Review and tests of methods for the determination of the solar cell junction ideality factors

Solar Energy

Volumn 81, Issue 7, 2007, Pages 856-863

  Bashahu, M ^a   Nkundabakura, P ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BURUNDI   (Burundi)

^b UNIVERSITY OF RWANDA   (Rwanda)

Author keywords

Ideality factor; Methods of determination; Model assumptions; Operation conditions; Results; Strengths and weaknesses

Indexed keywords

DIODES; HETEROJUNCTIONS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MIS DEVICES; PARAMETER ESTIMATION; THERMAL EFFECTS;

IDEALITY FACTOR; METHODS OF DETERMINATION; MODEL ASSUMPTIONS; OPERATION CONDITIONS;

SOLAR CELLS;

DIODES; HETEROJUNCTIONS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MIS DEVICES; PARAMETER ESTIMATION; SOLAR CELLS; THERMAL EFFECTS;

ASSESSMENT METHOD; MODELING; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; SOLAR POWER;

EID: 34250790294     PISSN: 0038092X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.solener.2006.11.002     Document Type: Article

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