Standard testing of photovoltaic modules for use in renewable energy education

Characterization of Degradation under Standard Environmental Testing Methods for Crystalline Silicon Photovoltaic Modules

Standard environmental tests have been developed for photovoltaic (PV) modules to assess the reliability of their performance in a short period of time. These tests generate different modes of degradation by combination of environmental stresses. There is a need to differentiate between the standard tests on the basis of severity. This helps to understand the individual and combined degradation...

Optimal Operation of Residential Energy Hubs Considering Optimized Capacity of Photovoltaic-based Renewable Energy Systems

The deployment of multi-carrier energy systems, which are called energy hubs, is one of the most recent and useful strategies in the field of energy systems. The reliability of energy systems and their operation cost and efficiency could be improved by applying the concepts of energy hubs. The simultaneous management of electrical consumptions and heat demands by the concepts of energy hub woul...

Alternative Resources for Renewable Energy: Piezoelectric and Photovoltaic Smart Structures

Quantifying rooftop solar photovoltaic potential for regional renewable energy policy

Quantifying Rooftop Solar Photovoltaic Potential for Regional Renewable Energy Policy L.K. Wiginton, H. T. Nguyen, J.M. Pearce Abstract Solar photovoltaic (PV) technology has matured to become a technically viable largescale source of sustainable energy. Understanding the rooftop PV potential is critical for utility planning, accommodating grid capacity, deploying financing schemes and formulat...

Assessment of Renewable and Non Renewable Energy Use in Dairy Farms with Different Herd Sizes in Iran

The aim of this study was to compare energy consumption in dairy farms with different sizes. Sources of energy include non renewable sources such as fossil fuel, and electricity and renewable sources such as forage, concentrate, machinery, labor, and water. The required data were collected from 42 dairy farms in Tehran province, Iran and were analyzed to assess energy consumption based on diffe...