A method of modeling series-connected photovoltaic junctions

A method of predicting the performance of spatially-series-connected photovoltaic cells under non-uniform illumination at the array level is presented. This methodology is also applied to multi-junction solar cells under non-uniform illumination at the subcell level. Necessary conditions to straight...

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Published in2011 37th IEEE Photovoltaic Specialists Conference pp. 001705 - 001710
Main Authors Allen, C. R., Lim, S. H., Jing-Jing Li, Yong-Hang Zhang
Format Conference Proceeding
LanguageEnglish
Published IEEE 01.06.2011
Subjects
Arrays
Integrated circuit modeling
Junctions
Limiting
Photovoltaic cells
Resistance
SPICE
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Summary:A method of predicting the performance of spatially-series-connected photovoltaic cells under non-uniform illumination at the array level is presented. This methodology is also applied to multi-junction solar cells under non-uniform illumination at the subcell level. Necessary conditions to straightforwardly model these cells as a single diode are identified.
ISBN:9781424499663
1424499666
ISSN:0160-8371
DOI:10.1109/PVSC.2011.6186283