Methods to determine the dc parameters of solar cells: A critical review

Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews

Volumn 28, Issue , 2013, Pages 588-596

  Cotfas, D T ^a   Cotfas, P A ^a   Kaplanis, S ^b  

^a TRANSILVANIA UNIVERSITY OF BRASOV   (Romania)

^b Technological and Educational Institute of Patra   (Greece)

Author keywords

I V characteristic; One and two diode models; Solar cells parameters

Indexed keywords

CRITICAL REVIEW; ELECTRIC PARAMETERS; ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS; GRAPHICAL ANALYSIS; IV CHARACTERISTICS; NON-LINEAR REGRESSION; STATISTICAL FUNCTIONS; TWO-DIODE MODEL;

DIODES;

SOLAR CELLS;

EID: 84883540912     PISSN: 13640321     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.rser.2013.08.017     Document Type: Review

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