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This work investigates the feasibility of using a solar spectral radiation model SMARTS2 to estimate the global, beam and diffuse solar irradiance and assess the influence of variation seasonal on the conversion efficiency of the c-Si-HJ solar cell. The variation of the common performance indicators such as short circuit current, fill factor, open circuit voltage, and efficiency are shown and discussed for each month and under different solar compounds. The results show that the variations in the solar spectrum affect this device to a different extent. For global and beam irradiance, the maximum efficiency is obtained in the summer months, however, the lower efficiency is obtained during winter. On the other hand, in the diffuse solar irradiance, the maximum efficiency is found in the winter months whereas the lower efficiency is obtained in summer months.
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Guechi, A., Chegaar, M. (2019). Seasonal Variations of Solar Radiation on the Performance of Crystalline Silicon Heterojunction (c-Si-HJ) Solar Cells. In: Chadli, M., Bououden, S., Ziani, S., Zelinka, I. (eds) Advanced Control Engineering Methods in Electrical Engineering Systems. ICEECA 2017. Lecture Notes in Electrical Engineering, vol 522. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-97816-1_20
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