A new method to determine the optimum load of a real solar cell using the Lambert W-function

Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells

Volumn 92, Issue 12, 2008, Pages 1566-1569

  Ding, Jinlei ^a   Radhakrishnan, Rakesh ^b  

^a United Technologies Research Center China Ltd   (China)

^b UNITED TECHNOLOGIES RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Lambert W function; Optimum load; Parasitic series resistance; Parasitic shunt resistance; Solar cell

Indexed keywords

ELECTRIC RESISTANCE; MATLAB;

EXPLICIT SOLUTIONS; LAMBERT W FUNCTION; MATLAB- SOFTWARE; OPTIMUM LOADS; PARASITIC SERIES RESISTANCE; SERIES RESISTANCES; SHUNT RESISTANCES; W FUNCTIONS;

SOLAR CELLS;

EID: 55349100173     PISSN: 09270248     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.solmat.2008.07.004     Document Type: Article

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