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Characterization of Solar CellsCharacterization of Solar Cells
Mary Liang
Center for Adaptive Optics, Akamai Internship at
Hnu Photonics
Mentor: Dan O’Connell
Home Institution: University of Hawaii at Manoa
Collaborator: Chad Sithar
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Energy June 2007Energy June 2007
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Solar CellSolar Cell Si Photon passes though
– Due to low energy Photon gets reflected the surface Photon absorption
– Heat Not enough energy to
break free of atoms Heat causes other
electrons to excite and release more heat
– Current Break free of atoms
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Types of Solar CellsTypes of Solar Cells
Amorphous– Used in calculators – Formed at one piece– The efficiency of
amorphous solar panels is not as high Poly Crystalline Solar Cells
Poly Crystalline – wired in series to
produce solar panels. – 0.5V - 0.6V– cheaper to produce
than single crystal cell
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ProjectProject Created Test and
demonstration kit– Resistive load box– Volt, current, solar
flux, and temperature meter
– Cooling system
Solar Panel– Daily measurements
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Theoretical Solar FluxTheoretical Solar Flux
Potential power as measured straight above
Watts/m^2
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I-V curveI-V curve
Current vs voltage Varying resistance Use resistance to determine
voltage and current for specific purpose – Voltage=Current*Resistance
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Our Solar FluxOur Solar Flux
June 5, 2007
0
200
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600
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1200
8:00AM
9:00AM
10:00AM
11:00AM
12:00PM
1:00PM
2:00PM
3:00PM
4:00PMtime
wat
ts/m̂
2̂2
above
at the sun
away from sun
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Our IV curve without Cooling Our IV curve without Cooling SystemSystem
IV curveR2 = 0.9821
0
0.5
1
1.5
2
2.5
3
3.5
4
0.1 0.15 0.2 0.25 0.3 0.35 0.4 0.45
voltage
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entt
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What affects our readingsWhat affects our readings
Clouds– Scattering – Decreasing photon absorption
HeatAngle of Solar Panel
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IV Curve with Cooling SystemIV Curve with Cooling System
IV curve
R2 = 0.973
00.5
11.5
22.5
33.5
44.5
0.1 0.2 0.3 0.4 0.5
voltage
Curr
ent
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ResultsResults
A 7% increase in current A 1% increase in voltage A 8% increase in power
Power Voltage Curren t
Pow erPow er
Pow erw ith coo ler
w ithou t coo ler
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ConclusionConclusion Measured an IV curve Cooling system improved efficiency Future work
– Tracking System to increase photon collection– Improve cooling system design– Improve solar panel system design
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AcknowledgmentsAcknowledgments Hnu Photonics
– Dan O’Connell– Terry Born– Richard Puga
CFAO Maui Community College IFA MEDB Chad Sithar This work has been supported by the National Science Foundation
Science and Technology Center for Adaptive Optics, managed by the University of California at Santa Cruz under cooperative agreement No. AST -
9876783.
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“Solar”. US Department of Energy, 2007 June 24. <http://www.energy.gov/>
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