chapter two the photovoltaic effect 2e a g.i. module energie solaire copyright, 2006 © ahmed s....
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CHAPTER TWOCHAPTER TWO
THE PHOTOVOLTAIC EFFECTTHE PHOTOVOLTAIC EFFECT
2e A G.I. Module Energie Solaire
Copyright, 2006 © Ahmed S. Bouazzi
المدرسة الوطنية
للمهندسين بتونس
The Photovoltaic Effect (1)The Photovoltaic Effect (1)The p-n Junction
E c
E v
E F
p
n
Electrons Light HHHooollleeesss
E c
E v
E f
Electrons current
Holes current
The photocurrent under illumination
PHOTOVOLTAIC EFFFECT PHOTOVOLTAIC EFFFECT (2)(2)
The Photovoltaic Effect (3)The Photovoltaic Effect (3)The photovoltage under illumination
Ec
Ev
EF
p
nThe
photovoltage
I-V Characteristic of a p-n I-V Characteristic of a p-n junctionjunction
J (A/cm2)
V (mV)
-JL
Illumination
Dark
1exp
kT
qVJJJ oL
Voltage (V)
Vco
Jsc
Current (A/cm2)
(J,V)
I-V Characteristic of a PV I-V Characteristic of a PV GeneratorGenerator
1exp
kT
qVJJJ oL
The slope is 1/R
Hole density in the n side:
Electron density in the p side:
2
2
x
pDp
2
2
x
nDn
Minority Carrier Minority Carrier ConcentrationConcentration
x
pFµp
p
p
)(xG = 0
x
nFµn
n
n
)(xG = 0
G (x,) = ()()exp{-()x}
(): flux of the incident light
The Generation FunctionThe Generation Function
wavelength of the light
(): absorption coefficient
Holes current (n side):
Electrons current (p side):
Fpqµx
pqDJ nppp
Fnqµx
nqDJ pnnn
PhotocurrentPhotocurrent
p
n
d d+w l x
h
0
n= 0 p= 0
qpSx
pqDp
'qnSx
nqDn
Boundary ConditionsBoundary Conditions
dxpp x
pqDJ
•Holes current (n side):
wdxnn x
nqDJ
•Electrons current (p side):
Pseudo-neutral Regions Pseudo-neutral Regions Photocurrent DerivationPhotocurrent Derivation
Jw = qo{exp(-d) - exp[-(d+w)]}
= qoexp(-d)[1 - exp(-w)]
Depletion Region Depletion Region PhotocurrentPhotocurrent
0.275 0.475 0.675 0.875 1.075 1.275
107
Absorption coefficient (cm-1)
Wavelength (µm)
10-3
10-2
10-1
1
10
102
103
104
106
105
Absorption CoefficientAbsorption Coefficient
dp
p
pop eL
L
LqJ
221
ppp
p
ppp
pdp
p
p
Ld
Ld
D
SL
Ld
Ld
D
SLeL
D
SL
coshsinh
sinhcosh
n-side Photocurrentn-side Photocurrent
nnn
n
nn
nn
n
n
Lwdl
Lwdl
DLS
Lwdl
DLS
wdlLD
LS
coshsinh'
exp'
1)(exp'
11 22
)(
nn
wdno
n LL
eLqJ
p-side Photocurrentp-side Photocurrent
)(
)()(
o
TQ q
JR
For a given wavelength
Quantum ResponseQuantum Response
Quantum response
0.2 0.4 0.6 0.8 10
0.2
0.4
0.6
0.8
1
S = 102
S = 103
S = 104
S = 105
S = 106
wavelenth (µm)
The Effect of the Surface The Effect of the Surface Recombination VelocityRecombination Velocity
0.2 0.4 0.6 0.8 10
0.2
0.4
0.6
0.8
1
d = 0.2 d = 0.6 d = 1.2
Quantum response
wavelength (µm)
The Effect of the Junction The Effect of the Junction DepthDepth
200
160
120
80
4020
0.0 0.4 0.8 1.2 1.6 2.0 2.4
6.04.0
3.0 2.0 1.5 1.0 0.8 0.6 0.5
(µm)
(eV)
WevelengthEnergy
Radiation intensity (W/m2/µm)
Spectrum out of theatmosphere
Sea levelspectrum by clearday
The Solar SpectrumThe Solar Spectrum
spectrum
solarTheQoL dRqJ )()(
The total photocurrent:
The Total Solar CurrentThe Total Solar Current
1exp
kT
qVJJJ oL
I-V Characteristic of the I-V Characteristic of the PV GeneratorPV Generator
Current (mA)
Voltage (V) VocV
Isc
I
IxV
1exp1
o
Lmm
J
J
kT
qV
kT
qV
Maximum VoltageMaximum Voltage
Current (mA)
Voltage (V) VocVm
IscIm
1exp
kT
qVJJJ m
oLm
Maximum PhotocurrentMaximum Photocurrent
Current (mA)
Voltage (V) VocVm
IscIm
1Log
o
Lco J
J
q
kTV
Open Circuit VoltageOpen Circuit Voltage
Current (mA)
Voltage (V) VocVm
IscIm
ocL
mmc VJ
VJF
Current (mA)
Voltage (V) VocVm
IscIm
The Fill FactorThe Fill Factor
i
cocL
P
FVJ
The EfficiencyThe Efficiency
Current (mA)
Voltage (v)
Outputpower(mW)
Current (mA)
Voltage (V) VocV
Isc
I
IxV
The Output PowerThe Output Power
J
J
V L
RC
Js
The Ideal Equivalent The Ideal Equivalent CircuitCircuit
J
J
VL shR
sR
Rc
The Real Equivalent The Real Equivalent CircuitCircuit
sh
ssOL R
IRVIRVAIII
1)](exp[
The Real Circuit EquationThe Real Circuit Equation
ocL
mmc VJ
VJF
Current (mA)
Voltage (V) VocVm
Isc
Im
The Fill FactorThe Fill Factor
The Series Resistance The Series Resistance EffectEffect
The Shunt Resistance The Shunt Resistance EffectEffect
0 4 8 12 16 20 24 28
Voltage (V)
Current (A)
0.2
0.4
0.60.8
1.0
1.2
1.4
1.6
1.82.0
2.2
2.4
2.6
T = 75°C
T = 50°C
T = 25°C
T = 0°C
The Cell Temperature The Cell Temperature EffectEffect