Research Article

Power-Efficient Hybrid Energy Storage System for Seismic Nodes

Table 1

Summary of notations and definitions.

NotationDefinition

Photocurrent generated from irradiance incident on the solar cell
Diode current
Current flowing through parallel resistance
Load current
Parasitic series resistance
Parallel shunt resistance
Open circuit voltage
Short circuit current
Saturation current of the diode
Operating temperature
Reference temperature
Ambient irradiance
Reference irradiance
Charge of an electron
Boltzmann’s constant
Ideality constant of the diode
Band gap energy of the semiconductor