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Question
Answer the following question.
Draw solar cell V-I characteristics.
Solution
V-I characteristic of a solar cell:
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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