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Questions
Draw solar cell V-I characteristics.
Draw V-I characteristics of a solar cell.
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Solution
The V-I characteristic of a solar cell as follows:
- Isc is the short-circuit current when the load resistance RL is zero.
- Voc is the open-circuit voltage when RL is infinity.
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