A model for semiconductor photovoltaic (PV) solar cells: The physics of the energy conversion, from the solar spectrum to dc electric power

2007 International Conference on Clean Electrical Power, ICCEP '07

Volumn , Issue , 2007, Pages 352-359

  Matos, F B ^b   Camacho, J R ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF UBERLÂNDIA   (Brazil)

^b CEFET Centro Federal de Educação Tecnológica   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Charge carrier processes; Photovoltaic cells; Photovoltaic effects; Semiconductor junctions

Indexed keywords

CHARGE CARRIERS; ELECTRIC CURRENTS; ENERGY CONVERSION; PHOTOVOLTAIC EFFECTS; RENEWABLE ENERGY RESOURCES; SEMICONDUCTOR JUNCTIONS;

CHARGE CARRIER PROCESSES; DC ELECTRIC POWER; SOLAR PANELS; SOLAR SPECTRUM;

PHOTOVOLTAIC CELLS;

EID: 35348895558     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/ICCEP.2007.384236     Document Type: Conference Paper

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