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Single-diode multi-junction solar cell models five-parameter estimation method

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This work presents a simplified and efficient method to estimate single-diode multi-junction solar cells model parameters such as ideality factor A, series resistance \(R_{S}\), shunt resistance \(R_{p}\), photocurrent \( I_{pv}\) and saturation current \(I_{0}\). The method developed is based on previous works, using a two-step iterative algorithm to determine the optimal value of the diode ideality factor A as the first step and calculate the Rp value to improve the accuracy in the second step. It is compatible with all multi-junction solar cells. It is a novel work that solves a big problem encountered when working on analytical works hel** with determining the needed numbers. To confirm the accuracy of the approach, another model that considers the variations of temperature and solar irradiance was used to validate the results; as the error percentage was calculated, the difference was negligible.

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    L. Nouri, F. Z. Ihfa, Y. Ait Oubella, Z. Sakhi & M. Bennai

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Nouri, L., Ihfa, F.Z., Oubella, Y.A. et al. Single-diode multi-junction solar cell models five-parameter estimation method. Indian J Phys 98, 629–637 (2024). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12648-023-02823-8

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