Numerical determination of parasitic resistances of a solar cell using the Lambert W-function

Solar Energy

Volumn 85, Issue 9, 2011, Pages 2386-2394

  Ghani, F ^a   Duke, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WAIKATO   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Lambert W function; Newton Raphson; Parameter evaluation; Series resistance; Shunt resistance; Solar cell modelling

Indexed keywords

LAMBERT W FUNCTION; NEWTON-RAPHSON; PARAMETER EVALUATION; SERIES RESISTANCES; SHUNT RESISTANCES;

NUMERICAL METHODS;

SOLAR CELL ARRAYS;

AMORPHOUS MEDIUM; COMPUTER SIMULATION; ELECTRICAL RESISTIVITY; EQUATION; FUEL CELL; NUMERICAL METHOD; PARAMETERIZATION; PHOTOVOLTAIC SYSTEM; SOLAR POWER;

EID: 80051577576     PISSN: 0038092X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.solener.2011.07.001     Document Type: Article

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