scholarly journals Research on Performance Improvement of Photovoltaic Cells and Modules Based on Black Silicon

Crystals ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (9) ◽  
pp. 753
Author(s):  
Zijian Chen ◽  
Haoyuan Jia ◽  
Yunfeng Zhang ◽  
Leilei Fan ◽  
Haina Zhu ◽  
...  

This paper mainly studied the electrical performance improvement of black silicon photovoltaic (PV) cells and modules. The electrical performance of the cells and modules matched with black silicon was optimized through three different experiments. Firstly, in the pre-cleaning step, the effect of lotion selection on the cell performance was studied. Compared with alkaline lotion, using acidic lotion on black silicon wafer can achieve an efficiency improvement of the black silicon cell by nearly 0.154%. Secondly, the influence of oxygen flux control of the thermal oxidation step on the improvement of cell efficiency was studied. The addition of the thermal oxidation step and its oxygen flux control resulted in an efficiency increase of the black silicon cell of nearly 0.11%. The most optimized volume control of the oxygen flux is at 2200 standard cubic centimeter per minute (SCCM). Finally, in the module packaging process, the selection of components will also greatly affect the performance of the black silicon PV module. The most reasonable selection of components can increase the output power of the black silicon PV module by 6.13 W. In a word, the technical indication of the electrical performance improvement suggested in this study plays an important guiding role in the actual production process.

2002 ◽  
Vol 747 ◽  
Author(s):  
Antonio C. Oliver ◽  
Jack M. Blakely

ABSTRACTSurface and interface morphology may play an important role in the electrical performance of metal-oxide-semiconductor (MOS) devices with small characteristic dimensions. In previous work we showed how steps on the silicon surface influence the Si-SiO2 interface morphology and the outer oxide surface morphology following thermal oxidation [1]. The Si-SiO2 interface morphology is largely determined by the starting silicon substrate step distribution and atomic steps at the Si surface cause an inherent variation in oxide thickness after thermal oxidation. In the present study we report how roughness caused by increased interfacial step density may affect the electronic tunneling characteristics of an MOS device structure. To determine the extent to which the step morphology plays a role in the tunneling behavior of such devices, similar arrays of capacitors were fabricated on both Si surfaces with reduced step density and surfaces which had not undergone any special surface step removal treatment. The leakage currents due to tunneling for the two types of capacitors were measured and compared. Atomic steps cause an effective decrease in oxide thickness in those capacitors without reduced step density and this leads to increased leakage current.


2019 ◽  
Vol 9 ◽  
pp. 59-69
Author(s):  
Alok Dhaundiyal ◽  
Divine Atsu

This paper presents the modeling and simulation of the characteristics and electrical performance of photovoltaic (PV) solar modules. Genetic coding is applied to obtain the optimized values of parameters within the constraint limit using the software MATLAB. A single diode model is proposed, considering the series and shunt resistances, to study the impact of solar irradiance and temperature on the power-voltage (P-V) and current-voltage (I-V) characteristics and predict the output of solar PV modules. The validation of the model under the standard test conditions (STC) and different values of temperature and insolation is performed, as well as an evaluation using experimentally obtained data from outdoor operating PV modules. The obtained results are also subjected to comply with the manufacturer’s data to ensure that the proposed model does not violate the prescribed tolerance range. The range of variation in current and voltage lies in the domain of 8.21 – 8.5 A and 22 – 23 V, respectively; while the predicted solutions for current and voltage vary from 8.28 – 8.68 A and 23.79 – 24.44 V, respectively. The measured experimental power of the PV module estimated to be 148 – 152 W is predicted from the mathematical model and the obtained values of simulated solution are in the domain of 149 – 157 W. The proposed scheme was found to be very effective at determining the influence of input factors on the modules, which is difficult to determine through experimental means.


2016 ◽  
Vol 2016 ◽  
pp. 1-10 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jun-Gu Kang ◽  
Jin-Hee Kim ◽  
Jun-Tae Kim

Bifacial BIPV systems have great potential when applied to buildings given their use of a glass-to-glass structure. However, the performance of bifacial solar cells depends on a variety of design factors. Therefore, in order to apply bifacial solar cells to buildings, a bifacial PV module performance analysis should be carried out, including consideration of the various design elements and reflecting a wide range of installation conditions. This study focuses on the performance of a bifacial BIPV module applied to a building envelope. The results here show that the design elements of reflectivity and the transparent space ratio have the greatest impact on performance levels. The distance between the module and the wall had less of an impact on performance. The bifacial BIPV module produced output up to 30% greater than the output of monofacial PV modules, depending on the design elements. Bifacial BIPV modules themselves should have transparent space ratios of at least 30%. When a dark color is used on the external wall with reflectivity of 50% or less, bifacial BIPV modules with transparent space ratios of 40% and above should be used. In order to achieve higher performance through the installation of bifacial BIPV modules, design conditions which facilitate reflectivity exceeding 50% and a transparent space ratio which exceeds 30% must be met.


2019 ◽  
Vol 136 ◽  
pp. 04057
Author(s):  
Xianri Wang ◽  
Xinmin Yu

The selection of insulator is analyzed and studied in detail in combination with climate and pollution.In this paper, several comparison and selection schemes are studied in detail from the aspects of electrical performance, mechanical performance, economic performance and so on. Through the analysis of the whole life cycle and the combination of the actual situation of the project, the reasonable selection of insulators is carried out to make use of insulators to reach the optimal.


Author(s):  
Ahmed Abbache ◽  
Farid Meziane ◽  
Ghalem Belalem ◽  
Fatma Zohra Belkredim

Query expansion is the process of adding additional relevant terms to the original queries to improve the performance of information retrieval systems. However, previous studies showed that automatic query expansion using WordNet do not lead to an improvement in the performance. One of the main challenges of query expansion is the selection of appropriate terms. In this paper, the authors review this problem using Arabic WordNet and Association Rules within the context of Arabic Language. The results obtained confirmed that with an appropriate selection method, the authors are able to exploit Arabic WordNet to improve the retrieval performance. Their empirical results on a sub-corpus from the Xinhua collection showed that their automatic selection method has achieved a significant performance improvement in terms of MAP and recall and a better precision with the first top retrieved documents.


2010 ◽  
Vol 46 (9) ◽  
pp. 650 ◽  
Author(s):  
Y. Guhel ◽  
B. Boudart ◽  
C. Gaquiere ◽  
N. Vellas ◽  
J.L. Trolet ◽  
...  

Author(s):  
R. P. Johnston ◽  
P. Ortiz

Details of the NASA sponsored General Electric Energy Efficient Engine (E3) technology program are presented along with a description of the engine, cycle and aircraft system benefits. Opportunities for further performance improvement beyond E3 are examined. Studies leading to the selection of the E3 cycle and configuration are summarized. The advanced technology features, cycle and component performance levels are also presented. An evaluation of the benefits of the fully developed Flight Propulsion System (FPS) is made relative to the NASA program goals by comparing the FPS with the CF6-50C where both are installed in advanced subsonic transport aircraft. Results indicate that a mission fuel saving from 15 to 23 percent is possible depending on mission length.


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