The Effects of Nonuniform Illumination on the Electrical Performance of a Single Conventional Photovoltaic Cell
Joint Authors
Mondol, Jayanta Deb
Paul, Damasen Ikwaba
Smyth, Mervyn
Zacharopoulos, Aggelos
Source
International Journal of Photoenergy
Issue
Vol. 2015, Issue 2015 (31 Dec. 2015), pp.1-10, 10 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2015-11-10
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
10
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Photovoltaic (PV) concentrators are a promising approach for lowering PV electricity costs in the near future.
However, most of the concentrators that are currently used for PV applications yield nonuniform flux profiles on the surface of a PV module which in turn reduces its electrical performance if the cells are serially connected.
One way of overcoming this effect is the use of PV modules with isolated cells so that each cell generates current that is proportional to the energy flux absorbed.
However, there are some cases where nonuniform illumination also exists in a single cell in an isolated cells PV module.
This paper systematically studied the effect of nonuniform illumination on various cell performance parameters of a single monocrystalline standard PV cell at low and medium energy concentration ratios.
Furthermore, the effect of orientation, size, and geometrical shapes of nonuniform illumination was also investigated.
It was found that the effect of nonuniform illumination on various PV cell performance parameters of a single standard PV cell becomes noticeable at medium energy flux concentration whilst the location, size, and geometrical shape of nonuniform illumination have no effect on the performance parameters of the cell.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Paul, Damasen Ikwaba& Smyth, Mervyn& Zacharopoulos, Aggelos& Mondol, Jayanta Deb. 2015. The Effects of Nonuniform Illumination on the Electrical Performance of a Single Conventional Photovoltaic Cell. International Journal of Photoenergy،Vol. 2015, no. 2015, pp.1-10.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
Paul, Damasen Ikwaba…[et al.]. The Effects of Nonuniform Illumination on the Electrical Performance of a Single Conventional Photovoltaic Cell. International Journal of Photoenergy No. 2015 (2015), pp.1-10.
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American Medical Association (AMA)
Paul, Damasen Ikwaba& Smyth, Mervyn& Zacharopoulos, Aggelos& Mondol, Jayanta Deb. The Effects of Nonuniform Illumination on the Electrical Performance of a Single Conventional Photovoltaic Cell. International Journal of Photoenergy. 2015. Vol. 2015, no. 2015, pp.1-10.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1066563
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1066563