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Equivalent circuit of a solar cell An equivalent circuit model of an ideal solar cell's p–n junction uses an ideal current source (whose photogenerated current I L {\displaystyle I_{\text{L}}} increases with light intensity) in parallel with a diode (whose current I D {\displaystyle I_{\text{D}}} represents recombination losses).
A solar cell, also known as a photovoltaic cell (PV cell), is an electronic device that converts the energy of light directly into electricity by means of the photovoltaic effect. [1] It is a type of photoelectric cell, a device whose electrical characteristics (such as current , voltage , or resistance ) vary when it is exposed to light.
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The Shockley–Queisser limit, zoomed in near the region of peak efficiency. In a traditional solid-state semiconductor such as silicon, a solar cell is made from two doped crystals, one an n-type semiconductor, which has extra free electrons, and the other a p-type semiconductor, which is lacking free electrons, referred to as "holes."
If they are different, the total current through the solar cell is the lowest of the three. By approximation, [26] it results in the same relationship for the short-circuit current of the MJ solar cell: J SC = min(J SC1, J SC2, J SC3) where J SCi (λ) is the short-circuit current density at a given wavelength λ for the subcell i.
Circuits can be designed to present optimal loads to the photovoltaic cells and then convert the voltage, current, or frequency to suit other devices or systems. Solar cells' non-linear relationship between temperature and total resistance can be analyzed based on the Current-voltage (I-V) curve and the power-voltage (P-V) curves.
The voltage v oc between the terminals is the open-circuit voltage of the device. Black curve: The highest possible open-circuit voltage of a solar cell in the Shockley-Queisser model under unconcentrated sunlight, as a function of the semiconductor bandgap. The red dotted line shows that this voltage is always smaller than the bandgap voltage.