Solar photovoltaic charging of lithium-ion batteries

Gibson, Thomas L.; Kelly, Nelson A.

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“…Alternative materials such as amorphous silicon or thin fi lm technologies using other inorganic materials like CdTe are promising approaches to fabricate cheaper and fl exible devises, but effi ciencies of these setups are lower compared to the crystalline based solar cells. [ 17 ] The group of Kan discovered that the direct charging of a Li-ion battery by a solar cell took longer times for charging and the capacity of the battery decreased faster than in standard cellular batteries. A direct conversion and storage of solar energy by using photoelectrochemical and ferroelectric effects was shown by Jiang et al The authors constructed a device consisting of a transparent electrode, a current collector, a LiPF 6 containing electrolyte, ferroelectric PVDF particles, which were bound on silicon particles and a ferroelectric PVDF membrane.…”

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“…Due to increasing manufacturing capacities and lower costs, the installed capacities of solar cells has grown massively in recent years. [ 13,16,17 ] As a consequence, the relatively long distance between both parts lowers the energy storage effi ciency. [ 10 ] The major drawback of solar power is that electricity generation is directly coupled to the availability of the sun (e.g., day and night, weather).…”

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Photo‐Rechargeable Electric Energy Storage Systems

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use of solar energy, e.g., solar collectors, and concentrated solar thermal systems, as well as solar cells. Due to increasing manufacturing capacities and lower costs, the installed capacities of solar cells has grown massively in recent years. In 2012, the capacity of installed solar cells rose over the level of 100 GW worldwide. [ 10 ] The major drawback of solar power is that electricity generation is directly coupled to the availability of the sun (e.g., day and night, weather). This dependence of solar energy does not comply with the actual energy demand and requires a solution. The key technology is the combination of solar cells and effective energy storage systems, e.g., batteries or supercapacitors, to create independent electrical energy sources. [ 8,[11][12][13][14][15] Usually, the generated photovoltaic energy is stored by external batteries (e.g., Li ion or nickel/metal hydride batteries), which are directly connected to the solar cells by wires. [ 13,16,17 ] As a consequence, the relatively long distance between both parts lowers the energy storage effi ciency. [ 13 ] One approach to avoid this problem is the integration of the photo conversion system and the energy storage part within one device, for an effective storage of the excess energy. [ 6,18 ] The stored energy can be released and used throughout the day, and at different places, even if the sun is not shining. [ 18,19 ] Different possibilities for storing large amounts of energy are available, e.g., pumped hydroelectric energy storage or compressed air energy storage as large-scale, centralized systems. [ 19 ] Moreover, photo generated electricity can be stored as chemical energy. The best known system for conversion and storage of solar energy as chemical energy is the photosynthesis of plants, algae and bacteria, in which organic material and oxygen are generated by water and carbon dioxide under sunlight illumination. [ 20 ] Water splitting represents an artifi cial way, [ 19,21 ] where hydrogen and oxygen are produced by utilization of photo catalysts [ 22 ] or semiconducting electrodes. [ 23 ] Photo-electrochemical energy can be effi ciently stored by using two vanadium based redox couples. [ 24 ] Other possibilities for storage of solar energy are molecular energy storage systems, where new chemical bonds are formed; phase change materials, where the energy is stored as thermal energy; as well as electrochemical storage systems. [ 20,25 ] Many types of electrochemical storage applications such as rechargeable batteries (e.g., lithium ion batteries, hightemperature sodium batteries, or lead acid batteries), organic radical batteries, redox fl ow batteries, as well as electrochemical supercapacitors are available. [ 4,19,26 ] A solar rechargeable battery uses the solar light to generate electric energy, which is directly stored by an integrated storage The global energy demand is increasing at the same time as fossil fuel resources are dwindling. Consequently, the search for alternative energy sources is a major topic worldwide. Sol...

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“…One of the principal drawbacks of relying abundantly on renewable energy is represented by its intermittent nature, which does not guarantee a constant electric supply to the grid. In this regard several technologies based on energy storage have been developed, where the energy derived by a renewable source can be stored as thermal, 2 electrochemical, 3 chemical, 4 just to name a few.…”

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A highly active hydrogen evolution electrocatalyst based on a cobalt–nickel sulfide composite electrode

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“…Gibson et al report on the optimization of charging efficiency from a PV system to a battery in a residential energy system [7]. Colmenar et al indicate that storage technologies allow households to reduce the amount of electricity that is bought at retail prices and the one to be sold at wholesale prices [8].…”

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Analysis of the performances of electric energy storage in residential applications

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The energy generation through photovoltaic systems has recorded extremely high growth rates. In Italy, more than 500,000 PV plants have been installed which produce almost 109,5 TWh, reaching a covering 5.6% of the total energy demand. The fall in prices of technology has resulted in a sharp drop in the cost of generation photovoltaic energy, which based on current projections reach competitiveness with the energy purchased from the grid in the next future, giving rise to a possible further spread of PV plants. In recent years appeared unavoidable the need to address the issues arising from the uncontrolled growth of photovoltaic installations such as intermittent, loss of balance and predictability of the generation. A possible strategy that facilitates the integration of renewable energy is the usage of battery electric energy storage (EES), together with incentives for self-consumption or energy independence from the network. The stepwise reduction of remuneration for photovoltaic grid feed-in power in Italy, residential energy grid-interactive energy storage systems for buffering of surplus PV generation and subsequent self-consumption is a field of growing interest and market activity. The study aims to identify the energy exchange with the grid of combined PV-EEs systems dedicated to residential and small commercial photovoltaic generation plants.

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Solar photovoltaic charging of lithium-ion batteries

Cited by 140 publications

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Photo‐Rechargeable Electric Energy Storage Systems

Photo‐Rechargeable Electric Energy Storage Systems

A highly active hydrogen evolution electrocatalyst based on a cobalt–nickel sulfide composite electrode

Analysis of the performances of electric energy storage in residential applications

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