Estimation of dual-junction solar cell characteristics using neural networks

Conference Record of the IEEE Photovoltaic Specialists Conference

Volumn , Issue , 2010, Pages 2709-2713

  Patra, Jagdish C ^a   Maskell, Douglas L ^a  

^a NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (Singapore)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPLEX INTERACTION; DEVICE SIMULATORS; DUAL-JUNCTION; EXTERNAL QUANTUM EFFICIENCY; GAINP/GAAS; IV CHARACTERISTICS; MODELING TECHNIQUE; SILVACO; TUNNELING EFFECTS; TUNNELING PHENOMENA;

ESTIMATION; NEURAL NETWORKS; PHOTOVOLTAIC EFFECTS; SOLAR CELLS;

COMPUTER SIMULATION;

EID: 78650159990     PISSN: 01608371     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/PVSC.2010.5616889     Document Type: Conference Paper

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