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Analysis And Simulation Tools For Solar Array Power Systems, Nattorn Pongratananukul
Analysis And Simulation Tools For Solar Array Power Systems, Nattorn Pongratananukul
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This dissertation presents simulation tools developed specifically for the design of solar array power systems. Contributions are made in several aspects of the system design phases, including solar source modeling, system simulation, and controller verification. A tool to automate the study of solar array configurations using general purpose circuit simulators has been developed based on the modeling of individual solar cells. Hierarchical structure of solar cell elements, including semiconductor properties, allows simulation of electrical properties as well as the evaluation of the impact of environmental conditions. A second developed tool provides a co-simulation platform with the capability to verify the …
Development Of Transparent And Conducting Back Contacts On Cds/Cdte Solar Cells For Photoelectrochemical Application, Upendra Sureshchandra Avachat
Development Of Transparent And Conducting Back Contacts On Cds/Cdte Solar Cells For Photoelectrochemical Application, Upendra Sureshchandra Avachat
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The development of devices with high efficiencies can only be attained by tandem structures which are important to the advancement of thin-film photoelectrochemical (PEC) and photovoltaic (PV) technologies. FSEC PV Materials Lab has developed a PEC cell using multiple bandgap tandem of thin film PV cells and a photocatalyst for hydrogen production by water splitting. CdS/CdTe solar cell, a promising candidate for low-cost, thin-film PV cell is used as one of the thin film solar cells in a PEC cell. This research work focuses on developing various back contacts with good transparency in the infrared region (~750 - 1150 nm) …