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The influence of environment temperatures on single crystalline and polycrystalline silicon solar cell performance

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The influence of the cell temperature (named interior environment temperature) and ambient air temperature (named exterior environment temperature) on the open-circuit voltage, short-circuit current, and output power has been carefully studied for the Si solar cells. The results show that one of the environment temperatures plays the major role, and the temperature dependence of device performance parameters is different for single crystalline and polycrystalline Si solar cells. Furthermore, the ambient air temperature builds a bridge for the comparison of the effect between the cell temperature and the illumination intensity on solar cell performance. Based on the experimental results, the reasons which cause the difference of the environment temperatures dependence are analyzed.

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    Cai Wen, Chao Fu, JinLong Tang, DeXiong Liu & SiFu Hu

  2. Epilight Technology Co., Ltd., Shanghai, 201203, China

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Wen, C., Fu, C., Tang, J. et al. The influence of environment temperatures on single crystalline and polycrystalline silicon solar cell performance. Sci. China Phys. Mech. Astron. 55, 235–241 (2012). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11433-011-4619-z

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