Modeling of multi-junction photovoltaic cell using MATLAB/Simulink to improve the conversion efficiency

Renewable Energy

Volumn 74, Issue , 2015, Pages 917-924

  Das, Narottam ^a,b   Wongsodihardjo, Hendy ^a   Islam, Syed ^a  

^a CURTIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b CURTIN UNIVERSITY   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

MATLAB Simulink; MPPT; Multi junction solar cell; Photovoltaic cell; PV cell working temperature

Indexed keywords

CONVERSION EFFICIENCY; EFFICIENCY; MATLAB; MAXIMUM POWER POINT TRACKERS; PHOTOELECTROCHEMICAL CELLS; PHOTOVOLTAIC CELLS; SOLAR POWER GENERATION;

MATLAB /SIMULINK; MATLAB/SIMULINK SOFTWARE; MAXIMUM POWER; MULTI-JUNCTIONS; PHOTOVOLTAIC; PV SYSTEM; TANDEM CELLS; WORKING TEMPERATURES;

MULTI-JUNCTION SOLAR CELLS;

EFFICIENCY MEASUREMENT; ELECTRICITY; FUEL CELL; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; PHOTOVOLTAIC SYSTEM; SOFTWARE; SOLAR POWER; TEMPERATURE EFFECT;

EID: 84929125836     PISSN: 09601481     EISSN: 18790682     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.renene.2014.09.017     Document Type: Article

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