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Investigations on the Outdoor Performance Characteristics of Multicrystalline Silicon Solar Cell and Module

Author(s) -

Sivakumar Parthasarathy,

P. Neelamegam,

P. Thilakan,

N. Tamilselvan

Publication year - 2013

Publication title -

conference papers in energy

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

eISSN - 2314-582X

pISSN - 2314-4009

DOI - 10.1155/2013/838536

Subject(s) - pyranometer , irradiance , solar cell , open circuit voltage , materials science , short circuit , silicon solar cell , solar irradiance , silicon , voltage , optoelectronics , optics , electrical engineering , environmental science , meteorology , physics , engineering

Multicrystalline silicon solar cell and its module with 18 cells connected in series were mounted on an inclined rack tilted 12° South positioned at latitude of 12.0107° and longitude of 79.856°. Corresponding solar irradiance was measured using an optical Pyranometer. Measured irradiance, open circuit voltage (), and short circuit current () values were analyzed. values of both the cell and module were found saturated at above the critical value of illuminations which were different from each other. The integrated daily efficiency for the cell and module were ~10.25% and ~9.39%, respectively, that were less than their respective standard test condition’s value. The reasons for this drop in efficiencies were investigated and reported.

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