In this Part 1 of this series of articles, the accuracy on the obtention of the shunt resistance (Rsh
), the series resistance (Rs
), the ideality factor (n), the light current (Ilig
), and the saturation current (Isat
), via the use of the Co-content function CC(V, I)= ∫0
V(I-Isc)dV (where Isc
=I(V=0) ) is investigated theoretically, as function of the number of measured points per voltage (PV
) and percentage noise (pn
). Reasonable values are obtained for Rsh
, Rs
, and Ilig
, with PV
= 11 measurement points per V if the pn
is 0.1 % or less. For a reasonable determination of n at least PV
= 101 measurement points per V are needed. Isat
determination requires pn
of 0.01 % or lower with at least PV
= 101 measured points per V and should be evaluated at large values of V. The results given in this Part 1 are used in Part 2 to discuss the reported application of the CC(V,I) to obtain Rsh
, Rs
, n, Ilig
, and Isat
found in the literature.