Papers:
Large area optimized thin film nano solar cells on metal sheets
Toivola M., Peltola T., Miettunen K., Halme J., Aitola K., Lund P.D., Helsinki University of Technology, FI
We have upscaled stainless steel based dye-sensitized solar cell (DSC) from small, 0.32 cm2 active area laboratory sized test cells to 6 cm x 6 cm large area ”minimodule”. This is a continuation to our [...]
Parallel Integrated Solar Cell Circuits for Split Solar Spectrum Light Source
Among the various solar energy application technologies, the photovoltaic technology is, in particular, the most desirable technology for large-scale applications due to the fact that the solar energy in optical form is directly transformed into [...]
Thin film solar cell based on microcrystalline nanostructure silicon grown in low temperature condition
Chung Y.B., Lim J.S., Kim H., Kim J.K., Hwang N.M., Kim H., Kim J.K., Park Y.J., Seoul National University, KR
High quality microcrystalline silicon thin film grown by Hot-Wire Chemical Vapor Deposition(HWCVD) and subsequently manufactured solar cells are presented. Intrinsic layer photoconductivity data is provided for one of the film quality measures, and the result [...]
Johnson Space Center’s Solar and Wind-based Renewable Energy System
This paper will present performance data and comparisons from a 32 kW solar and wind based renewable enery system installed at the NASA Johnson Space Center. The system provides a web-based performance and weather data [...]
Enriched methane production by solar steam reformer: process evaluation
The aim of this work is to present a novel hybrid plant for the production of a mixture of methane and hydrogen from a steam reforming reactor whose heat duty is supplied by a molten [...]
A Solar-Driven System for Industrial Dehumidification and Steam Generation
This paper introduces a solar thermal system that can be used for industrial applications to generate low pressure steam, to drive an absorption chiller, or both. Steinway & Sons is installing thirty-eight tracking parabolic trough [...]
Multi Solar (PVT) Co-Generation Power Station
The plant is designed to combine photovoltaic (PV) and thermo-solar (TS) electric generation. In particular, the starting point is the use of cooled photovoltaic modules. Cooling enhances the photovoltaic module efficiency, and the cooling fluid [...]
DFT calculations of IR and Raman spectra of Ru(bpy)2(CN)2 complex
Minaev B.F., Minaeva V.A., Minaeva V.A., Agren H., Girtu M., Bogdan Khmelnitskij national University, UA
In order to understand mechanism of electron transfer in dye-sensitized solar cell based on organic-inorganic junction we have studied the role of vibronic perturbations in metal-to-ligand and ligand-to-ligand charge transfer states excitations and in electron [...]
Simple Low-CosSimple Low-Cost Technology of Silicon Solar Cells and PV Modules Fabrication
Bruk L., Simashkevich A., Sherban D., Usatii Yu., Morvillo P., Bobeico E., Fedorov V., Institute of Applied Physics, MD
The main purpose of this work is to demonstrate the possibility of fabrication of SC and solar modules based on SIS structures using spray pyrolisis technique. Thin films, deposited at 450oC on the nSi crystals [...]
Organic PV Cells, Electricity Collected from Plant Photosynthesis – Feasibility and Demonstration
BACKGROUNG&OBJECTIVES This project is to demonstrate and develop new potential source of natural energy (electricity) by photosynthesis, and directly from living plant. METHOD The electricity capacity will be evaluated based on various plants nature, and [...]
Multi Solar (PVT) Air Conditioning System
A new innovation technology includes Multi Solar Air Conditioning system using the Multi Solar (PV/T) Collectors System and an Air conditioning unit that using the excessive solar thermal energy produced by the Multi Solar System [...]
Design and Analysis of a New Energy Harvesting Device Based on Knudsen Effect
In this paper, a new energy harvesting method based on Knudsen compressor is proposed. We first study the possibility of Knudsen compressor working in near atmosphere pressure by Direct Simulation Monte Carlo (DSMC) method which [...]
Technical and Economical Analysis of Photovoltaic Pumping Systems with V Type Concentrators in Irrigation System to Productive Chains
This paper presents the dimensioning of a photovoltaic pumping system with concentrator type V (SBFV) for irrigation of a culture in the semi-arid area of the Northeast of Brazil. The elaboration, an analysis of the [...]
Measured and predicted performance of a micro-thermophotovoltaic device with a heat-recirculating micro-emitter
A new configuration of a 1-10 W micro-thermophotovoltaic (micro-TPV) device with a heat-recirculating micro-emitter is studied experimentally and computationally. In the micro-TPV device thermal energy is directly converted into electrical energy through thermal radiation without [...]
Journal: TechConnect Briefs
Volume: 3, Nanotechnology 2009: Biofuels, Renewable Energy, Coatings, Fluidics and Compact Modeling
Published: May 3, 2009
Industry sector: Energy & Sustainability
Topic: Solar Technologies
ISBN: 978-1-4398-1784-1