Mid Term
Mid Term
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Questions:
1. A solar cell converts light energy into __________
a) Electrical energy
b) Thermal energy
c) Sound energy
d) Heat energy
2. There are three types of the solar cells.
a) True
b) False
3. Series and parallel combination of the solar cell is known as _________
a) Solar array
b) Solar light
c) Solar sight
d) Solar eye
4. Full form of FF in the solar field is ____________
a) Form factor
b) Fill factor
c) Face factor
d) Fire factor
5. Calculate Fill factor using the data: Pmax=15 W, Voc=18 V, Isc=4 A.
a) .65
b) .59
c) .20
d) .98
6. The slope of the V-I curve of a solar cell is 66.1°. Calculate the value of resistance.
Assume the relationship between voltage and current is a straight line.
a) 3.5 Ω
b) 2.2 Ω
c) 2.5 Ω
d) 2.9 Ω
7. The output of the Solar panel is DC.
a) True
b) False
8. Calculate Fill factor using the data: Pmax=5 W, Voc=5 V, Isc=1 A.
a) 5
b) 3
c) 2
d) 1
9. The output power of the centrifugal pump is proportional to the _________ of the speed.
a) Square
b) Cube
c) Square-root
d) Cube-root
10. If the maximum power output of a PV module under STC is 100W at 25 , and the
temperature coefficient of power is -0.3 W/°C, then the module's power output at a
temperature of 30°C can be calculated as
a)50W
b)95W
c)105W
d)98.5W
11. If the temperature is increased which of the following is entirely true?
a) Open circuit voltage increases while the short circuit current decreases
b) Open circuit voltage decreases while the short circuit current decreases
c) Open circuit voltage decreases while the output power decreases
d) Open circuit voltage increase while the output power decreases
12. The leakage current I_0 of the diode strongly depends on the temperature.
a)True
b)False
13. For P_in and the temperature of the solar cell during the I-V measurements. The solar
spectrum has the spectral shape ............
a) Of AM1.5 and total solar irradiance 1500W/m2
b) Of AM1.5 and total solar irradiance 1000W/m2
c) Of AM1.5 and total solar irradiance 800W/m2
d) Of AM1.25 and total solar irradiance 1500W/m2
14. thin-film is the highest efficiency between all solar panel types
a)True
b)False
15. there is large of silicon waste in forming ............
a) Mono-crystalline
b) Poly-Crystalline
d)Thin film
16. battery is used in PV system has ................
a) Higher DOD
b) Lower DOD
c) Higher SOC
d) None of above
17. Paralleling of PV modules ..................
a) increasing voltage
b) increasing current
c) All of above
d) None above
18. this type of inverter is called ...................
a) Micro-Inverter
b) String Inverter
c) Multi-String Inverter
d) Central Inverter
19. If we take a brand new battery with a 100 amp-hour capacity, it can theoretically deliver
20 A current for .................... hours at room temperature assume DOD = 80%.
a) 4 hours
b) 0.5 hour
c) 2 hour
d) 6 hour
20. Cycle life of the battery is ...........................
a) decrease with temperature
b) increase with temperature
c) constant all the time
d) None of the above
21. MPPT is preferred to work with..........................
a) Central inverter
b) Micro-Inverter
c) String Inverter
d) b&c