Solar Cell I-V Test System (Manual)
User Manual
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8.
Installation
1.
Install the Ossila Solar Cell I-V software on your PC.
I.
Run the file ‘Ossila
-Solar-Cell-IV-Installer-vX-X-X-
X.exe’ on the USB memory stick
provided.
II.
Follow the on-screen instructions to install the software.
2.
Connect the 24 VDC power adaptor to the power socket on the rear of the unit.
3.
Connect the unit to your PC using the provided USB-B cable, or an Ethernet cable if
preferred.
Note:
The Ossila Solar Cell I-V software and can also be downloaded from
https://www.ossila.com/pages/software-drivers
9.
Operation
9.1
Measurement Types
The Solar Cell I-V software can perform 3 different types of measurements. Each measurement
type can be selected using the tabs at the top of the window. The available measurements are:
1.
Characterisation (
Section 9.1.1
2.
Lifetime (
Section 9.1.2
3.
Stabilised Current (
Section 9.1.3
Each measurement type requires several settings to be selected before it can be performed.
Settings that are shared between all measurements are detailed in
Section 9.3
. Measurement-
specific settings are detailed in
Sections 9.4
9.1.1
Characterisation
The Characterisation tab performs current-voltage (I-V) measurement and analysis of solar cells.
The analysis calculates the following properties:
•
Power conversion efficiency (PCE)
•
Fill factor (FF)
•
Short-circuit current density (J
sc
)
•
Open-circuit voltage (V
oc
)
•
Shunt resistance (R
sh
)
•
Series resistance (R
s
)
•
Maximum power (P
max
)
