Active optimal optical filtering of wavelengths for increasing the efficiency of photovoltaic modules

Sharif Z. Aljoaba; Aaron M. Cramer; Bruce L. Walcott

doi:10.1109/PVSC.2014.6925163

Active optimal optical filtering of wavelengths for increasing the efficiency of photovoltaic modules

Sharif Z. Aljoaba, Aaron M. Cramer, Bruce L. Walcott

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Abstract

Filtering the wavelengths that do not generate electricity and the wavelengths that generate heat more than photonic current would reduce the photovoltaic (PV) module temperature and accordingly enhances its efficiency. In previous work, a wavelength-based thermoelectrical model for PV modules is proposed and experimentally characterized and validated. In this work, the model is used to investigate the effect of active optical filtering on the module temperature and output power. The simulation results show that the optimal active optical filtration of the ultraviolet wavelengths increases the module efficiency by about 1% in some cases.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	2014 IEEE 40th Photovoltaic Specialist Conference, PVSC 2014
Pages	1329-1334
Number of pages	6
ISBN (Electronic)	9781479943982
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1109/PVSC.2014.6925163
State	Published - Oct 15 2014
Event	40th IEEE Photovoltaic Specialist Conference, PVSC 2014 - Denver, United States Duration: Jun 8 2014 → Jun 13 2014

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Name	2014 IEEE 40th Photovoltaic Specialist Conference, PVSC 2014

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Conference	40th IEEE Photovoltaic Specialist Conference, PVSC 2014
Country/Territory	United States
City	Denver
Period	6/8/14 → 6/13/14

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Keywords

active filters
optical wavelength
optimization
photovoltaic cells
temperature dependence

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Electrical and Electronic Engineering
Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials

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Aljoaba, SZ, Cramer, AM & Walcott, BL 2014, Active optimal optical filtering of wavelengths for increasing the efficiency of photovoltaic modules. in 2014 IEEE 40th Photovoltaic Specialist Conference, PVSC 2014., 6925163, 2014 IEEE 40th Photovoltaic Specialist Conference, PVSC 2014, pp. 1329-1334, 40th IEEE Photovoltaic Specialist Conference, PVSC 2014, Denver, United States, 6/8/14. https://doi.org/10.1109/PVSC.2014.6925163

Active optimal optical filtering of wavelengths for increasing the efficiency of photovoltaic modules. / Aljoaba, Sharif Z.; Cramer, Aaron M.; Walcott, Bruce L.
2014 IEEE 40th Photovoltaic Specialist Conference, PVSC 2014. 2014. p. 1329-1334 6925163 (2014 IEEE 40th Photovoltaic Specialist Conference, PVSC 2014).

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