An analysis of fill factor loss depending on the temperature for the industrial silicon solar cells

Kwan Hong Min, Kwan Hong Min, Taejun Kim, Min Gu Kang, Hee Eun Song, Yoonmook Kang, Hae Seok Lee, Donghwan Kim, Sungeun Park, Sang Hee Lee

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Abstract

Since the temperature of a photovoltaic (PV) module is not consistent as it was estimated at a standard test condition, the thermal stability of the solar cell parameters determines the temperature dependence of the PV module. Fill factor loss analysis of crystalline silicon solar cell is one of the most efficient methods to diagnose the dominant problem, accurately. In this study, the fill factor analysis method and the double-diode model of a solar cell was applied to analyze the effect of J01, J02, Rs, and Rsh on the fill factor in details. The temperature dependence of the parameters was compared through the passivated emitter rear cell (PERC) of the industrial scale solar cells. As a result of analysis, PERC cells showed different temperature dependence for the fill factor loss of the J01 and J02 as temperatures rose. In addition, we confirmed that fill factor loss from the J01 and J02 at elevated temperature depends on the initial state of the solar cells. The verification of the fill factor loss analysis was conducted by comparing to the fitting results of the injection dependent-carrier lifetime.

Original languageEnglish
Article number2931
JournalEnergies
Volume13
Issue number11
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2020 Jun 1

Bibliographical note

Funding Information:
Acknowledgments: This work was conducted under the New and Renewable Energy Technology Development Program of the Korea Institute of Energy Technology Evaluation and Planning (KETEP) through a grant funded by the Ministry of Knowledge Economy, Korea (Project No. 20183030019460), and by the Technology Development Program to Solve Climate Changes of the National Research Foundation (NRF) funded by the Ministry of Science, ICT & Future Planning (Project No. 2017M1A2A2086911).

Funding Information:
Funding: This research was funded by the Ministry of Knowledge Economy, Korea (Project No. 20183030019460), and funded by the Ministry of Science, ICT & Future Planning (Project No. 2017M1A2A2086911).

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Keywords

  • Double-diode model
  • Fill factor loss analysis
  • PERC
  • Parasitic resistance
  • Recombination current density
  • Temperature dependence

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment
  • Building and Construction
  • Fuel Technology
  • Engineering (miscellaneous)
  • Energy Engineering and Power Technology
  • Energy (miscellaneous)
  • Control and Optimization
  • Electrical and Electronic Engineering

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