Power performance characterization of multi-crystalline silicon solar cells and its module at outdoor exposure |
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| Authors: | S Parthasarathy P Neelamegam P Thilakan |
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| Institution: | 1. Department of Electrical and Electronics Engineering, SASTRA University, Thanjavur, Tamilnadu, India;2. Department of Electronics and Instrumentation Engineering, Thanjavur, Tamilnadu, India;3. Centre for Green Energy Technology, Pondicherry University, Puducherry, India |
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| Abstract: | Outdoor power performance measurements of silicon (Si) solar cells and its assembled module were carried out at the coastal site of geographical location of 12.0107° Latitude and 79.856° Longitude, of Puducherry, India. Measurements were analyzed in comparison with the daily solar illumination data obtained by an optical pyranometer deployed with global measurement condition. It was found that the module required ~3 times more illumination to stabilize in its output voltage than the requirement of an individual cell and exhibited 11.35% loss in its efficiency compared to its STC value. Proposed operation of 5.30 hours was found resulting in an output rating fixed at ~40% from its 100% full capacity. |
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| Keywords: | Insolation performance power rating PV module solar cell |
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