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To study the illumination dependence and the exposed area dependence of the IV characteristics of solar cell through an iv characteristics practical investigation.
A simple dc circuit with bias voltage, solar cell, variable resistance, ammeter, voltmeter, lamp and ac power supply to operate the lamp, variable area chopper plate.
By the end of i-v characteristics of solar cell experiment, the student should be able to:
Solar cells are generally made from semiconducting materials, which are sensitive to structural and environmental factors, e.g, the light intensity, which depends on the power delivered by the solar cell.
Understanding the IV characteristics of photovoltaic cell behavior is essential for optimizing solar cell performance.
By varying the ac voltage applied to the cell and measuring the short circuit current as a function of the lamp’ voltage, we can study the effect of the light intensity on the short circuit current obtained from the cell.
This experimental setup functions as a virtual iv simulator for analyzing real-world photovoltaic behavior.
In the second part, a chopper plate of a controllable area limits the exposed area of the cell to the light intensity, allowing us to study the dependence of the IV characteristics of solar cell and the cell parameters may also be studied.


