... cells. These directly convert solar energy to electricity. In the present study, aloe latex solid (ALS), which is an orange-yellow solid compound extracted from aloe vera leaves, was deposited on a TiO 2 thin film (TiO 2 /ALS) for the construction of two different solar cell configurations. The UHPLC...

...Yanmin Wang Although polymer materials possess the advantages such as low cost and easy fabrication of flexible and large-scale film for the application in photovoltaic devices, the performance of polymer-based solar cells, especially energy conversion efficiency is inferior to their inorganic...

...Edwin Peng; Halil Berberoğlu Performance characteristics of an acetonitrile electrolyte based dye-sensitized solar cell were measured experimentally as functions of temperature (from 5 to 50 °C) and irradiance (from 500 to 1500 W m −2 ). The results indicated two thermal regimes of operation...

...A. Ibrahim; M. R. I. Ramadan This brief note examines the characteristics of solar cells from the standpoint of developing a global solar radiation monitor. The study is performed using a simplified photovoltaic test monitor manufactured, a single crystal p-type czochraliski (CZ) silicon solar cell...

... aluminium pumps solar absorber-convertors solar cells solar energy concentrators stainless steel photovoltaic water pump booster reflector aluminum foil stainless steel 304 water flow rate performance Photovoltaic panels which are made from semiconducting materials can directly...

...Dong-Jun Kim; Dae Hyun Kim; Sujala Bhattarai; Jae-Heun Oh One of the unique features of photovoltaic (PV) modules is the power drop that occurs as the silicon temperature increases due to the characteristics of the crystalline silicon used in a solar cell. To overcome this reduction in power...

... , Aluminum Electrolysis, Fundamentals of the Hall-Héroult Process , 3rd ed., Aluminum-Verlag, Dusseldorf . 13 01 2010 20 07 2011 18 10 2011 18 10 2011 current density electrochemical electrodes electrolysis electrolytes furnaces solar cells solar energy concentrators...

... harvesting hybrid power systems photovoltaic power systems solar cells solar power Sun thermal power stations photovoltaic thermal concentrating solar spectral fluid filter In just 1 h the amount of sunshine that falls on the Earth is large enough to meet all of the human energy...

... and weight per unit area comparable to those of ceramic tiles used on walls/floors or that of Photovoltaic modules. Self-powered operation by integrated solar cells, elimination of wiring for power transfer, wireless control, and weather-proof enclosure of moving parts help STILE technology promise lower...

... of the acquired thermal images, the extracted temperature data were contrasted with the PV module’s expected operating temperature. The results validated the presence of a problematic solar cell that refers to a “hot spot” within the tested PV module. This paper concludes with a discussion regarding...

...%. The uncertainties for Nu bot have been calculated in a similar fashion. building integrated photovoltaics convection electricity laminar flow solar cells solar power stations turbulence Building-integrated photovoltaic/thermal (BIPV/T) systems produce thermal and electrical...

...Matthew T. Boyd; Sanford A. Klein; Douglas T. Reindl; Brian P. Dougherty The “five-parameter model” is a performance model for photovoltaic solar cells that predicts the voltage and current output by representing the cells as an equivalent electrical circuit with radiation and temperature-dependent...

...A. Al Tarabsheh; I. Etier This paper analyzes the ideality factor of amorphous silicon (a-Si:H) solar cells as a function of both the thickness of the intrinsic layer and the applied voltage to the cells. The ideality factor in this work is extracted from the current/voltage characteristic...

...Meng-Cheng Tsui; Yung-Liang Tung; Song-Yeu Tsai; Chung-Wen Lan The gel electrolytes for dye-sensitized solar cells (DSSCs) have been reported recently. Such electrolytes have their own liquid electrolyte properties and a quasi-solid electrolyte morphology. In this paper, nano-clay was chosen...

... are introduced in the calculus process, and the influence of the most relevant ones has been quantified. In this way, the present work is aimed at making a contribution to the study of PV module temperature. 15 07 2009 15 07 2010 14 10 2010 14 10 2010 solar cells spectral analysis...

... chemical reactors electrolysis electrolytic devices metallurgical industries solar cells We developed a 10 kW solar thermal electrolytic reactor for exploring the potential of a high temperature solar electrolytic process for metal production. The reactor is an experimental platform...

...Kenshiro Uzaki; Terumi Nishimura; Jun Usagawa; Shuzi Hayase; Mitsuru Kono; Yoshihiro Yamaguchi Directions to high efficiency dye-sensitized solar cells (DSCs) are reviewed in terms of light harvesting and charge collection. Three dimensional DSCs characterized by a double dye layer electrode...

.... The knowledge obtained here can be explored further to optimize process parameters for the fabrication of hybrid solar cells with improved morphology and device properties. The ink jet setup The drops were jetted on microscope glass slides, positioned on the x y -stage of a Zeiss Axio...

...Robert A. Sayer; Stephen L. Hodson; Timothy S. Fisher Dye-sensitized solar cells (DSSCs) offer many advantages in comparison to their Si-based counterparts, including lower cost of raw materials, faster manufacturing time, and the ability to be integrated with flexible substrates. Although many...

...Chaehyeon Lee; Weekyung Kang; Min Jae Ko; Kyoungkon Kim; Nam-Gyu Park Photo-electrochemical properties of dye-sensitized solar cells (DSSCs) were investigated by changing the gap between working and counter electrodes. The open-circuit voltage ( V OC ) of DSSCs was significantly increased from 616...