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• TITLE: Improvement of the Silicon Solar Cell Performance by Integration of an Electric Field Source in the Solar Cell or Solar Module System

  AUTHORS: Adama Ouedraogo, Serge Dimitri Y. B. Bazyomo, Salifou Ouedraogo, Abdoul Razakou, Dieudonné Joseph Bathiebo

  KEYWORDS: Open Circuit Photovoltage, Planar Capacitor, Electric Field, Conversion Efficiency, Monochromatic Illumination and Silicon Solar Cell

  JOURNAL NAME: Smart Grid and Renewable Energy, Vol.9 No.12, December 29, 2018

  ABSTRACT: This manuscript is about a theoretical modelling of conversion efficiency improvement of a typical polycrystalline Si solar cell in 1D assumptions. The improvement is brought by the increase of the collection of the minority carriers charge in excess. This increase is the consequence of the influence of an electric field provided by the use of the open circuit photovoltage of another silicon solar cell. We assume that it is integrated two silicon solar cells to the system. The first solar cell provides the open circuit photovoltage which is connected to two aluminum planar armatures creating a planar capacitor. The second solar cell is placed under the uniform electric field created between the two aluminum armatures. This work has shown an improvement of the output electric power leading to the increase of the conversion efficiency. We observe an increase of 0.7% of the conversion efficiency of the second silicon solar cell.