The influence of the measurement environment on the accuracy of the extraction of the physical parameters of solar cells

Measurement Science and Technology

Volumn 10, Issue 9, 1999, Pages 796-804

  Gottschalg, R ^a   Rommel, M ^b   Infield, D G ^a   Kearney, M J ^a  

^a LOUGHBOROUGH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ERLANGEN NUREMBERG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Diode ideality factor; Diode saturation current; Fitting; Photovoltaic; Series resistance; Shunt resistance; Solar simulator; Standard measurement procedure

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHMS; CURRENT VOLTAGE CHARACTERISTICS; ELECTRIC NETWORK PARAMETERS; EQUIVALENT CIRCUITS;

DIODE IDEALITY FACTOR; MARQUARDT-LEVENBERG ALGORITHM;

SOLAR CELLS;

EID: 0033293626     PISSN: 09570233     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0957-0233/10/9/306     Document Type: Article

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