Experimental Characterisation of Photovoltaic Modules with Cells Connected in Different Configurations to Address Nonuniform Illumination Effect

Table 1

Design characteristics of each PV module.

Types of the PV module	PV cell used in the fabrication	Dimensions (length × width × depth) of the PV cell (in mm)	Total number of PV cells in the module	PV cells connections	Design illustration
PV module 1	Solar Saturn		11	All 11 cells connected in series	Figure 1(a)
PV module 2	Solar Saturn		11	The PV module consists of three blocks with cells connected as follows: (i) Cell Nos. 1, 2, and 3 connected in series; (ii) Cell Nos. 4, 5, 6, 7, and 8 connected in series; (iii) Cell Nos. 9, 10, and 11 connected in series	Figure 1(b)
PV module 3	Solar Saturn		11	The PV module consists of two blocks with cells connected as follows: (i) Cell Nos. 1, 2, 3, 9, 10, and 11 connected in series; (ii) Cell Nos. 4, 5, 6, 7, and 8 connected in series	Figure 1(c)