A5043788254- Photovoltaic System Optimization Techniques
- solar cell performance optimization
- Organic Electronics and Photovoltaics
- Perovskite Materials and Applications
- Chalcogenide Semiconductor Thin Films
- Silicon and Solar Cell Technologies
- Thin-Film Transistor Technologies
- Photovoltaic Systems and Sustainability
- Transition Metal Oxide Nanomaterials
- Diamond and Carbon-based Materials Research
- Metal and Thin Film Mechanics
- Semiconductor materials and interfaces
- Building Energy and Comfort Optimization
- Solar Thermal and Photovoltaic Systems
- Real-time simulation and control systems
- Electrocatalysts for Energy Conversion
- Diverse Industrial Engineering Technologies
- Boron and Carbon Nanomaterials Research
- TiO2 Photocatalysis and Solar Cells
- Sensor Technology and Measurement Systems
- Supercapacitor Materials and Fabrication
- Solar Radiation and Photovoltaics
- Solid-state spectroscopy and crystallography
- Spectroscopy and Laser Applications
- Synthesis and properties of polymers
TÜV Rheinland (Germany)
2024
Joint Research Centre
2013-2020
European Commission
2013-2020
University of Milan
2007-2013
Abstract Improving the long-term stability of perovskite solar cells is critical to deployment this technology. Despite great emphasis laid on stability-related investigations, publications lack consistency in experimental procedures and parameters reported. It therefore challenging reproduce compare results thereby develop a deep understanding degradation mechanisms. Here, we report consensus between researchers field for testing cell stability, which are based International Summit Organic...
ABSTRACT This paper describes the measurement of photovoltaic module performance over a range temperatures and irradiances according to international standard IEC 61853 Part 1. The purpose this work is assess reproducibility power matrix measurements obtained using two methods specified in standard: under natural sunlight with tracker, solar simulator. A comparison results third principal method (under without tracker) also summarised for completeness. same techniques have been employed...
Incident solar radiation modelling has become of vital importance not only in architectural design considerations, but also the estimation energy production photovoltaic systems. This is particularly true case buildings with integrated photovoltaics (PV) systems having a wide range orientations and inclinations defined by skin building. Since data at plane interest hardly ever available, this study presents analysis two most representative transposition models used to obtain in-plane...
The emerging thin-film photovoltaic (PV) technologies show the potential to compete in future market with currently dominant crystalline silicon (c-Si) technology. A comparison of different based on their module performance rated at Standard Test Conditions (STC) is a commonly accepted method PV community. However, despite being useful tool, it does not give enough information accurately predict how much energy would deliver field when subjected wide range real operating conditions. In this...
Abstract Printed organic photovoltaics (OPVs) have moved beyond the research laboratory phase and demonstrated their suitability to be upscaled for industrial manufacture. The improved efficiencies increased lifetime testify potential this technology compete with crystalline silicon–based technologies under some operating conditions. There are companies capable of producing large‐area OPV modules outdoor installation. Examples solar cell production on an scale energy been shown in last 5...
Abstract Performance measurements of photovoltaic devices, including metastable ones, should reflect as closely possible the behaviour these devices when deployed in field, i.e. at constant illumination and fixed conditions. We review wide-ranging observed previously proposed measurement solutions for perovskite solar cells (PSC) further illustrate variability during with recent examples from our own experience. propose a generic protocol PSC to ensure that electrical characterisation under...
Dye-sensitized Solar Cells are generally known to possess a slow response changes in photocurrent generation by incident light. Electrical power measurements of photovoltaic (PV) devices can only be accurately made if sufficient time is allowed for complete generation. The increases from typically few milliseconds the case c-Si devices, over tens hundreds technologies like back-contact and hetero-junction solar cells, even longer times dye-sensitized some types perovskite cells. In this work...
ABSTRACT The incidence angle effect causes a decrease in the photogenerated current of PV modules when they are subject to incident irradiance at wide angles: Its relevance should be quantified for accurate energy yield purposes and has recently gained significance due rising interest novel integrated applications, where vertical or nonoptimal tilt favored (e.g., urban structures, agrivoltaics, vehicles). international standard IEC 61853‐2 presents both outdoor indoor measurement methods:...
Abstract Dye‐sensitized solar cells (DSSCs) are generally known to possess a slow response time for photocurrent generation by incident light. Electrical power measurements can only be accurately made if sufficient is allowed complete generation, in contrast the case of c‐Si cells. There two methods which satisfactorily measure spectral responsivity (SR) DSSCs, i.e. “AC method” and “DC method”. Of these two, AC method IEC 60904‐8 standard normal procedure SR measurement A new setup...
A fluorescence resonant energy transfer study is presented, which uses composition-spread libraries of para-hexaphenylene doped with tris-(8-hydroxyquinolinato)aluminum(III) (p6P:Alq3), prepared by a combinatorial physical vapor deposition technique. The p6P:Alq3 deposited at room temperature are polycrystalline and exhibit an inefficient transfer. efficiency increases significantly in amorphous −78°C, yielding the Förster radius 22Å, good agreement theory. undergo slow spontaneous...
The knowledge of electrical current-voltage (I-V) characteristics photovoltaic (PV) devices under various irradiance, temperature, and spectral conditions is essential for evaluating the output power energy production climate conditions. methods to measure temperature irradiance dependences PV are described in standards IEC 60891 61853-1. Newer technologies like organic (OPV) dye-sensitized (DSSC) rapidly evolving considerable research effort has addressed alternative approaches increase...