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  • Photovoltaics and Renewable Energy Engineering
  • Semiconductor Device Physics

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  • Accurate modeling of solar cells is crucial for predicting photovoltaic device performance.
  • The double-diode model is widely used but requires precise parameter extraction.
  • Existing methods may lack accuracy or physical interpretability of parameters.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To present a novel, iterative algorithm for extracting the seven parameters of the solar cell double-diode model.
  • To improve the accuracy of maximum power point prediction.
  • To obtain physically meaningful parameters for photovoltaic device analysis.

Main Methods:

  • Developed a two-subroutine iterative algorithm for parameter adjustment.
  • Utilized both illuminated and dark current-voltage (I-V) characteristics for fitting.
  • Employed curve fitting techniques for both light and dark I-V data.

Main Results:

  • The proposed method accurately extracts the seven parameters of the double-diode model.
  • Curve fitting of light I-V characteristics improved maximum power point prediction.
  • Simultaneous fitting of dark I-V characteristics yielded physically meaningful parameters.

Conclusions:

  • The novel iterative method provides accurate and physically relevant parameter extraction for solar cells.
  • The technique is validated using experimental data from in-house solar cells.
  • The method is applicable to various p-n junction-based photovoltaic devices.