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Table 1
For many electrical consumers, the required current is higher than the current delivered by an individual solar cell. Several solar cells are connected in parallel to achieve a higher current. What is the behavior of a parallel connection of solar cells? What is the effect of a shadow on a solar cell?
Solar cell 1
Solar cell 2
Off-load voltage: 0.54
Off-load voltage: 0.551
Short-circuit current (mA): 142.7
Short-circuit current (mA): 145.5
Solar cell 3
Off-load voltage: 0.550
Short-circuit current (mA): 146.2
Solar cell 4
Off-load voltage: 0.542
Short-circuit current (mA): 141.3
Assignment
Set up the experiment according to the figure shown above on the loft. The lamp arm is in the South position, and the brightness controller is on level 10.
Table 2
Solar cell 1
Parallel connection
Parallel connection
Parallel connection
Solar cell 1+2
Solar cell 1+2+3
Solar cell 1+2+3+4
Off-load voltage: 0.545
Short-circuit current (mA): 9.56
Off-load voltage: 0.544
Short-circuit current (mA): 153.0
Short-circuit current (mA): 153.9
A: Connect a multimeter as a voltmeter according to the figure. The range selector switch must be set to position VDC. Measure the off-load voltages for solar cells 1-4 and enter the values into table 1 (or accept the values of experiment 8).
Off-load voltage: 0.547
Short-circuit current (mA): 147
B: Connect the second multimeter as an ammeter according to the figure. The range selector switch must be set to position A DC. Measure the short-circuit current for the individual solar cells 1-4 and enter the values into table 1.
C/D: Afterwards, connect solar cells 1 and 2, 1 and 2, and 3, as well as all four solar cells in parallel according to the figure above. C: Measure the off-load voltage and D: the short-circuit current of the array with the same multimeter settings in each case, and enter the values into table 2.
E: Finally, gradually shade the solar cell with the highest short-circuit current using the shading plates when all four solar cells are connected in parallel, and again enter the current and voltage values into table 3. What findings are obtained from the analysis of the individual tables?
Table 3
No shading
1/4 shading
1/2 shading
Off-load voltage (V)
Short-circuit current (mA)
153
9.59
153.6
0.539
151
Astute Experiment 10
Parallel connection of solar cells/shading