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Silicon Solar Cell Efficiency: Comparing input power to output power of a silicon photovoltaic cell

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Subject: Physics

Audience: High School

This lab is designed to help students find a measure of a solar cell’s power conversion efficiency, by studying output power (Pout) of a silicon PV cell and comparing it to the input power (Pin) of incandescent light bulbs illuminating the PV from a set distance.

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