We describe the development of new, Web-based maps of insolation and photovoltaic energy potential across Canada. The maps will be made available on the Natural Resources Canada website. They are presented for each month and summed for the entire year, for five different surface orientations: a suntracking orientation and four fixed South-facing orientations with latitude, vertical and latitude...

This paper deals with the optical design of a photovoltaic solar concentrator composed by two squared reflection mirrors. The optical configuration of the device, is based on the Cassegrain telescope and designed in order to maximize the fill factor over the irradiated area and by providing an easily manufactured shape. The collection unit has been simulated and optimized by a ray tracing metho...

The cell has optimum operating point to be able to get maximum power. To obtain Maximum Power from photovoltaic array, photovoltaic power system usually requires Maximum Power Point Tracking (MPPT) controller. This thesis research work will provides a small power photovoltaic control system based on fuzzy control with FPGA technology design and implementation for MPPT. The proposed maximum powe...

This study presents a sliding mode multimodal control for a sensorless photovoltaic panel, which sets itself as per the sun position at every second during the day for a period of five years; then tracker, using sliding mode multimodal controller and a sliding mode observer, will track these positions to make sunrays orthogonal to photovoltaic cell that produces more energy. After sunset, track...

A perovskite-type solar cell with a substrate size of 70 mm × 70 mm was fabricated by a simple spin-coating method using a mixed solution. The photovoltaic properties of the TiO2/CH3NH3PbI3-based photovoltaic devices were investigated by current density-voltage characteristic and incident photon to current conversion efficiency measurements. Their short-circuit current densities were almost con...

In the present work, TiO2 nanoparticle and multi-walled carbon nanotubes composite powder is prepared hydrothermally. After doctor blading the paste from composite powder, the resulted composite film is sensitized with Cu-based metal-organic frameworks using a layer-by-layer deposition technique and the film is characterized using FE-SEM, EDX, XRD, UV/Visible spectrophotometry and photoluminesc...

This paper reviews the recent research progress in the incorporation of plasmonic nanostructures with photovoltaic devices and the potential for surface plasmon enhanced absorption. We first outline a variety of cell architectures incorporating metal nanostructures. We then review the experimental fabrication methods and measurements to date, as well as systematic theoretical studies of the opt...

We study the performance of photovoltaic devices when controlling the exciton radiative recombination time. We demonstrate that when high-quantum-yield fluorescent photovoltaic materials are placed within an optical cavity, the spontaneous emission of the radiative exciton is partially inhibited. The corresponding increase of the exciton lifetime results in an increase of the effective diffusio...

Research on automatic tracking solar concentrator photovoltaic systems has gained increasing focus in developing the solar PV technology. A paraboloidal concentrator with secondary optic is developed for a three-junction GaInP/GalnAs/Ge solar cell. The concentration ratio of this system is 200 and the photovoltaic cell is cooled by heat pipe. A detailed analysis on the temperature coefficient i...