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The Analysis of Temperature Effect for mc-Si Photovoltaic Cells Performance

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As a high potential renewable power source, solar energy is becoming one of the most important energies of the future. Recently, there has been an enormous increase in the understanding of the operational principle of photovoltaic devices, which has led to a rapid increase in the power conversion efficiencies of such devices. Solar cells vary under temperature changes; the change in temperature will affect the power output from the cells. This paper discusses the effect of light intensity and temperature on the performance parameters of monocrystalline and polycrystalline silicon solar devices. In this paper, the performance and overview use of solar cells is expressed. The role of temperature on the electric parameters of solar cells has been studied. The experimental results show that all electrical parameters of the solar cells, such as maximum output power, open circuit voltage, short circuit current, and fill factor, have changed with temperature variation. Solar cell performance decreases with increasing temperature, fundamentally owing to increased internal carrier recombination rates caused by increased carrier concentrations. The operating temperature plays a key role in the photovoltaic conversion process. Both the electrical efficiency and the power output of a photovoltaic (PV) module depend linearly upon the operating temperature. Solar cells vary under temperature changes; the change in temperature will affect the power output from the cells.

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  1. Department of Physics, Faculty of Science, Aswan University, Aswan, Egypt

    A. A. El Amin

  2. Department of Physics, Faculty of Science, Taibah University, Taibah, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia

    A. A. El Amin

  3. Department of General Studies, Yanbu Industrial College, Colleges and Institutes of Royal Commission for Yanbu (RCYCI), Royal Commission for Jubail and Yanbu, Yanbu, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia

    M. A. Al-Maghrabi

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Amin, A.A.E., Al-Maghrabi, M.A. The Analysis of Temperature Effect for mc-Si Photovoltaic Cells Performance. Silicon 10, 1551–1555 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12633-017-9639-5

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