Understanding the effects of sand and dust accumulation on photovoltaic modules [PDF]
Numerical and analytical models of sand and dust particle accumulation on photovoltaic modules in dry regions are presented and supported by a laboratory investigation of sand particle accumulation on a glass surface.
Moir, Robert +5 more
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Electrical Characteristics of Photovoltaic Cell in Solar-Powered Aircraft During Cruise
Aiming to study the electrical characteristics of photovoltaic cells during the flight of solar-powered unmanned aerial vehicles, this work combines a photovoltaic cell equivalent circuit model and a thermodynamic model.
Peimiao Li +3 more
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Generation Management Analysis of a Stand-alone Photovoltaic System with Battery [PDF]
The purpose of this research is to supply the electricity required by renewable energies used by the photovoltaic cell, in this regard, have been using the type of crystal silicon photovoltaic cells. The used software with this regard is Homer.
R. Alayi, F. Jahanbin
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Novel MPPT method based on large variance GA-RBF
The photoelectric conversion efficiency of photovoltaic cells is mainly affected by temperature and irradiance. In order to promote the development of photovoltaic power generation, it is necessary to improve the photoelectric conversion efficiency of ...
Zhang Jing +4 more
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SOLAR 1.1 software: a case study of a chicken farm illumination project
The aim of this paper is to describe the use of SOLAR 1.1 software to de¬sign an illumination system for a chicken farm. This software version also helps carry out the economic analysis for grid-connected or stand-alone photovoltaic systems for choosing ...
Paolo Laranci +2 more
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Selected I-III-VI2 Semiconductors: Synthesis, Properties and Applications in Photovoltaic Cells
I–III–VI2 group quantum dots (QDs) have attracted high attention in photoelectronic conversion applications, especially for QD-sensitized solar cells (QDSSCs).
Shubham Shishodia +3 more
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Selection of Solar Powered Unmanned Aerial Vehicles for a Long Range Data Acquisition Chain
The paper presents a long range data acquisition chain operating in areas without access to the electricity grid or communication infrastructure built with unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs).
Wiktor Woźniak, Mieczysław Jessa
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Small molecule tandem organic photovoltaic cells incorporating an α-NPD optical spacer layer [PDF]
We report an improvement in power conversion efficiency in a small molecule tandem organic photovoltaic (OPV) device by the optimisation of current balancing of the sub-cells using an optical spacer layer. A co-deposited layer of N,N’-bis(1-naphthyl)-N,N′
Howells, Thomas J. +7 more
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Recursive Curve Modeling of I-V Curve for A-Si Photovoltaic Cells
To explore an accurate and simple method for fitting the I-V characteristics of photovoltaic cells, two recursive curves were used to characterize the output characteristics of different types of photovoltaic cells.
FU Zhen +3 more
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Porous silicon multitexture for photoelectric converter structures of solar energy [PDF]
The possibility of creation of porous silicon’s multitexture, as material of structure of photoelectric converter (FEC) is shown. The morphological elements of porous silicon are considered relative to different pore parameters.
Yerokhov V. Yu., Druzinin A. O.
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