Theoretical Survey of Advanced Developments in Different Generations of Photo–Voltaic Solar Cells for Sustainable Feature

T. Ram Prasad¹ , Anuradha Gupta² , Radhika G.³ , V. Karthik⁴

1. Malla Reddy College of Engineering for Women, Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University, Hyderabad, India.
2. Rishi MS Institute of Engineering and Technology for Women, Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University, Hyderabad, India.
3. Mall Reddy College of Engineering, Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University, Hyderabad, India.
4. Malla Reddy College of Engineering for women, Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University, Hyderabad, India.

Section:Survey Paper, Product Type: Journal-Paper
Vol.12 , Issue.4 , pp.42-51, Aug-2024

Online published on Aug 31, 2024

Copyright © T. Ram Prasad, Anuradha Gupta, Radhika G., V. Karthik . This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
 

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Abstract :
There is an advanced development in the generations of Solar cells, and this article analyses and reviews about it. A greater interest has been developed in renewable energy resources despite Global awareness of Environmental problems. Out of the alternatives of energy resources, the solar energy is the best and as the sunlight is profuse in nature led to the demand for solar energy. An electronic device which contains Solar cells or photo voltaic cells directly generates electricity from sunlight. The solar photovoltaic’s are low cost, clean, reliable and affordable in the long run. The solar cell technology has gained a greater attention since two decades. The Growth of population and development in technology has created demand for renewable energy resources all over the world. The generations of Solar cells, their efficiency, life span, cost, best semi conducting solar cell among them, pros and cons, and the applications were discussed and analyzed in this article. The stages of development from generations to generations were discussed along with the upcoming trends in solar energy technology.

Key-Words / Index Term :
Solar cells, Semiconductor materials, Photovoltaic generations, Efficiencies, Pros and Cons

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