Review of techniques based on artificial neural networks for the electrical characterization of concentrator photovoltaic technology

F Almonacid, EF Fernandez, A Mellit… - … and Sustainable Energy …, 2017 - Elsevier
Concentrator photovoltaics (CPV) is considered to be one of the most promising renewable
energy components that could lead to a reduction on the dependence on fossil fuels. The …

Performance of solar photovoltaic modules under arid climatic conditions: A review

M Mussard, M Amara - Solar Energy, 2018 - Elsevier
Arid and semi-arid climates are blessed with abundant sunshine, and photovoltaic (PV)
modules are now widely used under these climatic conditions. The aim of this paper is to put …

[HTML][HTML] Performance, limits and economic perspectives for passive cooling of High Concentrator Photovoltaics

L Micheli, EF Fernández, F Almonacid… - Solar Energy Materials …, 2016 - Elsevier
This paper provides an analysis of the benefits of passive cooling for High Concentrator
Photovoltaic (HCPV) systems in terms of costs and kWh annual energy yields. For the first …

Methodology of energy yield modelling of perovskite-based multi-junction photovoltaics

R Schmager, M Langenhorst, J Lehr, U Lemmer… - Optics express, 2019 - opg.optica.org
Energy yield (EY) modelling is an indispensable tool to minimize payback time of emerging
perovskite-based multi-junction photovoltaics (PV) but it relies on many assumptions about …

Design, manufacturing and indoor/outdoor testing of a hybrid thermoelectric-concentrator photovoltaic mono-module at unprecedented ultra-high concentration levels

Á Valera, PM Rodrigo, MA Ceballos… - Solar Energy Materials …, 2023 - Elsevier
Hybrid concentrator photovoltaic-thermoelectric systems aim to increase the conversion
efficiency of sunlight to electricity by recovering part of the waste heat generated in the …

Perceiving the temperature coefficients of carbon-based perovskite solar cells

S Bhandari, A Roy, A Ghosh, TK Mallick… - Sustainable Energy & …, 2020 - pubs.rsc.org
Perovskite solar cells (PSCs) have emerged in a “catfish effect” of other established
photovoltaic technologies with the rapid development of high-power conversion efficiency …

The realistic energy yield potential of GaAs-on-Si tandem solar cells: a theoretical case study

H Liu, Z Ren, Z Liu, AG Aberle, T Buonassisi… - Optics express, 2015 - opg.optica.org
Si based tandem solar cells represent an alternative to traditional compound III-V
multijunction cells as a promising way to achieve high efficiencies. A theoretical study on the …

A multi-model approach based on CARIMA-SARIMA-GPM for assessing the impacts of climate change on concentrated photovoltaic (CPV) potential

SC Nwokolo, EE Eyime, AU Obiwulu, EL Meyer… - … of the Earth, Parts A/B/C, 2024 - Elsevier
This research paper proposes a novel multi-model approach, integrating the CARIMA-
SARIMA-GPM framework, to assess the combined impacts of climate change and land use …

Quantification of the spectral coupling of atmosphere and photovoltaic system performance: Indexes, methods and impact on energy harvesting

PM Rodrigo, EF Fernández, FM Almonacid… - Solar Energy Materials …, 2017 - Elsevier
Photovoltaic system performance is affected by changes in the input sunlight spectrum.
Moreover, the different photovoltaic materials employed show different spectral responses …

Comparative assessment of the spectral impact on the energy yield of high concentrator and conventional photovoltaic technology

EF Fernández, A Soria-Moya, F Almonacid… - Solar Energy Materials …, 2016 - Elsevier
Photovoltaic materials are spectrally selected and their electrical output is affected by the
spectral distribution of the incident irradiance. The performance of high concentrator …