Employment of single-diode model to elucidate the variations in photovoltaic parameters under different electrical and thermal conditions

Muhammad, F.F. and Yahya, M.Y. and Hameed, S.S. and Aziz, F. and Sulaiman, K. and Rasheed, M.A. and Ahmad, Z. (2017) Employment of single-diode model to elucidate the variations in photovoltaic parameters under different electrical and thermal conditions. PLoS ONE, 12 (8). e0182925. ISSN 1932-6203, DOI https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0182925.

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Official URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0182925

Abstract

In this research work, numerical simulations are performed to correlate the photovoltaic parameters with various internal and external factors influencing the performance of solar cells. Single-diode modeling approach is utilized for this purpose and theoretical investigations are compared with the reported experimental evidences for organic and inorganic solar cells at various electrical and thermal conditions. Electrical parameters include parasitic resistances (Rs and Rp) and ideality factor (n), while thermal parameters can be defined by the cells temperature (T). A comprehensive analysis concerning broad spectral variations in the short circuit current (Isc), open circuit voltage (Voc), fill factor (FF) and efficiency (η) is presented and discussed. It was generally concluded that there exists a good agreement between the simulated results and experimental findings. Nevertheless, the controversial consequence of temperature impact on the performance of organic solar cells necessitates the development of a complementary model which is capable of well simulating the temperature impact on these devices performance.

Item Type: Article
Funders: Research University Grant (RUG), UTM Malaysia (Vot:Q.J130000.21A2.03E00), University of Human Development
Uncontrolled Keywords: Electric Power Supplies; Models, Theoretical; Solar Energy; Temperature
Subjects: Q Science > Q Science (General)
Q Science > QC Physics
T Technology > T Technology (General)
Divisions: Faculty of Science > Department of Physics
Depositing User: Ms. Juhaida Abd Rahim
Date Deposited: 04 Sep 2018 04:57
Last Modified: 04 Sep 2018 04:57
URI: http://eprints.um.edu.my/id/eprint/19087

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