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13 Sollar Cell
13.3 Solar Cell Cp-V: Cp-V characteristics of Solar Cell
(A.05.03.2013.0124_2013.02.27.1)
[Supported Analyzer]
B1500A
[Description]
Measures the capacitance (Cp) of the solar cell with sweeping the bias voltage, and plots the Cp-Vdc
characteristics.
[Reference]
IV and CV Characterizations of Solar/Photovoltaic Cells Using the B1500A
http://cp.literature.agilent.com/litweb/pdf/5990-4428EN.pdf
[Device Under Test]
Solar Cell
[Required Modules and Accesories]
1 unit of Agilent B1520A MFCMU
[Device Parameters]
Temp: Temperature
Area: Area of the solar cell
Es: Relative permittivity of semiconductor
[Test Parameters]
IntegTime: Integration time
FREQ: Measurement frequency
OscLevel: Measurement signal level
Anode: CMU connected between Anode and Cathode (CV sweep measurement)
VdcStart: DC bias start voltage
VdcStop: DC bias stop voltage
VdcStep: DC bias step voltage
[Extended Test Parameters]
HoldTime: Hold time
DelayTime: Delay time
CpMin: Minimum value of Cp axis for X-Y graph
CpMax: Maximum value of Cp axis for X-Y graph
GMin: Minimum value of G axis for X-Y graph
GMax: Maximum value of G axis for X-Y graph
NMin: Minimum value of N axis for X-Y graph
NMax: Maxmum value of N axis for X-Y graph
[Measurement Parameters]
Parallel capacitance Cp
Conductance G
[User Function]
PI=3.141592653589
E0=8.854188E-14
D=G/(2*PI*FREQ*Cp)
Rp=1/G
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