The influence of environment temperatures on single crystalline and polycrystalline silicon solar cell performance

Science China: Physics, Mechanics and Astronomy

Volumn 55, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 235-241

  Wen, Cai ^a   Fu, Chao ^a   Tang, Jin Long ^a   Liu, De Xiong ^a   Hu, Si Fu ^a   Xing, Zhi Gang ^b  

^a SOUTHWEST UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (China)

^b Epilight Technology Co Ltd   (China)

Author keywords

Ambient air temperature; Cell performance; Cell temperature; Illumination intensity; Si solar cell

Indexed keywords

AMBIENT AIR TEMPERATURE; CELL PERFORMANCE; CELL TEMPERATURE; ILLUMINATION INTENSITY; SI SOLAR CELL;

ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE; CRYSTALLINE MATERIALS; OPEN CIRCUIT VOLTAGE; POLYSILICON;

SILICON SOLAR CELLS;

EID: 84862781650     PISSN: 16747348     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11433-011-4619-z     Document Type: Article

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