scholarly journals Spectral Irradiance Influence on Solar Cells Efficiency

Energies ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 13 (19) ◽  
pp. 5017
Author(s):  
David Leitão ◽  
João Paulo N. Torres ◽  
João F. P. Fernandes
Keyword(s):  
Near Infrared ◽  
Spectral Response ◽  
Experimental Tests ◽  
Optical Filters ◽  
Spectral Irradiance ◽  
Copper Indium ◽  
Input Variables ◽  
Relative Errors ◽  
The Impact ◽  
High Pass

This paper investigates the influence of the spectral irradiance variation and the spectral response (SR) on the production of energy by photovoltaic cells. To determine the impact of SR and spectral irradiance on m-Si and perovskite cells, experimental tests were conducted outdoors, used optical filters to select different zones of the spectrum. For the computational simulations of the different photovoltaic modules, when subjected to a certain spectral irradiance, a model with spectral factor (SF) was implemented. The SF model accurately simulated the experiments performed for the high-pass filters. The highest relative errors for certain irradiation bands occurred due to the input variables used in the model, which did not fully describe the reality of the experiments performed. The effect of the SR and the spectral irradiance for each of them were observed through the simulations for the m-Si, a-Si, CdTe, and copper indium selenide (CIS) modules. The CIS technology presented a better overall result in the near infrared zone, producing about half of the energy produced by the CdTe technology in the visible zone. The SF, spectral incompatibility factor (MM), and spectral effective responsivity (SEF) parameters were verified to be important for studying the photovoltaic energy production.

scholarly journals Advanced Classical Optical Filters with Three Waveguide Coupled Sagnac Loop Reflectors

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hamed Arianfard ◽  
Jiayang Wu ◽  
Saulius Juodkazis ◽  
David Moss
Keyword(s):  
High Performance ◽  
Structural Parameters ◽  
Spectral Response ◽  
Optical Filters ◽  
Practical Applications ◽  
Design And Optimization ◽  
Fabrication Tolerances ◽  
Spectral Ranges ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Mode Interference

Abstract We theoretically investigate advanced multi-functional integrated photonic filters formed by three waveguide coupled Sagnac loop reflectors (3WC-SLRs). By tailoring the coherent mode interference, the spectral response of the 3WC-SLR resonators is engineered to achieve diverse filtering functions with high performance. These include optical analogues of Fano resonances that yield ultrahigh spectral extinction ratios (ERs) and slope rates, resonance mode splitting with high ERs and low free spectral ranges, and classical Butterworth, Bessel, Chebyshev, and elliptic filters. A detailed analysis of the impact of the structural parameters and fabrication tolerances is provided to facilitate device design and optimization. The requirements for practical applications are also considered. These results theoretically verify the effectiveness of using 3WC-SLR resonators as multi-functional integrated photonic filters for flexible spectral engineering in diverse applications.

Impact of temperature and relative humidity on the near infrared spectroscopy measurements of cotton fiber micronaire

2017 ◽  
Vol 88 (20) ◽  
pp. 2279-2291 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jimmy Zumba ◽  
James Rodgers ◽  
Matthew Indest
Keyword(s):  
Relative Humidity ◽  
Environmental Conditions ◽  
Cotton Fiber ◽  
Near Infrared ◽  
Spectral Response ◽  
Wavelength Region ◽  
Predictive Capability ◽  
Textile Processing ◽  
Processing Efficiency ◽  
The Impact

A key cotton fiber property is micronaire. Micronaire can impact the fiber’s quality, textile processing efficiency, and fabric dye consistency. Fiber micronaire is normally measured in a laboratory under tight standard temperature and relative humidity (RH) environmental conditions (21 ± 1℃, 65 ± 2% RH). Near infrared (NIR) measurements have been performed both inside and outside of the laboratory, but measurements outside the laboratory have at times demonstrated reduced predictive capability, possibly due to the lack of standard environmental conditions. A program was implemented to determine the impact of non-standard conditions of temperature T and relative humidity RH on NIR micronaire results for bench-top and portable NIR instruments. Non-standard T and RH resulted in varying fiber moisture, which impacted the NIR spectral response. The NIR micronaire results were impacted by the non-standard conditioning for all instruments, with the lower wavelength region (∼910–1680 nm) portable instrument impacted the most. The impacts and deviations were greater at high temperature/RH compared to low temperature/RH conditioning. These results provide a rationale for the deviations observed previously in NIR micronaire results for outside the laboratory micronaire measurements with portable NIR units.

scholarly journals Assessing the Impact of Spectral Irradiance on the Performance of Different Photovoltaic Technologies

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mohammad Aminul Islam ◽  
Nabilah M. Kassim ◽  
Ammar Ahmed Alkahtani ◽  
Nowshad Amin
Keyword(s):  
Crystalline Silicon ◽  
Spectral Response ◽  
Cell Structure ◽  
Solar Spectrum ◽  
High Light Intensity ◽  
Spectral Irradiance ◽  
Technological Parameters ◽  
Photocurrent Generation ◽  
Copper Indium ◽  
Photovoltaic Technologies

The performance of photovoltaic (PV) solar cells is influenced by solar irradiance as well as temperature. Particularly, the average photon energy of the solar spectrum is different for low and high light intensity, which influences the photocurrent generation by the PV cells. Even if the irradiance level and the operating temperature remain constant, the efficiency will still depend on the technological parameters of the PV cell, which in turn depends on the used PV material’s absorption quality and the spectral responsivity and cell structure. This study is devoted to the review of different commercially available technologies of PV cells include crystalline silicon (c-Si), polycrystalline silicon (pc-Si), cadmium telluride (CdTe), and copper indium gallium selenide (CIGS). We tried to correlate the spectral response or the photocurrent of different PV cells with the variations of the solar spectrum, environmental conditions, and the material properties and construction of PV cells.

scholarly journals A Highly Robust Silicon Ultraviolet Selective Radiation Sensor Using Differential Spectral Response Method

Sensors ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 19 (12) ◽  
pp. 2755 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yhang Ricardo Sipauba Carvalho da Silva ◽  
Rihito Kuroda ◽  
Shigetoshi Sugawa
Keyword(s):  
Quantum Efficiency ◽  
Near Infrared ◽  
Background Radiation ◽  
Uv Light ◽  
Internal Quantum Efficiency ◽  
Spectral Response ◽  
Optical Filters ◽  
Nir Light ◽  
Radiation Sensor ◽  
Response Method

This paper presents a silicon ultraviolet radiation sensor with over 90% UV internal quantum efficiency (QE) and high selectivity to the UV waveband without using optical filters. The sensor was developed for applications that require UV measurement under strong background visible and near-infrared (NIR) lights, such as solar UV measurement, UV-C monitoring in greenhouses or automated factories, and so on. The developed sensor is composed of monolithically formed silicon photodiodes with different spectral sensitivities: a highly UV responsive photodiode with internal quantum efficiency (QE) of nearly 100% for UV light, and a lowly UV responsive photodiode with UV internal QE lower than 10%. The photodiodes were optimized to match their visible and NIR light responsivity, and the UV signal is extracted from the background radiation by using the differential spectral response method. With this approach, an internal QE of over 90% for UV light was obtained, with a residual internal QE to non-UV light lower than 20% for 400 nm, 5% for 500 nm, 2% for 600 nm and 0.6% to NIR light. The developed sensor showed no responsivity degradation after exposure towards strong UV light. It was confirmed by the simulation results that the residual responsivity is further suppressed by employing an on-chip band-rejection optical layer consisting of several layers of silicon oxide and silicon nitride films.

scholarly journals Three Coupled Waveguide Sagnac Loop Reflectors for High Performance Integrated Optical Filters

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
David Moss
Keyword(s):  
High Performance ◽  
Structural Parameters ◽  
Spectral Response ◽  
Optical Filters ◽  
Practical Applications ◽  
Design And Optimization ◽  
Integrated Optical ◽  
Fabrication Tolerances ◽  
Spectral Ranges ◽  
The Impact

<p><b>We theoretically investigate advanced multi-functional integrated photonic filters formed by three waveguide coupled Sagnac loop reflectors (3WC-SLRs). By tailoring the coherent mode interference, the spectral response of the 3WC-SLR resonators is engineered to achieve diverse filtering functions with high performance. These include optical analogues of Fano resonances that yield ultrahigh spectral extinction ratios (ERs) and slope rates, resonance mode splitting with high ERs and low free spectral ranges, and classical Butterworth, Bessel, Chebyshev, and elliptic filters. A detailed analysis of the impact of the structural parameters and fabrication tolerances is provided to facilitate device design and optimization. The requirements for practical applications are also considered. These results theoretically verify the effectiveness of using 3WC-SLR resonators as multi-functional integrated photonic filters for flexible spectral engineering in diverse applications.</b></p>

Energy absorption parameters of multi-cell thin-walled structure with various thicknesses under lateral loading

2020 ◽  
pp. 146442072097368
Author(s):  
M Kazemi ◽  
J Serpoush
Keyword(s):  
Design Of Experiments ◽  
Energy Absorption ◽  
Experimental Tests ◽  
Systematic Investigation ◽  
Lateral Loading ◽  
Engineering Structures ◽  
Optimal Sample ◽  
Thin Walled ◽  
Input Variables ◽  
The Impact

Energy absorbers are widely used in many engineering structures, especially mobile ones to prevent or alleviate the impact damages. Thin-walled structures are employed as an important category of energy-absorbing systems. In this study, the effect of thickness variations in different parts of a particular structure is investigated on the energy absorption behavior. The geometry of the considered structure is a four-cell squared-section of aluminum alloy 6061 that is subjected to the lateral loading and the thicknesses of the sides are defined as the input variables. For the systematic investigation of the input variables effect, design of experiments procedure is utilized. The simulations are performed by the LS-Dyna software using the finite element method based on the output data of design of experiments. Moreover, in order to ensure the accuracy and validity of the simulations, an experimental investigation has been conducted for one of the scenarios and the results are confirmed. According to the results of numerical investigations, it was found that all the input variables of the problem are effective with distinct and considerable trend in energy absorption of the structures. These trends are generally nonlinear and relative extremum can be observed in some of them. Finally, by analyzing the energy absorption process of the structures by response surface methodology, an optimal sample is selected and simulated; moreover, the identical sample is also subjected to experimental tests. The results showed approximately 272% enhancement in the specific energy absorption of the optimal sample in design of experiments table compared to the weakest one.

High-Pass Optical Filters Based on Gold-Coated Nanochannel Glass Materials

1996 ◽  
Vol 431 ◽  
Author(s):  
A. Rosenberg ◽  
R. J. Tonucci
Keyword(s):  
Near Infrared ◽  
Optical Filters ◽  
Transmission Peak ◽  
Cutoff Wavelength ◽  
Transmission Spectra ◽  
Channel Diameter ◽  
Resonant Transmission ◽  
Ir Transmission ◽  
Peak Transmission ◽  
High Pass

AbstractWe have fabricated high-pass optical filters from thin nanochannel glass (NCG) wafers coated with sputtered and evaporated gold films. The near-infrared (IR) transmission spectra of these filters have a sharp cutoff at a wavelength that scales linearly with the channel diameter, as expected for hollow metallic waveguides. Cutoff wavelengths approaching 1 μm have been achieved to date using NCG materials with sub-micron channel diameters. The spectra are dominated by a strongly resonant transmission peak just above the cutoff wavelength, where the peak transmission can be as much as twice that predicted based on the geometrical open area of the NCG structure. The NCG wafers were typically less than 20 μm thick, and the Au films ranged in thickness up to 600 nm.

scholarly journals Prediction of soil properties with machine learning models based on the spectral response of soil samples in the near infrared range

2019 ◽  
Vol 70 (4) ◽  
pp. 298-313 ◽  
Author(s):  
Stanisław Gruszczyński
Keyword(s):  
Soil Properties ◽  
Near Infrared ◽  
Soil Analysis ◽  
Spectral Response ◽  
Research Centre ◽  
Infrared Range ◽  
Soil Maps ◽  
Soil Features ◽  
The Impact ◽  
The Relationship

Abstract One of the basic methods for soil analysis time and cost reduction is using soil sample spectral response in laboratory conditions. The problem with this method lies in determining the relationship between the shape of the soil spectral response and soil physical or chemical properties. The LUCAS soil database collected by the EU’s ESDAC research centre is good material to analyse the relationship between the soil properties and the near infrared (NIR) spectral response. The modelling described in the paper is based on these data. The analysis of the impact of soil properties configuration on absorbance levels in various NIR spectrum ranges was conducted using the stepwise regression models with the properties, properties squared and products of properties being explanatory variables. The analysis of partial correlation of soil properties values with absorbance values and absorbance derivative in the entire spectral range was conducted in order to evaluate the impact of the absorbance transformation (the first derivative of absorbance vector) on the change of significance of relationship with properties values. The Multi Layer Perceptron (MLP) models were used to estimate the absorbance relationship with single soil features. Soil property modelling based on the selection and transformation algorithm of raw values and first and second absorbance derivatives was also conducted along with the suitability evaluation of such models in building digital soil maps. The absorbance is affected by a limited number of tested soil features like pH, texture, content of carbonates, SOC, N, and CEC; P and K contents have, in case of this research, a negligible impact. The NIR methodology can be suitable in conditions of limited soil variation and particularly in development of thematic soil maps.

scholarly journals Three Coupled Waveguide Sagnac Loop Reflectors for High Performance Integrated Optical Filters

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
David Moss
Keyword(s):  
High Performance ◽  
Structural Parameters ◽  
Spectral Response ◽  
Optical Filters ◽  
Practical Applications ◽  
Design And Optimization ◽  
Integrated Optical ◽  
Fabrication Tolerances ◽  
Spectral Ranges ◽  
The Impact

<p><b>We theoretically investigate advanced multi-functional integrated photonic filters formed by three waveguide coupled Sagnac loop reflectors (3WC-SLRs). By tailoring the coherent mode interference, the spectral response of the 3WC-SLR resonators is engineered to achieve diverse filtering functions with high performance. These include optical analogues of Fano resonances that yield ultrahigh spectral extinction ratios (ERs) and slope rates, resonance mode splitting with high ERs and low free spectral ranges, and classical Butterworth, Bessel, Chebyshev, and elliptic filters. A detailed analysis of the impact of the structural parameters and fabrication tolerances is provided to facilitate device design and optimization. The requirements for practical applications are also considered. These results theoretically verify the effectiveness of using 3WC-SLR resonators as multi-functional integrated photonic filters for flexible spectral engineering in diverse applications.</b></p>

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