The dissolution behavior of boron in a molten slag was evaluated at 1773 K to establish the boron removal mechanism from silicon refining for preparing higher purity solar-grade silicon. From the experimental results, a mechanism of boron removal from silicon into the CaO–SiO2–Al2O3 slag...

Parasitic resistances are detrimental to solar cell performance because they reduce the device power output. In this paper the effects that series- and shunt resistance have on photovoltaic module performance parameters are discussed. Techniques used to measure these resistances are presented...

A new approach for hybrid metal–insulator–semiconductor (MIS) Si solar cells is adopted by Institute of Fundamental Problems for High Technology, Ukrainian Academy of Sciences. In order to interpret the effect of illumination and 60Co γ-ray radiation dose on the electrical characteristics...

The accurate simulation of a photovoltaic solar cell requires the precise determination of modelling parameters specific to the device under study. For the case of the single diode model, five parameters must be determined; Iph, I0, Rs, Rsh, and n. Generally speaking these values may be calculated...

For dissemination and promotion of photovoltaic power generation systems, it is important to reduce power generation cost because the cost is very expensive compared with conventional power generation methods. The cost of building materials integrated PV modules can be at least partially...

This paper presents an application of the neural networks for identification of the maximum power (MP) and the normal operating power (NOP) of a photovoltaic (PV) module. Two neural networks are developed; the first is the maximum power neural network (MPNN) and the second is the normal operating...

This paper presents a development and implementation of a PC-based maximum power point tracker (MPPT) for PV system using neural networks (NN). The system consists of a PV module via a MPPT supplying a dc motor that drives an air fan. The control algorithm is developed to use the artificial NN...

The theoretical performance of a photovoltaic (PV) module is typically evaluated by using models based on equivalent circuits whose parameters are derived from data listed in manufacture's datasheet. Few manufactures provide detailed enough datasheets to allow using highly accurate models. In...

The outdoor performance of thin film technologies is not so satisfactorily understood as that of crystalline silicon. Despite all PV materials are influenced by the spectral irradiance, thin film PV modules are especially sensitive to it. Thus, the spectral factor (SF) is a useful index to...