Research Article

The Effects of Nonuniform Illumination on the Electrical Performance of a Single Conventional Photovoltaic Cell

Table 5

Irradiance and energy flux incident on the active PV cell area for uniform and nonuniform illumination profiles.

Illuminated cell area (m2)Irradiance on the active cell area (±20 W/m2)Energy incident on the active cell area (W)

Full cell (uniform) (0.02347)60014.08
50% along the grids (0.011735)120014.08
50% across the grids (0.011735)120014.08