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Analysis of Losses Associated with Series Resistance (Rs) in Simple-Structured c-Si Solar Cells

Manuel J Heredia-Rios
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Luis Hernandez-Martinez
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Monico Linares-Aranda
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Javier Flores-Méndez
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Mario Moreno-Moreno
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Version 1 : Received: 16 January 2024 / Approved: 18 January 2024 / Online: 18 January 2024 (09:10:55 CET)

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Heredia-Rios, M.J.; Hernandez-Martinez, L.; Linares-Aranda, M.; Moreno-Moreno, M.; Méndez, J.F. Analysis of Losses Associated with Series Resistance (Rs) in Simple-Structured c-Si Solar Cells. Energies 2024, 17, 1520. Heredia-Rios, M.J.; Hernandez-Martinez, L.; Linares-Aranda, M.; Moreno-Moreno, M.; Méndez, J.F. Analysis of Losses Associated with Series Resistance (Rs) in Simple-Structured c-Si Solar Cells. Energies 2024, 17, 1520.

Abstract

The assessment of photovoltaic devices, which convert light energy into electricity, becomes significantly relevant due to the aspiration to reduce pollution on a global scale. In this context, the pursuit of optimizing the efficiency in converting light energy into electrical energy involves exhaustive studies and structural analyses of solar cells, all directed toward achieving this goal. This study introduces a research proposal aimed at analyzing the losses associated with series resistance (Rs). The analysis takes into account each component comprising this resistance, pro-posing a network of resistances that precisely models each of these elements. The aforementioned research focused on simple-structured crystalline silicon cells. During this investigation, the junction depth (xj) of n-p materials was varied with the aim of achieving efficiencies in the range of 12%. However, in the pursuit of this desired efficiency, a significant impact on series resistance was observed when analyzing the I-V curves of the cells obtained in each manufacturing process.

Keywords

photovoltaic; solar energy; solar cells; series resistance

Subject

Engineering, Electrical and Electronic Engineering

Copyright: This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.

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