Sector: Energy & Sustainability
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]