Comparison of Photoelectric Performance Measurements for GaInP/InGaAs/Ge Triple-Junction Space Solar Cells Based on Solar Simulator and High Altitude Natural Sunlight

Haifeng Meng; Guoning Xu; Junchao Zhang; Ying Miao; Yingwei He; Bifeng Zhang; Chuan Cai; Shuai Man; Meng Wang; Ning Xu; Limin Xiong

doi:10.3788/AOS202141.0312004

Acta Optica Sinica, Volume. 41, Issue 3, 0312004(2021)

Comparison of Photoelectric Performance Measurements for GaInP/InGaAs/Ge Triple-Junction Space Solar Cells Based on Solar Simulator and High Altitude Natural Sunlight

Haifeng Meng^1、*, Guoning Xu², Junchao Zhang¹, Ying Miao², Yingwei He¹, Bifeng Zhang¹, Chuan Cai¹, Shuai Man¹, Meng Wang¹, Ning Xu¹, and Limin Xiong^1、**

Author Affiliations

¹Division of Metrology in Optics and Lasers, National Institute of Metrology, Beijing 100029, China

²Aerospace Information Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100094, China

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Fig. 1. Schematic of solar simulator method, comparison of spectral curves, and photo of equipment. (a) Schematic of method; (b) comparison between spectrum of solar simulator used in this work and standard AM0 spectrum; (c) photo of solar simulator equipment used in this work

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Fig. 2. Schematic of calibration setup and value traceability for reference solar cells based on DSR method

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Fig. 3. Flow chart of spectral mismatch analysis for triple-junction solar cells

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Fig. 4. Photo of four-in-one reference solar cells and spectral responsivity curves. (a) Photo of solar cell group; (b) spectral responsivity curves

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Fig. 5. Photoelectric performance of triple-junction GaAs solar cells based on solar simulator method. (a) Photos of four samples; (b) photoelectric performances

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Fig. 6. Key parameters measured by solar simulator versus temperature. (a) I_sc and V_oc; (b) I_sc and P_max

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Fig. 7. Experimental setup by high altitude balloon method. (a) Schematic of setup; (b) photo of setup; (c) photo of samples to be measured

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Fig. 8. Unmodified I-V curves measured by high altitude balloon method

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Table 1. Key photoelectric performance parameters measured by solar simulator method
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Table 1. Key photoelectric performance parameters measured by solar simulator method
Sample No. I_sc /mA V_oc /mV P_max /mW I_m /mA V_m /mV FF /%
#01 197.9 2520.0 419.6 192.5 2180.0 84.2
#02 195.6 2551.0 415.3 185.4 2240.0 83.3
#03 198.0 2555.0 427.7 190.9 2240.0 84.5
#04 198.2 2558.0 429.7 191.8 2240.0 84.7

Table 2. Temperature coefficients for three key parameters measured by solar simulator
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Table 2. Temperature coefficients for three key parameters measured by solar simulator
Key parameter I_sc V_oc P_max
Temperature coefficient 0.0732 mA·℃^-1 -5.71 mV·℃^-1 -0.988 mW·℃^-1

Table 3. Real-time temperature data and unmodified key photoelectric performance parameters measured by high altitude balloon method

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Table 3. Real-time temperature data and unmodified key photoelectric performance parameters measured by high altitude balloon method

Sample No.	Temperature /℃	I_sc /mA	V_oc /mV	P_max /mW	I_m /mA	V_m /mV	FF /%
#01	67.0	205.0	2333.8	384.94	196.7	1957.0	80.5
#02	67.6	199.6	2334.1	375.21	189.5	1980.0	80.5
#03	66.5	206.2	2337.4	385.80	200.0	1929.0	80.0
#04	69.1	205.7	2325.2	386.91	197.1	1963.0	80.9

Table 4. Key photoelectric performance parameters measured by high altitude balloon method after temperature correction
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Table 4. Key photoelectric performance parameters measured by high altitude balloon method after temperature correction
SampleNo. Temperature /℃ I_sc /mA V_oc /V P_max /mW
#01 25.0 201.9 2573.6 426.44
#02 25.0 196.5 2577.3 417.30
#03 25.0 203.2 2574.4 426.80
#04 25.0 202.5 2577.0 430.48

Table 5. Relative deviations of key photoelectric performance parameters measured by high altitude balloon method and solar simulator method
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Table 5. Relative deviations of key photoelectric performance parameters measured by high altitude balloon method and solar simulator method
Sample No. Relative deviation /%
I_sc V_oc P_max
#01 2.03 2.13 1.63
#02 0.45 1.03 0.48
#03 2.61 0.76 -0.21
#04 2.16 0.74 0.18

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Haifeng Meng, Guoning Xu, Junchao Zhang, Ying Miao, Yingwei He, Bifeng Zhang, Chuan Cai, Shuai Man, Meng Wang, Ning Xu, Limin Xiong. Comparison of Photoelectric Performance Measurements for GaInP/InGaAs/Ge Triple-Junction Space Solar Cells Based on Solar Simulator and High Altitude Natural Sunlight[J]. Acta Optica Sinica, 2021, 41(3): 0312004

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Paper Information

Category: Instrumentation, Measurement and Metrology

Received: Aug. 3, 2020

Accepted: Sep. 17, 2020

Published Online: Feb. 28, 2021

The Author Email: Meng Haifeng (menghf@nim.ac.cn), Xiong Limin (xlmin@nim.ac.cn)

DOI:10.3788/AOS202141.0312004

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Table 1. Key photoelectric performance parameters measured by solar simulator method

Table 1. Key photoelectric performance parameters measured by solar simulator method

Table 2. Temperature coefficients for three key parameters measured by solar simulator

Table 2. Temperature coefficients for three key parameters measured by solar simulator

Table 3. Real-time temperature data and unmodified key photoelectric performance parameters measured by high altitude balloon method

Table 3. Real-time temperature data and unmodified key photoelectric performance parameters measured by high altitude balloon method

Table 4. Key photoelectric performance parameters measured by high altitude balloon method after temperature correction

Table 4. Key photoelectric performance parameters measured by high altitude balloon method after temperature correction

Table 5. Relative deviations of key photoelectric performance parameters measured by high altitude balloon method and solar simulator method

Table 5. Relative deviations of key photoelectric performance parameters measured by high altitude balloon method and solar simulator method