Effects of radiation on solar cells as photovoltaic generators
Abstract
he growing need for obtaining electrical energy through renewable energy sources such as solar energy have lead to significant technological developments in the production of the basic element of PV conversion, the solar cell. Basically, a solar cell is a p-n junction whose characteristics have a great influence on its output parameters, primarily efficiency. Defects and impurities in the basic material, especially if located within the energy gap, may be activated during its life time, becoming traps for optically produced electron-hole pairs and, thus, decreasing the output power of the cell. All of the said effects could be induced in many ways over a life time of a solar cell and are consistent with the ef ects that radiation produces in semiconductor devices. The aim of this paper is to investigate changes in the main characteristics of solar cells, such as efficiency, output current and power, due to the exposure of solar systems to different (hostile) radiation environment.
Keywords:
output power / solar cells / radiation environment / dosses / efficiencySource:
Nuclear Technology & Radiation Protection, 2012, 27, 1, 28-32Publisher:
- Univerzitet u Beogradu - Institut za nuklearne nauke Vinča, Beograd
Funding / projects:
- Physical and functional effects of radiation interaction with electrotechnical and biological systems (RS-MESTD-Basic Research (BR or ON)-171007)
DOI: 10.2298/NTRP1201028R
ISSN: 1451-3994
WoS: 000302262800004
Scopus: 2-s2.0-84861731404
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Mašinski fakultetTY - JOUR AU - Radosavljević, Radovan AU - Vasić-Milovanović, Aleksandra PY - 2012 UR - https://machinery.mas.bg.ac.rs/handle/123456789/4141 AB - he growing need for obtaining electrical energy through renewable energy sources such as solar energy have lead to significant technological developments in the production of the basic element of PV conversion, the solar cell. Basically, a solar cell is a p-n junction whose characteristics have a great influence on its output parameters, primarily efficiency. Defects and impurities in the basic material, especially if located within the energy gap, may be activated during its life time, becoming traps for optically produced electron-hole pairs and, thus, decreasing the output power of the cell. All of the said effects could be induced in many ways over a life time of a solar cell and are consistent with the ef ects that radiation produces in semiconductor devices. The aim of this paper is to investigate changes in the main characteristics of solar cells, such as efficiency, output current and power, due to the exposure of solar systems to different (hostile) radiation environment. PB - Univerzitet u Beogradu - Institut za nuklearne nauke Vinča, Beograd T2 - Nuclear Technology & Radiation Protection T1 - Effects of radiation on solar cells as photovoltaic generators EP - 32 IS - 1 SP - 28 VL - 27 DO - 10.2298/NTRP1201028R ER -
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Radosavljević, R.,& Vasić-Milovanović, A.. (2012). Effects of radiation on solar cells as photovoltaic generators. in Nuclear Technology & Radiation Protection Univerzitet u Beogradu - Institut za nuklearne nauke Vinča, Beograd., 27(1), 28-32. https://doi.org/10.2298/NTRP1201028R
Radosavljević R, Vasić-Milovanović A. Effects of radiation on solar cells as photovoltaic generators. in Nuclear Technology & Radiation Protection. 2012;27(1):28-32. doi:10.2298/NTRP1201028R .
Radosavljević, Radovan, Vasić-Milovanović, Aleksandra, "Effects of radiation on solar cells as photovoltaic generators" in Nuclear Technology & Radiation Protection, 27, no. 1 (2012):28-32, https://doi.org/10.2298/NTRP1201028R . .