Analysis of submerged amorphous, mono-and poly-crystalline silicon solar cells using halogen lamp and comparison with xenon solar simulator

Enaganti, Prasanth K.; Dwivedi, Prabhat K.; Srivastava, Alok Kumar; Goel, Sanket

doi:10.1016/j.solener.2020.10.025

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“…Figure 3A shows the spectral response of the solar simulator at the water surface (0 cm) in ambient condition measured using the spectroradiometer (FLAME‐S‐XR1‐ES: Ocean Insight). Also, using our previous reports, 41,42 the solar simulator spectrum underwater has been estimated at different depths as shown in Figure 3B. It is observed that the NIR region of the spectrum is absorbed by water at shallow depths and the spectrum is further reduced with increase in depth.…”

Section: Underwater Characterizationmentioning

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Dye‐sensitized solar cells as promising candidates for underwater photovoltaic applications

Enaganti

Soman

Devan

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Progress in Photovoltaics

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Harvesting solar energy using photovoltaic (PV) cells is the simplest, efficient, and reliable approach to power marine electronics. Installing PV above or under water provides cooling and cleaning to sustain the power conversion efficiency. Previous work on commercially available silicon-based PV quantified the performance of PV with different submerged environments and showed promising results in harvesting available underwater solar energy. Subsequent, theoretical studies point to enormous potential of using wide-band-gap PV in underwater conditions. With this motivation, herein for the first time, a dye-sensitized solar cells (DSSCs) employing wide-bandgap ruthenium sensitizers (1.8 eV) have been tested under submerged conditions. The DSSCs were characterized under submerged conditions up to 20 cm. Four replicates provided data detailing DSSCs potential for underwater PV applications when compared with the previously collected data for monocrystalline, polycrystalline, and amorphous silicon PV. Although the light intensity under water decreases with an increase in depths, the rate of decrease in power output for DSSCs was only 40.68%,

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Section: Underwater Characterizationmentioning

confidence: 85%

Dye‐sensitized solar cells as promising candidates for underwater photovoltaic applications

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Devan

et al. 2022

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“…In this case, halogen lamps are used because they are easy to obtain, inexpensive, can work stably on a simple power supply and are quick and easy to develop with simple equipment [13]. Natural sunlight has a color temperature of ~5600 K. At the same time, halogen lamps emit radiation at a blackbody temperature of ~3200 K. Halogen lamps have wavelengths between 360 and 2500 nm, which are almost the same as sunlight, especially in thermal radiation [19,24,25]. However, compared to sunlight, the spectral distribution of halogen lamps is more in the infrared than in the ultraviolet [25].…”

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“…Solar simulators can manipulate indoor tests for various elements and equipment, but they are more often used for solar cell research, characterization, quality manipulation, and performance confirmation of the completed module [12,17]. However, compared to testing in an actual environment, the thing to note about this solar simulator is the light source that replaces the sunlight [19]. In this case, several light sources have been used for the solar simulator, including xenon, mercury, halogen, LED, a combination of these light sources, and so on.…”

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“…At this time, xenon arc lamps are the light source with the highest spectral compatibility with the sun and easily filter light to match the best AAA class standard conditions [19,23]. However, a relatively complex and expensive optical system is required to ensure uniform illumination in the test [12,23,24].…”

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“…However, the intensity generated is a limitation in developing this LED-based solar simulator [23]. Based on these cases, the halogen lamp was chosen because it is identical to the original sunlight, consisting of UV-Vis and IR spectrum, its reliability, lower price, and is easy to obtain in the market [19].…”

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Indoor testing with a solar simulator is recommended to acquire the steady-state performance of a PV Solar Panel. Because of the simplicity, reproducibility, and dependability of data, the solar simulator allows for more efficient test findings. This can be accomplished by modifying and manipulating the test circumstances as needed. Several conditions must be met during the testing of the solar simulator, including power density, uniformity and stability of irradiance intensity (not exceeding 10%), spectral energy distribution, and angle of sunlight incident. Besides, the light source that replaces the sunlight is an important factor in developing a solar simulator. In this study, halogen lamps were chosen because of their reliability, low cost, and easy availability in the market. This solar simulator is designed for experimental testing on the development of Solar PV panels with a capacity of 50 WP. The solar simulator test performed at a distance of 75cm between the lamp and the solar panel, with five voltage variations: 100 volts, 125 volts, 160 volts, 190 volts, and 225 volts. Based on the ASTM E927 standard, the results of the solar simulator test in class B are obtained with an effective area of 16%. This result brought the best non uniformity of 2.61% at a voltage of 190 volts and the highest irradiance intensity of 1156.313 W/m2 at 225 volts.

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Investigation of Silicon Solar Cells under Submerged Conditions with the Influence of Various Parameters: A Comparative Study

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Goel

2021

Energy Tech

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Solar photovoltaic (PV) is one of the emerging technologies in underwater power systems such as water monitoring and sensing devices in marine environments. Harnessing the underwater solar energy is a massive advantage because of the abundant amount of solar energy and space covered by water on the surface of the Earth. Currently, the utilization of underwater solar PV systems has several issues such as cooling, cleaning, and land constraints facing in terrestrial conditions. Still, the PV systems has the ability to operate in underwater environments and to interface with other marine power systems in a hybrid manner. Therefore, there is a need to further study and understand the utility of solar PV in underwater conditions. Herein, a comparative analysis on underwater solar radiation and the performance of various silicon solar cells using different water conditions, in a controlled indoor atmosphere, are carried out. The propagation of solar radiation underwater is investigated as a function of water depths and changing water settings such as in the presence of dissolved salts and solids. This work demonstrates that the solar energy in water can also be extracted with solar PV cells to produce electricity for several industrial, defense, naval, and marine applications.

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Analysis of submerged amorphous, mono-and poly-crystalline silicon solar cells using halogen lamp and comparison with xenon solar simulator

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Dye‐sensitized solar cells as promising candidates for underwater photovoltaic applications

Dye‐sensitized solar cells as promising candidates for underwater photovoltaic applications

Solar Simulator Development for 50 WP Solar Photovoltaic Experimental Design Using Halogen Lamp

Investigation of Silicon Solar Cells under Submerged Conditions with the Influence of Various Parameters: A Comparative Study

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