectral match with respect to air mass 1.5, spatial uniformity, and temporal stability. Commercial solar simulators use Xenon lamps and halogen lamps, whereas LED-based solar simulators are being developed. In this work, we build and test seven simulators for solar cell characterization, namely, one tungsten halogen simulator, four monochromatic (red, green, blue, and white) LED simulators, one multicolor LED simulator, and one tungsten halogen-blue LED simulator. The seven simulators provide testing at nonstandard test condition. High irradiance from simulators is obtained by employing elevated supply voltage to tungsten halogen lamps and high pulsing voltages to LEDs. This new approach leads to higher irradiance not previously obtained from tungsten halogen lamps and LEDs. From I-V curves, electrical parameters of solar cell are made and corrected based on methods recommended in the IEC 60891 Standards. Corrected values obtained from non-STC measurements are in good agreement with those obtained from Class AAA solar simulator. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-c50a1ae4b0c041aa944a58eb9627cdfb2025-02-03T01:00:22ZengWileyInternational Journal of Photoenergy1110-662X1687-529X2012-01-01201210.1155/2012/527820527820Construction of Tungsten Halogen, Pulsed LED, and Combined Tungsten Halogen-LED Solar Simulators for Solar Cell I-V Characterization and Electrical Parameters DeterminationAnon Namin0Chaya Jivacate1Dhirayut Chenvidhya2Krissanapong Kirtikara3Jutturit Thongpron4Division of Energy Technology, School of Energy, Environment and Materials, King Mongkut’s University of Technology Thonburi, 126 Pracha-uthit Road, Bangmod, Thungkhru, Bangkok 10140, ThailandCES Solar Cell Testing Centre, Pilot Plant Development and Training Institute (PDTI), ThailandCES Solar Cell Testing Centre, Pilot Plant Development and Training Institute (PDTI), ThailandCES Solar Cell Testing Centre, Pilot Plant Development and Training Institute (PDTI), ThailandFaculty of Engineering, Rajamangala University of Technology Lanna, 128 Huaykaew Road, Muang, Chiangmai 50300, ThailandI-V characterization of solar cells is generally done under natural sunlight or solar simulators operating in either a continuous mode or a pulse mode. Simulators are classified on three features of irradiance, namely, spectral match with respect to air mass 1.5, spatial uniformity, and temporal stability. Commercial solar simulators use Xenon lamps and halogen lamps, whereas LED-based solar simulators are being developed. In this work, we build and test seven simulators for solar cell characterization, namely, one tungsten halogen simulator, four monochromatic (red, green, blue, and white) LED simulators, one multicolor LED simulator, and one tungsten halogen-blue LED simulator. The seven simulators provide testing at nonstandard test condition. High irradiance from simulators is obtained by employing elevated supply voltage to tungsten halogen lamps and high pulsing voltages to LEDs. This new approach leads to higher irradiance not previously obtained from tungsten halogen lamps and LEDs. From I-V curves, electrical parameters of solar cell are made and corrected based on methods recommended in the IEC 60891 Standards. Corrected values obtained from non-STC measurements are in good agreement with those obtained from Class AAA solar simulator.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2012/527820 |
| spellingShingle | Anon Namin Chaya Jivacate Dhirayut Chenvidhya Krissanapong Kirtikara Jutturit Thongpron Construction of Tungsten Halogen, Pulsed LED, and Combined Tungsten Halogen-LED Solar Simulators for Solar Cell I-V Characterization and Electrical Parameters Determination International Journal of Photoenergy |
| title | Construction of Tungsten Halogen, Pulsed LED, and Combined Tungsten Halogen-LED Solar Simulators for Solar Cell I-V Characterization and Electrical Parameters Determination |
| title_full | Construction of Tungsten Halogen, Pulsed LED, and Combined Tungsten Halogen-LED Solar Simulators for Solar Cell I-V Characterization and Electrical Parameters Determination |
| title_fullStr | Construction of Tungsten Halogen, Pulsed LED, and Combined Tungsten Halogen-LED Solar Simulators for Solar Cell I-V Characterization and Electrical Parameters Determination |
| title_full_unstemmed | Construction of Tungsten Halogen, Pulsed LED, and Combined Tungsten Halogen-LED Solar Simulators for Solar Cell I-V Characterization and Electrical Parameters Determination |
| title_short | Construction of Tungsten Halogen, Pulsed LED, and Combined Tungsten Halogen-LED Solar Simulators for Solar Cell I-V Characterization and Electrical Parameters Determination |
| title_sort | construction of tungsten halogen pulsed led and combined tungsten halogen led solar simulators for solar cell i v characterization and electrical parameters determination |
| url | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2012/527820 |
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