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Spectral Irradiance Influence on Solar Cells Efficiency

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  • David Leitão

    (Instituto Superior Técnico, Universidade de Lisboa, 1649-004 Lisboa, Portugal)

  • João Paulo N. Torres

    (Instituto de Telecomunicações, Instituto Superior Técnico, Universidade de Lisboa, 1649-004 Lisboa, Portugal
    Academia Militar, Avenida Conde Castro Guimarães, 2720-113, Amadora, Portugal)

  • João F. P. Fernandes

    (IDMEC, Instituto Superior Técnico, Universidade de Lisboa, 1649-004 Lisboa, Portugal)

Abstract

This paper investigates the influence of the spectral irradiance variation and the spectral response (SR) on the production of energy by photovoltaic cells. To determine the impact of SR and spectral irradiance on m-Si and perovskite cells, experimental tests were conducted outdoors, used optical filters to select different zones of the spectrum. For the computational simulations of the different photovoltaic modules, when subjected to a certain spectral irradiance, a model with spectral factor (SF) was implemented. The SF model accurately simulated the experiments performed for the high-pass filters. The highest relative errors for certain irradiation bands occurred due to the input variables used in the model, which did not fully describe the reality of the experiments performed. The effect of the SR and the spectral irradiance for each of them were observed through the simulations for the m-Si, a-Si, CdTe, and copper indium selenide (CIS) modules. The CIS technology presented a better overall result in the near infrared zone, producing about half of the energy produced by the CdTe technology in the visible zone. The SF, spectral incompatibility factor (MM), and spectral effective responsivity (SEF) parameters were verified to be important for studying the photovoltaic energy production.

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  • David Leitão & João Paulo N. Torres & João F. P. Fernandes, 2020. "Spectral Irradiance Influence on Solar Cells Efficiency," Energies, MDPI, vol. 13(19), pages 1-18, September.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jeners:v:13:y:2020:i:19:p:5017-:d:418397
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