Temperature-Dependent Performance of Concentrated Monocrystalline Silicon Solar Cell

Cell temperature is a critical factor that is frequently neglected when the performance of solar cells is estimated. Its effect is especially crucial in high-illumination, high-temperature circumstances in various terrestrial hybrid systems. This study shows how the electric energy generation of a mono-crystalline silicon solar cell varies with light concentration level if the thermal dissipation of the module is considered. This paper introduced a literature method of solar cell parameters extraction and model verification. The effects of solar insolation G and cell temperature T are evaluated. In this work, an analysis has been carried out to evaluate the electrical and thermal performance of the CPV model. It assesses temperature-dependent solar cell performance under concentrated illumination. The results indicate that the efficiency of full spectrum concentrated Si PV cells increases with concentration, but at a certain point the negative effects of the temperature rise of the PV-cell will suppress positive effects of light concentration and the efficiency starts to decrease again. The PV cell efficiency of concentrated visible light spectrum is higher than the efficiency of full spectrum illumination at the same concentration level due to its lower temperature. The proposed model describes an easy method to estimate the optimal concentration level for a solar cell based on the cell’s datasheet and the parameters of the applied heat sink.