The most common production method for photocell production is to prepare and clean PV grade silicon or other material and then grow it into crystalline structures by pulling from molten mould: ingot. These are then cut into wafers, or semiconductor circular discs.
A photocell is a resistor that changes resistance depending on the amount of light incident on it. A photocell operates on semiconductor photoconductivity: the energy of photons hitting the semiconductor frees electrons to flow, decreasing the resistance. An example photocell is the Advanced Photonix PDV-P5002, shown in Figure 21.2.
Our efficiency calculations, based on Eq. 14.28, use a very simple model that totally ignores the photocell itself which is assumed to be 100% efficient. Its results are identical to the ultimate efficiency of Shockley and Queiser (SQ).
An example photocell is the Advanced Photonix PDV-P5002, shown in Figure 21.2. In the dark, this photocell has a resistance of approximately 500 kΩ, and in bright light the resistance drops to approximately 10 kΩ.
(Image courtesy of Advanced Photonix, Inc., advancedphotonix.com.) (Middle) Circuit symbol for a photocell. (Right) A simple light-level-detection circuit. In bright light, the photocell’s resistance is around 10 kΩ, making an output of about 2.7 V. In darkness, the photocell’s resistance is around 500 kΩ, making an output of about 0.3 V.
The soldering of cells to the stringing ribbon is carried out by a tabbing machine (using infrared) or by a soldering iron. In the second stage, the photocell clusters are soldered to a “bus ribbon” that carries electric current to the output of the module.
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