Solar Energy-Powered Boats: State of the Art and Perspectives

G Minak - Journal of Marine Science and Engineering, 2023 - mdpi.com
This paper presents an examination of the primary applications of solar energy as the main
power source in the maritime sector, focusing on recent developments. A comprehensive …

Investigation of effective factors on vehicles integrated photovoltaic (VIPV) performance: a review

H Samadi, G Ala, V Lo Brano, P Romano… - World Electric Vehicle …, 2023 - mdpi.com
Integrating photovoltaic technology has undergone significant development in recent years,
owing to its manifold advantages. One of the most recent domains where this technology …

Strain modal testing with fiber bragg gratings for automotive applications

F Falcetelli, A Martini, R Di Sante, M Troncossi - Sensors, 2022 - mdpi.com
Strain Modal Testing (SMT), based on strain sensors signal processing, is an
unconventional approach to perform Experimental Modal Analysis which is typically based …

Curve correction of vehicle‐integrated photovoltaics using statistics on commercial car bodies

Y Ota, K Araki, A Nagaoka… - Progress in Photovoltaics …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Typically, car roofs are curved, which means that vehicle‐integrated photovoltaics (VIPVs)
are also curved along the roof surface. The performance of the PV module is influenced by …

On the modal behaviour of ultralight composite sandwich automotive panels

A Pavlović, D Sintoni, G Minak, C Fragassa - Composite Structures, 2020 - Elsevier
The effects of vibrations in vehicles range from simple noise and reduced comfort, to
decreased performance, from wear and material fatigue to irreversible failures and danger …

Origami-foldable tessellated Crystalline-Si solar cell module with metal textile-based stretchable connections

YH Sim, MJ Yun, DY Lee, SI Cha - Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells, 2021 - Elsevier
The increasing demand for photovoltaic (PV) electricity has resulted in wider usage for many
applications. Current dominant PV electrical sources use crystalline silicon (c-Si) solar …

[HTML][HTML] Can solar electric vehicles disrupt mobility? A critical literature review

A Tsakalidis, C Thiel, A Jäger-Waldau - Renewable and Sustainable …, 2025 - Elsevier
Electro-mobility plays a key role to achieve climate neutrality. Electric vehicles, partially
powered by vehicle-integrated photovoltaics, are now emerging in the market. This study …

A review on vehicle-integrated photovoltaic panels

M Ben Said-Romdhane… - Advanced Technologies for …, 2021 - Springer
Vehicular transport is considered as the most important origin of air pollution in cities.
However, despite the commercial growing achievement of electric vehicles, there had been …

Study on the stability principle of mechanical structure of roadway with composite roof

Y Yu, J Lu, D Chen, Y Pan, X Zhao, L Zhang - Minerals, 2021 - mdpi.com
With the typical composite roof roadway and roof fall accidents in the Guizhou Province of
China as the research background, the expression of damage parameters of composite roof …

Thermal Behavior of Monocrystalline Silicon Solar Cells: A‎ Numerical and Experimental Investigation on the Module‎ Encapsulation Materials

A Pavlovic, C Fragassa, M Bertoldi… - Journal of Applied and …, 2021 - jacm.scu.ac.ir
This research outlines the numerical predictions of the heat distribution in solar cells,
accompanied by their empirical validation. Finite element thermal models of five laminated …