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Journal articles on the topic "Photovoltaic Architecture"

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Devetaković, Mirjana, Djordje Djordjević, Milan Radojević, Aleksandra Krstić-Furundžić, Bogdan-Gabriel Burduhos, Georgios Martinopoulos, Mircea Neagoe, and Gabriele Lobaccaro. "Photovoltaics on Landmark Buildings with Distinctive Geometries." Applied Sciences 10, no. 19 (September 25, 2020): 6696. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/app10196696.

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This review study, framed in the Work group 4 “Photovoltaic in built environment” within the COST Action PEARL PV, CA16235, aims to examine applications of integrated and applied photovoltaic technologies on ten landmark buildings characterised by distinctive geometries, highlighting the aesthetics of their architecture and quality of PV integration based on a proposed set of seven criteria. The selected building samples cover a large design diversity related to the quality of PV systems integration into building envelope that could serve as a basis for general guidelines of best architectural and technological practice. After introducing the problem and defining the research methodology, an analysis of ten landmark buildings is presented, as representative models of aesthetics of their architecture, photovoltaic integration and implementation and energy performance. The study concludes with the main characteristics of photovoltaic integration on landmark buildings. The paper is intended to support both engineers and architects in comprehending the convergent development of contemporary architecture and photovoltaic technology, as well as the need for a closer collaboration, sometimes resulting in architectural masterworks that promote the diffusion of photovoltaics to the public.
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Kimura, Ken-ichi. "Photovoltaic systems and architecture." Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells 35 (September 11, 1994): 409–19. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/0927-0248(94)90168-6.

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Marchwiński, Janusz. "Architectural analysis of photovoltaic (PV) module applications on non-flat roofs." Acta Scientiarum Polonorum. Architectura 22 (July 24, 2023): 1–10. http://dx.doi.org/10.22630/aspa.2023.22.1.

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Due to the growing importance of renewable energy sources (RES) technology, a noticeable increase in interest in photovoltaics can be observed. Roofs most often provide the places where photovoltaic (PV) modules are installed. In many cases, ill-considered decisions concerning the selection of PV modules and their installation lead to unfavourable architectural effects. The article aims to examine the possibility of integrating PV modules installed on non-flat roofs with the broadly understood building architecture. An observational method based on case studies was applied to the study. Not only aesthetic aspects but also functional and technical aspects were considered while paying attention to energy issues. The conducted analysis indicates a good level of possibilities for integrating PV modules with architecture and these possibilities vary depending on the geometric features of the roof. Applications within full and glazed roofs are also rather distinctive.
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Ananda, Kevin, and Agus Hariyadi. "Adaptive Photovoltaic Performance Study with a Biomimetic Approach for Energy Saving." Journal of Artificial Intelligence in Architecture 2, no. 1 (February 26, 2023): 1–15. http://dx.doi.org/10.24002/jarina.v2i1.6331.

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The facade has a function to improve the energy performance of the building by controlling the acquisition of sunlight and natural lighting. The biomimetic architecture approach is one form of architecture that imitates the principles of nature—integrating photovoltaics with facades to utilize solar lighting and generate electricity for building needs. The novelty of this study aims to examine the effectiveness of adaptive facade forms with a biomimetic approach integrated with photovoltaic on heat transfer and energy saving and determine the factors that influence it. This study uses the parametric modeling simulation method. In addition, this study compares aspects of heat transfer and energy generated by photovoltaics on adaptive facades with a biomimetic approach. The study's results using a flower petal-shaped adaptive biomimetic facade showed that OTTV 35 watt/m2 (standard) obtained all grid configurations with an opening angle of 10-20 degrees, and the average electrical energy produced by integrated Photovoltaic was around 1,757.7 kWh. This result provides energy savings of 20.03% on a building.
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Yoo, Seung-Ho, and Hee-Jeong Choi. "Solar Architecture Integrated Bi-Facial Photovoltaic System as a Shade." Processes 9, no. 9 (September 9, 2021): 1625. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/pr9091625.

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Solar architecture is defined as a kind of building integrated photovoltaic (BIPV) in which the PV modules are deployed to passive solar concepts, to minimize the heating and cooling load, to upgrade the indoor environment, and to be adjustable for regional weather and to continuously succeed architectural culture. Solar architecture needs to consider the architectural culture and climate of the region through an ecological convergence. The ecological criteria lead to optimizing solar architecture through an ecological convergence of a passive intelligence and renewable energy system. The optimal angle of the bi-facial PV module as a shade is 23.5° considering the physical interaction and the traditional architecture in Korea according to the ecological criteria. The shading concept of the PV module reduces 27.5~34% of the building cooling load. Effective solar irradiance (ESR) is very important not only for PV efficiency but also for the system usage rate. This ESR should be controlled depending on the climate condition to maximize the total energy elimination factor and total energy transmittance factor for a window. The MB-BIPVS play an excellent role to maximize the total energy elimination factor and total energy transmittance factor for a window.
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Wang, Zheng, Yanli Xiao, Ye Wan, Ke Liu, and Xiyuan Wang. "Research on energy management strategy of photovoltaic–battery energy storage system." International Journal of Low-Carbon Technologies 17 (2022): 488–93. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/ijlct/ctac024.

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Abstract Photovoltaics have the advantages of being clean and renewable and have gained a wide range of applications. It is promising to use photovoltaic energy for the power supply of buildings, as the building sector accounts for a large portion of global energy consumption with a constantly increasing trend. However, photovoltaics are greatly affected by time and environment, and it is usually combined with batteries to form a photovoltaic–battery energy storage system to meet the load demand. This paper aims to analyze and compare energy management strategies of an on-grid solar photovoltaic–battery system for a real building project in a typical May and October region, but unlike other studies, the strategies used in this paper are very simple and easy to implement. It can also realize photovoltaic, battery and grid to meet the load power demand. Two strategies are used in this paper. Strategy 1 is to maximize the utilization of the energy generated by photovoltaics: while the energy generated by photovoltaics cannot meet the load demand, the battery will provide energy, and while the battery cannot meet the load demand, the grid will provide energy. The photovoltaic energy is given priority to the battery under the premise of meeting the load demand. Strategy 2 is to use the time-of-use electricity price, and the battery obtains cheap electricity at night to meet the load of the high electricity price the next day. The feasibility of the strategy used is demonstrated by actual data of buildings and photovoltaic–battery energy storage systems. This study can provide theoretical references for the energy management and system operation to facility managers and building occupants.
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Nasir, Mashood, Saqib Iqbal, Hassan A. Khan, Juan C. Vasquez, and Josep M. Guerrero. "Sustainable Rural Electrification Through Solar PV DC Microgrids—An Architecture-Based Assessment." Processes 8, no. 11 (November 6, 2020): 1417. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/pr8111417.

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Solar photovoltaic (PV) direct current (DC) microgrids have gained significant popularity during the last decade for low cost and sustainable rural electrification. Various system architectures have been practically deployed, however, their assessment concerning system sizing, losses, and operational efficiency is not readily available in the literature. Therefore, in this research work, a mathematical framework for the comparative analysis of various architectures of solar photovoltaic-based DC microgrids for rural applications is presented. The compared architectures mainly include (a) central generation and central storage architecture, (b) central generation and distributed storage architecture, (c) distributed generation and central storage architecture, and (d) distributed generation and distributed storage architecture. Each architecture is evaluated for losses, including distribution losses and power electronic conversion losses, for typical power delivery from source end to the load end in the custom village settings. Newton–Raphson method modified for DC power flow was used for distribution loss analysis, while power electronic converter loss modeling along with the Matlab curve-fitting tool was used for the evaluation of power electronic losses. Based upon the loss analysis, a framework for DC microgrid components (PV and battery) sizing was presented and also applied to the various architectures under consideration. The case study results show that distributed generation and distributed storage architecture with typical usage diversity of 40% is the most feasible architecture from both system sizing and operational cost perspectives and is 13% more efficient from central generation and central storage architecture for a typical village of 40 houses. The presented framework and the analysis results will be useful in selecting an optimal DC microgrid architecture for future rural electrification implementations.
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Chehab, Oussama. "The intelligent façade photovoltaic and architecture." Renewable Energy 5, no. 1-4 (August 1994): 188–204. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/0960-1481(94)90371-9.

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Haghighi, Zoheir, Mahboubeh Angali Dehnavi, Thaleia Konstantinou, Andy van den Dobbelsteen, and Tillmann Klein. "Architectural Photovoltaic Applications: Lessons Learnt and Perceptions from Architects." Buildings 11, no. 2 (February 11, 2021): 62. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/buildings11020062.

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Researchers have reported that despite technological development in photovoltaic technology and substantial cost reduction, there is still a narrow interest in architectural photovoltaic applications (APA). Lack of interest is correlated to various bottlenecks, and one of them is a lack of knowledge among architects on the possibilities and approaches to adopt APA. In response to the issues mentioned, the aim of the research presented was collecting qualitative and quantitative information from architects as lessons learned and perceptions in regards to APA. In total, 30 architects with and without experience of using photovoltaics (PV) were invited and interviewed. They were asked about their experience, design and decision-making process with PV, their understanding of integration, and the decisive factors to use APA. The results showed apparent differences between the experiences and perceptions, and they highlighted the lessons learned from realized projects. The analysis of the visual implication of PV integration shows that, to the eyes of architects, integration of PV into architecture does not depend on the PV product used, but instead, that when PV is part of the design concept and design process, the outcome is seen as a meaningful integration.
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CHAHMI, Abdelghani. "Study of photovoltaic systems with differences connecting configuration topologies for applications in renewable energy systems." International Journal of Energetica 4, no. 1 (June 30, 2019): 28. http://dx.doi.org/10.47238/ijeca.v4i1.83.

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This paper focuses in the optimization of the efficiency of photovoltaic power conversion systems; we present a new alternative for improving both the optimization of the efficiency of photovoltaic power conversion chain. In this way, we present to the valuation problem of photovoltaic by new coupling systems between photovoltaic generators and their loads and performance of photovoltaic (PV) systems and the efficiency of the energy conversion by using different configuration of power converters. Different type’s improvements have been proposed of different architecture in order to choose the correct PV architecture for each PV installation on the efficiency improvement in all power conversion level stages between PV cells and loads. In this context, this work presents the study and adaptive simulation of photovoltaic systems with micro inverters configurations for applications of renewable energy. We performed comparative between a central and distribution connection of converter via an adaptation floor with Maximum Power Point Tracker (MPPT) control. For this reason, it is important to know different types of architecture and different configuration of power converters in order to choose the correct PV architecture for each PV installation. Simulation results are used to demonstrate the proposed topologies to provide improvement in efficiency over existing traditional PV systems.
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Dissertations / Theses on the topic "Photovoltaic Architecture"

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Yan, Jinghui. "Full Bridge LLC Converter Secondary Architecture Study for Photovoltaic Application." Thesis, Virginia Tech, 2018. http://hdl.handle.net/10919/82490.

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The increasing global energy demand calls for attention on renewable energy development. Among the available technology, the photovoltaic (PV) panels is a popular solution. Thus, targeted Power Conditioning Systems (PCSs) are drawing increased attention in research. Microconverter is one of the PCS that can support versatile applications in various power line architectures. This work focuses on the comparison of circuit secondary side architectures for LLC converter for microconverter application. As the research foundation, general characteristic of solar energy and PV panel operation are introduced for the understanding of the needs. Previous works are referenced and compared for advantages and limitation. Base on conventional secondary resonant full bridge LLC converter, the two sub-topologies of different secondary rectification network: active, full bridge secondary and active voltage doubler output end LLC converter are presented in detail. The main operating principle is also described in mathematical formula with the corresponding cycle-by-cycle operation to ensure the functional equality before proceeding to performance comparison. Circuit efficiency analysis is conducted on the main power stage and the key components with frequency consideration. The hardware circuit achieved the designed function while the overall hardware efficiency result agrees with analysis. In the implementation, the transformer is costume built for the system pacification. Another part is the parasitic effect analysis. At a high operating frequency and to achieve very high-frequency operation, parasitic effect need to be fully understood and considered as it may have the dominating effect on the system.
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Makki, Adham. "Innovative heat pipe-based photovoltaic/thermoelectric (PV/TEG) generation system." Thesis, University of Nottingham, 2017. http://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/43330/.

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PV systems in practice experience excessive thermal energy dissipation that is inseparable from the photo-electric conversion process. The temperature of PV cells under continuous illumination can approach 40°C above ambient, causing a drop in the electrical performance of about 30%. The significance of elevated temperature on PV cells inspired various thermal management techniques to improve the operating temperature of the cells and hence their conversion efficiency. Hybrid PV/Thermal (PV/T) collectors that can supply both electrical and thermal energy are attractive twofold solution, being able to cool the PV cells and thus improving the electrical power output as well as collecting the thermal energy by-product for practical utilization. The challenges present on the performance of PV systems due to elevated operating temperature is considered the research problem within this work. In this research, an integrated hybrid heat pipe-based PV/Thermoelectric (PV/TEG) collector is proposed and investigated theoretically and experimentally. The hybrid collector considers modular integration of a PV absorber rated at 170W with surface area of 1.3 m2 serving as power generator as well as thermal absorber. Five heat pipes serving as the heat transport mediums were attached to the rear of the module to extract excessive heat accumulating on the PV cells. The extracted heat is transferred via boiling-condensation cycle within the heat pipe to a bank of TEG modules consisting of five 40 mm x 40 mm modules, each attached to the condenser section of each heat pipe. In principle, the incorporation of heat pipe-TEG thermal waste recovery assembly allow further power generation adopting the Seebeck phenomena of Thermoelectric modules. A theoretical numerical analysis of the collector proposed is conducted through derivation of differential equations for the energy exchange within the system components based on energy balance concepts while applying explicit finite difference numerical approach for solutions. The models developed are integrated into MATLAB/SIMULINK environment to assess the cooling capability of the integrated collector as well as the addition power generation through thermal waste heat recovery. The practical performance of the collector proposed is determined experimentally allowing for validation of the simulation model, hence, a testing rig is constructed based on the system requirements and operating principles. Reduction in the PV cell temperature of about 8°C, which account for about 16% reduction in the PV cell temperature response compared to a conventional PV module under identical conditions is attained. In terms of the power output available from the PV cells, enhanced power performance of additional 5.8W is observed, contributing to an increase of 4% when compared with a PV module. The overall energy conversion efficiency of the integrated collector was observed to be steady at about 11% compared to that of the conventional PV module (9.5%) even at high ambient temperature and low wind speeds. Parametric analysis to assess the performance enhancements associated to the number of heat pipes attached to the PV module is conducted. Increasing the number of heat pipes attached to 15 pipes permits improved thermal management of the PV cells realised by further 7.5% reduction in the PV module temperature in addition to electrical output power improvement of 5%.
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Bilton, Amy M. (Amy Marlou). "A modular design architecture for application to community-scale photovoltaic-powered reverse osmosis systems." Thesis, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2013. http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/79337.

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Thesis (Ph. D.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Aeronautics and Astronautics, 2013.
This electronic version was submitted and approved by the author's academic department as part of an electronic thesis pilot project. The certified thesis is available in the Institute Archives and Special Collections.
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Access to safe, clean drinking water is a major challenge for many communities. These communities are often near seawater and/or brackish groundwater sources, making desalination a possible solution. Unfortunately, desalination is energy intensive and a reliable, inexpensive power supply is also challenging for remote locations. Photovoltaic reverse osmosis systems (PVRO) can be used to provide water for underserved communities. A feasibility study which demonstrates the economic viability of such systems is discussed here. PVRO systems are assembled from mass-produced modular components. This approach reduces manufacturing costs. However, designing a system optimized for a specific location is difficult. For even a small inventory of components, the number of design choices is enormous. A designer with significant expertise is required to tailor a PVRO system for a given location, putting this technology out of reach of many communities. This thesis develops a modular design architecture which can be implemented in a computer program to enable non-experts to configure systems from inventories of modular components. This architecture is not limited to PVRO systems, but can also be used to design other systems composed of modular components such as cars, electronics, and computers. The method uses a hierarchy of filters to limit the design space based on design principles and calculations. The system is then configured from the reduced design space using optimization methods and detailed system models. In this thesis, the modular design architecture is implemented for PVRO systems. A set of detailed physics-based system models are developed to enable this process. A novel method of representing a PVRO system using a graph is developed to enable rapid evaluation of different system configurations. This modeling technique is validated using the MIT Experimental PVRO system constructed as part of this research. A series of case studies are conducted to validate the modular design approach for PVRO systems. The first set of case studies considers a deterministic solar input and water demand. The design goal is to determine the lowest cost system that meets the water demand requirements. It is shown that the method is able to tailor systems for a wide range of locations and water demands from a large system inventory. The validity of these solutions is demonstrated by simulating a custom designed system in the wrong location. Another case study shows that the approach can be used to determine market potential of new components. The second set of case studies considers variations in the solar radiation and water demand. The design goal is to determine the lowest cost PVRO system that meets the water demand profile with a specified probability. Two methods that use historical solar insolation and water demand to account for variations are presented. The first method characterizes the historical data and develops models to synthetically generate solar insolation and water demand profiles, and then simulates the system performance over 100 years to calculate the loss-of-water probability. In the second method, distributions of solar radiation and water demand are calculated from historical data and used to directly calculate the probability of running out of water in the worst month of the year. Both methods are implemented and shown to produce feasible system configurations. The direct calculation method is shown to reduce the required computation time and is suitable for different systems with variable inputs.
by Amy M. Bilton.
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Berasategi, Arostegi Aloña. "New optimized electrical architectures of photovoltaic generators with high conversion efficiency." Toulouse 3, 2013. http://thesesups.ups-tlse.fr/2079/.

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L'objectif de cette thèse est l'optimisation du rendement des chaînes de conversion photovoltaïques (PV). Différentes améliorations de l'architecture électriques et de ses algorithmes de commande ont été développées afin d'obtenir un haut rendement de conversion sur une grande plage de puissance d'entrée. Ces travaux portent également sur l'allongement de la durée de vie de l'étage de conversion électrique. Les avantages et les inconvénients d'un système composé de convertisseurs connectés en parallèle ont été montrés notamment à travers une analyse de pertes. Ces études ont permis la conception d'une nouvelle architecture constituée par des convertisseurs parallélisés. Cette dernière est appelée "Convertisseur Multi-Phase Adaptative" (MPAC). Sa singularité réside dans ses algorithmes de commande qui adaptent les phases actives selon la production de puissance en temps réel et recherchent la configuration la plus efficiente à chaque instant. De cette façon, le MPAC garantit un haut rendement de conversion sur toute la plage de puissance de fonctionnement. Une autre loi de commande permet quant à elle d'uniformiser le temps de fonctionnement de chaque phase par l'implémentation d'un algorithme de rotation de phase. Ainsi, le stress des composants de ces phases est maintenu homogène, assurant un vieillissement homogène pour chacune des phases. Etant donné alors le faible stress appliqué sur chaque composant, la structure MPAC présente une durée de vie plus importante. Les améliorations de l'étage de conversion de puissance ont pu montrer par la réalisation d'un prototype expérimental et par la réalisation de tests expérimentaux la validation globale du système. Pour finir, des tests comparatifs entre une chaîne de conversion PV classique et notre système ont montré une amélioration significative du rendement de conversion
This thesis focuses in the optimization of the efficiency of photovoltaic power conversion chain. In this way, different improvements have been proposed in the electrical architecture and its control algorithms in order to obtain high efficiency in a large rage of input power and long life-time of PV power conversion system. Using loss analysis, the benefits and drawbacks of parallel connection of power structures has been shown. This analysis has allowed the conception of a new optimized architecture constituted by parallelized power converters, called Multi-Phase Adaptive Converter (MPAC). The singularity of these power structures consists on the adaptation of the phases of the converter depending on the power production in real-time and looking for the most efficient configuration all time. In this way, the MPAC guarantees high conversion efficiency for all power ranges. Another control law is also implemented which guarantees a rotation of the phases to keep their working time uniform. Thus, the stress of the components of all the phases is kept homogenous, assuring a homogeneous aging of the phases. Since the global stress of the component is lower, the MPAC presents a longer life-time. The improvements in the power conversion stage are shown by experimental prototypes. Experimental tests have been done for global validation. Comparison with a classical power conversion stage shows the improvement in the global conversion efficiency
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Munoz-Coreas, Edgard. "Stargrazer One: A New Architecture for Distributed Maximum Power Point Tracking of Solar Photovoltaic Sources." UKnowledge, 2015. http://uknowledge.uky.edu/ece_etds/76.

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The yield from a solar photovoltaic (PV) source is dependent on factors such as light and temperature. A control system called a maximum power point tracker (MPPT) ensures that the yield from a solar PV source is maximized in spite of these factors. This thesis presents a novel implementation of a perturb and observe (PO) MPPT. The implementation uses a switched capacitor step down converter and a custom digital circuit implementation of the PO algorithm. Working in tandem, the switched capacitor step down converter and the custom digital circuit implementation were able to successfully track the maximum power point of a simulated solar PV source. This implementation is free of the overhead encountered with general purpose processor based MPPT implementations. This makes this MPPT system a valid candidate for applications where general purpose processors are undesirable. This document will begin by discussing the current state of MPPT research. Afterward, this thesis will present studies done to be able to use the chosen switched capacitor step down converter. Then the digital circuit PO implementation will be discussed in detail. Simulations of the architecture will be presented. Finally, experimental validation using a hardware prototype will be shown.
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Rasin, Ahmed Tasnim. "High efficiency quantum dot-sensitised solar cells by material science and device architecture." Thesis, Queensland University of Technology, 2014. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/78822/1/Ahmed%20Tasnim_Rasin_Thesis.pdf.

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This thesis studied cadmium sulfide and cadmium selenide quantum dots and their performance as light absorbers in quantum dot-sensitised solar cells. This research has made contributions to the understanding of size dependent photodegradation, passivation and particle growth mechanism of cadmium sulfide quantum dots using SILAR method and the role of ZnSe shell coatings on solar cell performance improvement.
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Jones, David Charles. "Control Techniques for the Maximization of Power Converter Robustness and Efficiency in a Parallel Photovoltaic Architecture." Thesis, University of Colorado at Boulder, 2013. http://pqdtopen.proquest.com/#viewpdf?dispub=3561982.

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A parallel connected photovoltaic (PV) architecture connects individual PV panels in parallel to a high voltage inverter input bus through intervening dedicated dc-dc converters. These per-panel parallel PV converters provide the large voltage boost normally obtained through the series connection of panels to the inverter input. The goal of this thesis is the development of control algorithms which maximize the robustness and power harvesting of a parallel PV converter, subject to maximum power and current constraints. Meeting this goal requires the invention of several new algorithms and analytical results.

A new state plane technique including generalized diode reverse recovery is developed to produce an accurate model of the parallel converter dc transformer circuit, greatly improving on prior modeling techniques. Existing perturb and observe (PO) maximum power point tracking algorithms are shown to suffer from small local maxima, called traps, in the measured PV power curve. A generalized PO (GPO) algorithm is invented to greatly improve tracking robustness in the presence of traps. A new nonlinear controller is developed which integrates GPO and current limit functions, providing for rapid and stable transition between the two associated modes.

A dead zone avoidance and mitigation (DZAM) processor is invented to address an operational dead zone which exists near the buck-boost mode boundary in a noninverting buck-boost converter. DZAM improves on prior dead zone mitigation techniques for this converter through autonomous operation and the avoidance of any decrease in converter efficiency or operational bandwidth. A significant improvement in the buck-boost efficiency curve is achieved by generalizing the DZAM processor nonlinearity in a way which enables optimal adaptation of an effective converter switching frequency.

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Yu, Xu. "Investigation of a novel multifunctional roof panel for hybrid photovoltaic/thermal/daylight application in atrium and large green house." Thesis, University of Nottingham, 2015. http://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/30595/.

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Daylight is an energy efficient solution for illumination and visual comfort in buildings. However, successful daylight design requires effective daylight control technology to eliminate the negative impact such as overheating, unbalanced indoor daylight distribution and glare. With this mind, the current thesis presents a novel multifunctional roof panel which might be applied in atrium and large green house. The working principle of the panel is based on the non-imaging low-concentration solar collector: dielectric Compound Parabolic Concentrator (CPC). Detailed study on the dielectric CPC has found that there would be some light escaping from side wall of CPC when the incident light is beyond CPC acceptance angle, which could actually be used for indoor daylight provision; while the incident light concentrated on the base of CPC could be used for concentrating PV application. Thus a dielectric CPC panel which consists of several trough dielectric CPC rods is designed and manufactured, its function of hybrid PV/Daylight is investigated through PHOTOPIA simulation and outdoor testing, both simulated and measured results showed that under sunny condition, only 10-15% of light could be transmitted through the panel in cooling season, and the rest of the light is used for concentrating PV application; while light transmittance of about 40-60% is achievable in winter period, when daylight is desired. Additionally, constant light transmittance of about 40% is achievable under overcast sky. The above figures could verify the seasonal daylight control ability of the panel. On the other hand, for the designed panel, the rejected heat on PV could still flow into the building. As a result, a PV/Thermal system is designed to remove the rejected heat on PV cell and reutilize it for thermal application such as food drying. The design parameter such as approach velocity, pitch distance, and perforation porosity are numerically investigated by CFD simulation. The prototype of the system is built and measured under solar simulator and real sky. Both simulated and measurement results showed that the heat recovery efficiency could be 40-80% depending on different geometries and approach velocities; and little amount of rejected heat could transfer from the PV cell to the building interior. The hybrid PV/Thermal application seems to be achievable. Lastly, the energy and economic performance for the EW-orientated dielectric CPC panel is investigated using new proposed concept of “inner south projection angle” and its correlation with the CPC optical performance, the building energy simulation software EnergyPlus and its weather data are also employed. An example case on an educational building with a central atrium in Nottingham shows that: compared to the conventional double glazing window, there is 55% increase in useful daylight illuminance (500-2000lux) percentage; 81.5% reduction in window solar heat gain in cooling season and only 10.78% reduction in window solar heat gain in heating season; there is also a power generation of 290.65W/m2 from PV cells; and the estimated payback period is less than 5 years. Therefore, the proposed multifunctional roof panel for PV/Thermal/Daylight application could comprehensively utilise the solar energy and provide comfort thermal and visual indoor environment.
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Soria, Bruno. "Etude des performances électriques annuelles de modules photovoltaïques bifaces. Cas particulier modules bifaces intégrés en façade verticale." Thesis, Grenoble, 2014. http://www.theses.fr/2014GRENT066/document.

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Malgré le bénéfice apparent des modules bifaces, cette technologie souffre toujours d'un manque de visibilité sur les gains en performance qu'elle apporte. Dans cette thèse, nous étudions le cas de modules bifaces verticaux intégrés sur une façade et nous évaluons plusieurs architectures de modules spécifiques aux contraintes électriques et optiques des applications bifaces. Nous avons mis en place une méthodologie d'évaluation des performances électriques annuelles de modules bifaces basée sur trois outils : un dispositif de caractérisation en double éclairement au simulateur solaire, un banc de test modulable en environnement extérieur et son modèle optique avec un logiciel de tracé de rayons. Les résultats expérimentaux obtenus à court terme dans différentes configurations du banc ont permis de valider notre modèle optique. Ainsi, les performances annuelles de l'application façade verticale à échelle réduite ont pu être maximisées suivant les paramètres importants de l'application et du module. En particulier, les avantages d'une architecture à cellules découpées, à interconnexion en parallèle et à verres texturés ont été évalués séparément vis-à-vis des pertes résistives qui surviennent en double éclairement et du rayonnement souvent non-uniforme et diffus incident sur la face arrière du module. Ce travail à échelle réduite a permis de dresser des perspectives pour un module de taille réelle et d'initier des études à l'échelle du système biface
Despite the apparent benefits of bifacial modules, their application still suffers from a lack of visibility on the performance gain that they can actually provide. In this thesis we consider the specific application of vertically oriented bifacial modules, notably for facade integration. We also consider several innovative module architectures to work around some of the electrical and optical constraints of bifacial modules. We have developed a methodology to evaluate the annual electrical performance of bifacial modules based on three tools. Firstly, a double illumination characterization setup is used in a solar simulator for comparing module architectures. Then, a reduced scale outdoor test bench allows us to evaluate bifacial module performance in a variety of configurations. Finally, a ray-tracing model validated with short-term outdoor data leads to the annual electrical performance. This methodology allowed us to find optimal performance according to the most important parameters of application and module. Specifically, a module architecture using half-cut cells, a parallel cell interconnection and textured glasses have been analysed with respect to their influence on the resistive losses which occur in double illumination as well as to their influence on the effect of non-uniform and diffuse irradiance on the backside of the module. This work enabled us to propose real size module architectures and to launch studies at the bifacial system level
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Ego, Christophe. "Oligo and polyfluorenes of controlled architecture for applications in opto-electronics." Doctoral thesis, Universite Libre de Bruxelles, 2005. http://hdl.handle.net/2013/ULB-DIPOT:oai:dipot.ulb.ac.be:2013/210958.

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Polyfluorenes are polymers with outstanding properties: They are semi-conducting, relatively rigid, quite stable chemically and thermally, easily substituted and therefore potentially soluble in numerous solvents and more importantly, they exhibit blue electro- and photoluminescence. For all these reasons, these polymers are the subjects of numerous academic and industrial researches.

The first subject of this work deal with the design, the synthesis and the characterisation of polyfluorenes end-capped with perylene dicarboximide derivatives. These perylene moieties are able to interact by energy transfer under specific conditions of illumination, proximity and orientation. Their observation by single molecule spectroscopy permitted therefore to gain valuable information concerning the three-dimensional folding of single polyfluorene chains. To complete this study, the synthesis and characterisation of a perylene end-capped trimer of fluorene was performed. This structure being monodisperse, a finer analysis of the energy-transfer occurring between both perylene dyes could be accomplished, which confirmed the structural hypothesis made for the polymer. During these studies, it has been observed that, in addition to the energy transfer occurring between both perylene derivatives, another energy transfer occurs between the polyfluorene backbone and the perylene derivatives upon excitation of the first. This led to the idea of the synthesis of a polyfluorene bearing perylenes dicarboximide as side chains. This perylene-rich polyfluorene has been used to build a photovoltaic cell efficient in the wavelengths of both polyfluorene absorption and perylene carboximide absorption.

Another subject of this work was the design, synthesis and characterisation of polyfluorenes bearing bulky phenoxy groups as side-chains. These polymers, due to their lower tendency toward aggregation, exhibited a better stability of their emission colour upon annealing. Similarly, a series of homo- and copolymers of fluorene bearing bulky and hole accepting triphenylamine substituants was synthesised and characterised. In addition to their improved colour stability in comparison with dialkylpolyfluorenes, the LEDs build with these materials exhibited a very low turn on voltage.


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Books on the topic "Photovoltaic Architecture"

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Photovoltaics: Technology, architecture, installation. Basel: Birkhäuser, 2010.

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Peter, Toggweiler, ed. Photovoltaik und architektur: Die Integration von Solarzellen in Gebäudehüllen = Photovoltaics in architecture : the integration of photovoltaic cells in building envelopes. Basel: Birkhäuser, 1993.

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Randall, Thomas, ed. Photovoltaics and architecture. London: Spon Press, 2001.

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Thomas, Randall. Photovoltaics and Architecture. London: Taylor & Francis Inc, 2003.

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Thomas, Randall. Photovoltaics and Architecture. London: Taylor & Francis Group Plc, 2004.

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Christine, Rüb, ed. Solar design: Photovoltaics for old buildings, urban space, landscapes = photovoltaik für Altbau, Stadtraum, Landschaft. Berlin: Jovis, 2005.

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Randall, Thomas, ed. Photovoltaics and architecture: An introduction for architects and engineers. New York: Spon Press, 2000.

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Mark, Hickman J., and United States. National Aeronautics and Space Administration., eds. TROPIX power system architecture. [Washington, D.C.]: National Aeronautics and Space Administration, 1995.

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Fotovoltaico in architettura. Firenze: Alinea, 2006.

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Rüther, Ricardo. Edifícios solares fotovoltaicos: O potencial da geração solar fotovoltaica integrada a edificações urbanas e interligada à rede elétrica pública no Brasil. Florianópolis: Editora UFSC, 2004.

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Book chapters on the topic "Photovoltaic Architecture"

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Tiwari, Gopal Nath, and Neha Gupta. "Photovoltaic Application in Architecture." In Photovoltaic Thermal Passive House System, 351–83. Boca Raton: CRC Press, 2022. http://dx.doi.org/10.1201/9780429445903-11.

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Reijenga, Tjerk H., and Henk F. Kaan. "PV in Architecture." In Handbook of Photovoltaic Science and Engineering, 1043–77. Chichester, UK: John Wiley & Sons, Ltd, 2011. http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/9780470974704.ch23.

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Reijenga, Tjerk H. "PV in Architecture." In Handbook of Photovoltaic Science and Engineering, 1005–42. Chichester, UK: John Wiley & Sons, Ltd, 2005. http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/0470014008.ch22.

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Callegari, Guido, Eleonora Merolla, and Paolo Simeone. "Photovoltaic Breakthrough in Architecture: Integration and Innovation Best Practice." In The Urban Book Series, 321–33. Cham: Springer International Publishing, 2023. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-29515-7_29.

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AbstractIn the new context of the trialling and the development of the materials, buildings systems and innovative processes required to meet new challenges posed by environmental transition in Europe and across the globe, the construction sector urgently needs to define more sustainable development models to achieve decarbonisation, as is the case in other sectors. In this context, recent experiences of incorporating photovoltaics into architecture are a clear sign of a change in focus on how systems are integrated into architectural design: a new way of viewing the technological innovation of PV modules which is ever more closely linked to the architectural design right from the initial concept stages. The study we present is based on a critical analysis of the current international state of the art of architectural design incorporating photovoltaics, selecting case studies which illustrate best practice for technological innovation to demonstrate possible scenarios for future developments. Therefore, all the principle approaches identified by the international research will be described as well as the impact that these technological developments are having on architectural style and quality of life in cities. With regard to the aesthetic and formal properties that are the dominant feature of recent practice for the integration of photovoltaics, the study will highlight further areas of research with a view to defining a component of the building shell in which the generation of energy from renewable sources represents just one of the potential components of a system integrated into the architectural style. In addition, the intention is to demonstrate that the architectural designs analysed can be considered to be the result of a close relationship between designers, applied research and the industrial sector; therefore, technological innovation of photovoltaic products will inevitably be linked to a deeper and fundamental innovation of processes leading to these results.
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Palochi, C., M. Matheou, and M. C. Phocas. "Adaptive hybrid structure for photovoltaic shading modules integration." In Structures and Architecture A Viable Urban Perspective?, 397–403. London: CRC Press, 2022. http://dx.doi.org/10.1201/9781003023555-48.

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Kiriy, Anton, and Frederik C. Krebs. "Synthesis of Conjugated Polymers with Complex Architecture for Photovoltaic Applications." In Elementary Processes in Organic Photovoltaics, 351–76. Cham: Springer International Publishing, 2016. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-28338-8_15.

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Valderrama, Alvaro, Carlos Valle, Marcelo Ibarra, and Hector Allende. "A Heterogeneous 1D Convolutional Architecture for Urban Photovoltaic Estimation." In Intelligent Computing Theories and Application, 435–49. Cham: Springer International Publishing, 2021. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-84522-3_36.

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Cumbajin, Myriam, Ruxandra Stoean, José Aguado, and Gonzalo Joya. "Hybrid Deep Learning Architecture Approach for Photovoltaic Power Plant Output Prediction." In Lecture Notes in Networks and Systems, 26–37. Cham: Springer International Publishing, 2022. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-94262-5_3.

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Shapsough, Salsabeel, Mohannad Takrouri, Rached Dhaouadi, and Imran Zualkernan. "An MQTT-Based Scalable Architecture for Remote Monitoring and Control of Large-Scale Solar Photovoltaic Systems." In Lecture Notes of the Institute for Computer Sciences, Social Informatics and Telecommunications Engineering, 57–67. Cham: Springer International Publishing, 2018. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-05928-6_6.

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Kherani, Nazir P. "Nano Architectures in Silicon Photovoltaics." In Excitonic and Photonic Processes in Materials, 37–62. Singapore: Springer Singapore, 2014. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-981-287-131-2_2.

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Conference papers on the topic "Photovoltaic Architecture"

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Edgar, Ross, Zbigniew Stachurski, and Steve Cochard. "Novel Photovoltaic Module Tracking Architecture." In Optics for Solar Energy. Washington, D.C.: OSA, 2014. http://dx.doi.org/10.1364/ose.2014.rth3b.2.

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Susan, Susan, and Dyah Kusuma Wardhani. "Predicting Energy Efficiency Performance for Building Integrated Photovoltaic." In International Webinar on Digital Architecture 2021 (IWEDA 2021). Paris, France: Atlantis Press, 2022. http://dx.doi.org/10.2991/assehr.k.220703.010.

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Haney, Michael W., Tian Gu, and Gautam Agrawal. "Hybrid micro-scale CPV/PV architecture." In 2014 IEEE 40th Photovoltaic Specialists Conference (PVSC). IEEE, 2014. http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/pvsc.2014.6925343.

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Radovanović, Ilija, and Ivan Popović. "Integration of distributed photovoltaic systems in the smart environment through FOG Computing architecture." In 8th International Conference on Renewable Electrical Power Sources. SMEITS, 2020. http://dx.doi.org/10.24094/mkoiee.020.8.1.247.

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This paper presents the concept of the integration of distributed photovoltaic systems in the smart environment. The details of the proposed integration and its operation faults related to the reduced power output of the photovoltaic system, design and implementation of services as well as architecture-related details are presented.
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Vergnet, Dominique, Victor Khorenko, Gunther Bissels, Elias Vlieg, Oumaima Mhibik, Jan-Peter Kurvers, Sebastien Noel, et al. "Advanced Lightweight Flexible Array with Mechanical Architecture." In 2019 IEEE 46th Photovoltaic Specialists Conference (PVSC). IEEE, 2019. http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/pvsc40753.2019.8980547.

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de Souza Silva, Joao Lucas, Hugo Soeiro Moreira, Daniel Bastos de Mesquita, Michelle Melo Cavalcante, and Marcelo Gradella Villalva. "Modular Architecture with Power Optimizers for Photovoltaic Systems." In 2019 International Conference on Smart Energy Systems and Technologies (SEST). IEEE, 2019. http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/sest.2019.8849056.

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Davis, Kevin O., Abraham K. Ishihara, Chaitanya Poolla, and Seiichi Arai. "Novel cascaded battery charging architecture for photovoltaic systems." In 2013 IEEE 39th Photovoltaic Specialists Conference (PVSC). IEEE, 2013. http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/pvsc.2013.6744431.

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Azis, Syed Farid Syed, Shahrani Shahbudin, Murizah Kassim, Roslina Mohamad, and Farah Yasmin Abdul Rahman. "Photovoltaic Module Defects Classification Analysis using DenseNet Architecture." In 2022 IEEE Symposium on Industrial Electronics & Applications (ISIEA). IEEE, 2022. http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/isiea54517.2022.9873681.

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Torrey, Ethan R., Jennifer Krohn, P. Paul Ruden, and P. I. Cohen. "Efficiency of a laterally engineered architecture for photovoltaics." In 2010 35th IEEE Photovoltaic Specialists Conference (PVSC). IEEE, 2010. http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/pvsc.2010.5614191.

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de Santoli, L., A. Sferra, and G. Piras. "Life cycle assessment of electricity generated by photovoltaic systems manufactured in Europe and installed in buildings in the city of Rome." In ECO-ARCHITECTURE 2010. Southampton, UK: WIT Press, 2010. http://dx.doi.org/10.2495/arc100271.

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Reports on the topic "Photovoltaic Architecture"

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Farkas, Klaudia, Laura Maturi, Alessandra Scognamiglio, Francesco Frontini, Maria Cristina, Munari Probst, Christian Roecker, and Marja Lundgren. Designing Photovoltaic Systems for Architectural Integration. Edited by Klaudia Farkas. IEA Solar Heating and Cooling Programme, November 2013. http://dx.doi.org/10.18777/ieashc-task41-2013-0002.

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Gabor, A., and F. van Mierlo. Self Aligned Cell: Scaling Up Manufacture of a Cost Effective Cell Architecture for Multicrystalline Silicon Photovoltaics. Office of Scientific and Technical Information (OSTI), December 2010. http://dx.doi.org/10.2172/1001446.

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Kuciauskas, Darius. Photovoltaics Research and Development: Device Architecture for Next-Generation CdTe PV: Cooperative Research and Development Final Report, CRADA Number CRD-17-00662. Office of Scientific and Technical Information (OSTI), August 2021. http://dx.doi.org/10.2172/1815392.

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