MEASUREMENT TECHNIQUES FOR SILICON SOLAR CELLS.

Abstract

The problem of correlating the measured radiation energy intensity of several flux detectors under the carbon-arc, xenon, and tungsten-filament lamps as solar simulators is complex. Associated factors of basic importance in understanding this correlation are spectral continuity, stability, spectral distribution, and uniformity of intensity of the artificial light sources. A procedure for establishing accurate, incident radiation flux or input energy under the mentioned light sources is essential to insure agreement in solar-cell efficiency measurements. The use of this correlation is illustrated in the reporting of the performance characteristics of the Westinghouse dendritic, silicon, standard, and drift-field, solar-cell arrays. (Author)

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
May 26, 1966
Accession Number
AD0635851

Entities

People

  • D. F. Prystaloski

Organizations

  • Air Force Research Laboratory

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Agreements
  • Cells
  • Continuity
  • Detectors
  • Efficiency
  • Electromagnetic Radiation
  • Energy
  • Filaments
  • Intensity
  • Light Sources
  • Measurement
  • New Jersey
  • Radiation
  • Simulators
  • Solar Cells
  • Solar Radiation

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Solar Photovoltaics and Thermoelectric Devices.
  • Spectroscopy.
  • Systems Analysis and Design