Exploration of parameters influencing the self-absorption losses in luminescent solar concentrators with an experimentally validated combined ray-tracing/Monte-Carlo model

2013 ◽  
Author(s):  
Zachar Krumer ◽  
Wilfried G. J. H. M. van Sark ◽  
Celso de Mello Donegá ◽  
Ruud E. I. Schropp
Keyword(s):  
Monte Carlo ◽  
Ray Tracing ◽  
Monte Carlo Model ◽  
The Self ◽  
Solar Concentrators ◽  
Luminescent Solar Concentrators

Analyzing luminescent solar concentrators with front-facing photovoltaic cells using weighted Monte Carlo ray tracing

2013 ◽  
Vol 113 (21) ◽  
pp. 214510 ◽  
Author(s):  
Shin Woei Leow ◽  
Carley Corrado ◽  
Melissa Osborn ◽  
Michael Isaacson ◽  
Glenn Alers ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Monte Carlo ◽  
Ray Tracing ◽  
Photovoltaic Cells ◽  
Solar Concentrators ◽  
Luminescent Solar Concentrators

scholarly journals An Open-Source Monte Carlo Ray-Tracing Simulation Tool for Luminescent Solar Concentrators with Validation Studies Employing Scattering Phosphor Films

Energies ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 14 (2) ◽  
pp. 455
Author(s):  
Duncan E. Smith ◽  
Michael D. Hughes ◽  
Bhakti Patel ◽  
Diana-Andra Borca-Tasciuc
Keyword(s):  
Monte Carlo ◽  
Ray Tracing ◽  
Validation Studies ◽  
Three Dimensional ◽  
Angle Of Incidence ◽  
Simulation Tool ◽  
Solar Concentrators ◽  
Building Integrated Photovoltaics ◽  
Luminescent Solar Concentrators ◽  
Ray Tracing Simulation

Luminescent solar concentrators enhance the power output of solar cells through wave-guided luminescent emission and have great potential as building-integrated photovoltaics. Luminescent solar concentrators with a variety of geometries and absorbing–emitting materials have been reported in the literature. As the breadth of available experimental configurations continues to grow, there is an increasing need for versatile Monte Carlo ray-tracing simulation tools to analyze the performance of these devices for specific applications. This paper presents the framework for a Monte Carlo ray-tracing simulation tool that can be used to analyze a host of three-dimensional geometries. It incorporates custom radiative transport models to consider the effects of scattering from luminescent media, while simultaneously modeling absorption and luminescent emission. The model is validated using experimental results for three-dimensional planar and wedge-shaped luminescent solar concentrators employing scattering phosphor films. Performance was studied as a function of length, wavelength, and the angle of incidence of incoming light. The data for the validation studies and the code (written using the Python programming language) associated with the described model are publically available.

Monte-Carlo Ray-tracing Simulations of Perovskite Quantum Dots-based Luminescent Solar Concentrators

2019 ◽  
Vol 40 (4) ◽  
pp. 484-490
Author(s):  
束俊鹏 SHU Jun-peng ◽  
汪鹏君 WANG Peng-jun ◽  
张晓伟 ZHANG Xiao-wei ◽  
解凯贺 XIE Kai-he ◽  
张会红 ZHANG Hui-hong ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Quantum Dots ◽  
Monte Carlo ◽  
Ray Tracing ◽  
Solar Concentrators ◽  
Luminescent Solar Concentrators ◽  
Perovskite Quantum Dots

scholarly journals Monte Carlo study of PbSe quantum dots as the fluorescent material in luminescent solar concentrators

2013 ◽  
Vol 22 (S1) ◽  
pp. A35 ◽  
Author(s):  
S. R. Wilton ◽  
M. R. Fetterman ◽  
J. J. Low ◽  
Guanjun You ◽  
Zhenyu Jiang ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Quantum Dots ◽  
Monte Carlo ◽  
Monte Carlo Study ◽  
Solar Concentrators ◽  
Fluorescent Material ◽  
Luminescent Solar Concentrators

scholarly journals Self-learning kinetic Monte Carlo model for arbitrary surface orientations

2013 ◽  
Vol 1559 ◽  
Author(s):  
Andreas Latz ◽  
Lothar Brendel ◽  
Dietrich E. Wolf
Keyword(s):  
Monte Carlo ◽  
Specific Surface ◽  
Kinetic Monte Carlo ◽  
Monte Carlo Model ◽  
Three Dimensional ◽  
The Self ◽  
Transition Rates ◽  
Local Orientation ◽  
Realistic Potential ◽  
Self Learning

ABSTRACTWhile the self-learning kinetic Monte Carlo (SLKMC) method enables the calculation of transition rates from a realistic potential, implementations of it were usually limited to one specific surface orientation. An example is the fcc (111) surface in Latz et al. 2012, J. Phys.: Condens. Matter 24, 485005. This work provides an extension by means of detecting the local orientation, and thus allows for the accurate simulation of arbitrarily shaped surfaces. We applied the model to the diffusion of Ag monolayer islands and voids on a Ag(111) and Ag(001) surface, as well as the relaxation of a three-dimensional spherical particle.

Monte Carlo Simulation of Diffusion with Uniform Sinks and Sources for Vacancies

2005 ◽  
Vol 237-240 ◽  
pp. 1168-1173 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jaroslav Ženíšek ◽  
Jiří Svoboda ◽  
Franz Dieter Fischer
Keyword(s):  
Monte Carlo Simulation ◽  
Monte Carlo ◽  
Monte Carlo Model ◽  
Kirkendall Effect ◽  
The Self ◽  
The Other ◽  
Other Hand ◽  
Self Consistent

A new concept of generation and annihilation of vacancies at uniform sinks and sources for vacancies is incorporated into the standard Monte Carlo model for vacancy mediated diffusion. This model enables to treat the vacancy wind as well as the deformation of the specimen and the shift of the Kirkendall plane. The Monte Carlo model is used for the testing of the recent phenomenological theories of diffusion by Darken, Manning and Moleko. The agreement with the self-consistent Moleko theory is excellent. On the other hand the agreement with the classical Darken theory used very often for the explanation of the Kirkendall effect is rather poor.

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