Teikyo University

Shunsuke Kisu

Yasuyuki Kobayashi

A method for estimating an operation voltage of a cell includes setting a state in which one cell is shielded from light; detecting a small change of an output current of a module in that state; irradiating another cell with modulated and detecting the small change of the output current light in that state; detecting an operation voltage of the module in that state; generating a first calibration line by connecting a first point and a second point which are plotted on coordinate axes representing a voltage and a relative ratio of a resistor; irradiating a cell the operation voltage of which is to be estimated with the modulated light and detecting the small change of the output current of the module in a state in which none of the cells is shielded from light; detecting the operation voltage of the module in that state; generating a second calibration line by connecting a third point and the second point which are plotted on the coordinate axes; calculating a value of the relative ratio of the resistor of the cell the operation voltage of which is to be estimated; and calculating a value of a voltage of a fourth point, which becomes the value of the relative ratio of the resistor and is provided on the second calibration line, as the operation voltage of the cell to be estimated.

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Utsunomiya, Japan

Shunsuke Kisu