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Solar cells
RAJEEV R PILLAI
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Overview
Solar cell fundamentals Novel solar cell structures Thin film solar cells Next generation solar cell
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Appealing Characteristics
Consumes no fuel No pollution Wide power-handling capabilities High power-to-weight ratio
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Solar Energy Spectrum
Power reaching earth 1.37 KW/m2
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Air Mass
Amount of air mass through which light pass Atmosphere can cut solar energy reaching earth
by 50% and more
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Solar cell – Working Principle
Operating diode in fourth quadrant generates power
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Overview
Solar cell fundamentals Novel solar cell structures Thin film solar cells Next generation solar cell
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Back Surface Fields
Most carriers are generated in thicker p region Electrons are repelled by p-p+ junction field
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Schottky Barrier Cell
Principle similar to p-n junction cell Cheap and easy alternative to traditional cell
Limitations: Conducting grid on top of metal layer Surface damage due to high temperature in
grid-attachment technique
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Grooved Junction Cell
Higher p-n junction area High efficiency ( > 20%)
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Overview
Solar cell fundamentals Novel solar cell structures Thin film solar cells Next generation solar cell
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Thin Film Solar Cells
Produced from cheaper polycrystalline materials and glass
High optical absorption coefficients Bandgap suited to solar spectrum
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CdTe/CdS Solar Cell
CdTe : Bandgap 1.5 eV; Absorption coefficient 10 times that of Si
CdS : Bandgap 2.5 eV; Acts as window layer
Limitation :
Poor contact quality with p-CdTe (~ 0.1 cm2)
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Inverted Thin Film Cell
p-diamond (Bandgap 5.5 eV) as a window layer n-CdTe layer as an absorption layer
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Efficiency Losses in Solar Cell
1 = Thermalization loss
2 and 3 = Junction and contact voltage loss
4 = Recombination loss
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Overview
Solar cell fundamentals Novel solar cell structures Thin film solar cells Next generation solar cell
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Tandem Cells
Current output matched for individual cells Ideal efficiency for infinite stack is 86.8% GaInP/GaAs/Ge tandem cells (efficiency 40%)
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Multiple E-H pairs
Many E-H pairs created by incident photon through impact ionization of hot carriers
Theoretical efficiency is 85.9%
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Multiband Cells
Intermediate band formed by impurity levels. Process 3 also assisted by phonons Limiting efficiency is 86.8%
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Multiple Quantum Well
Principle of operation similar to multiband cells
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Thermophotonic Cells
Heated semiconductor emits narrow bandwidth radiations
Diode with higher temperature has lower voltage
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Thermophotovoltaic Cell
Filter passes radiations of energy equal to bandgap of solar cell material
Emitter radiation matched with spectral sensitivity of cell
High Illumination Intensity ( ~ 10 kW/m2 )
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Thermophotovoltaic Cells
Efficiency almost twice of ordinary photocell
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RAJEEV….
THANKS TO ALL…