... 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...

... that the current of the panels which is temperature independent, increases due to the light intensity increases. The output power of a solar cell is dependent on both irradiance and cell temperature. The increase of radiation on the PV module leads to increase in the module temperature, which is its largest...

...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...

.... 062702 . 10.1063/1.3266963 5 Hovel , H. J. , 1977 , “ Solar Cells for Terrestrial Applications ,” Sol. Energy , 19 ( 3 ), pp. 605 – 615 . 10.1016/0038-092X(77)90020-2 6 Mbewe , D. J. , Card , H. C. , Card , D. C. , 1985 , “ A Model of Silicon Solar Cells...

... 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 zinc 2011 American Society...

... 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...

...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...

... , Viscous Fluid Flow , International edition, McGraw-Hill , New York, NY . 14 10 2009 20 07 2010 22 03 2011 22 03 2011 building integrated photovoltaics convection electricity laminar flow solar cells solar power stations turbulence Building-integrated...

...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...

... current density, temperature, and mole percent solute of the electrolyte. chemical reactors electrolysis electrolytic devices metallurgical industries solar cells 26 06 2009 14 12 2009 04 06 2010 04 06 2010 2010 American Society of Mechanical Engineers ...

...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. Figure 2 shows a sequence of frames recorded, starting from the impact of a drop of suspensions containing 1.1   μ m...

...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...

...Takayuki Kitamura; Kenichi Okada; Hiroshi Matsui; Nobuo Tanabe It was investigated that the intrusion of water into the electrolyte was the most critical reason for the low stability of a dye-sensitized solar cell. To prevent the water intrusion, robust solar cells and submodules with a novel...