Investigation of the Relationship between Reverse Current of Crystalline Silicon Solar Cells and Conduction of Bypass Diode

Table 1

The terminal voltage of the bypass diode.

The reverse current of cells at bias voltage −12 V	Terminal voltage when the cell is unshaded (V)	Terminal voltage when the cell is half shaded (V)	Terminal voltage when the cell is completely shaded (V)
0.8 A	−5.83	0.23	0.25
0.9 A	−5.83	0.18	0.25
1.0 A	−5.83	0.15	0.25
1.1 A	−5.83	0.09	0.14
1.2 A	−5.84	−0.08	0.05
1.3 A	−5.82	−0.09	−0.24
1.4 A	−5.83	−0.21	−0.34
1.5 A	−5.83	−0.43	−0.59
1.6 A	−5.84	−0.58	−0.83
1.8 A	−5.83	−0.79	−1.12
2.0 A	−5.82	−1.03	−1.25
2.2 A	−5.84	−1.18	−1.47
2.4 A	−5.85	−1.36	−1.79
2.6 A	−5.83	−2.63	−1.83
2.8 A	−5.82	−3.53	−1.99
3.0 A	−5.83	−3.67	−2.56