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Optimal extraction of solar cell parameters using pattern search
AlHajri, M.F.; El-Naggar, K.M.; AlRashidi, M.R.; … - In: Renewable Energy 44 (2012) C, pp. 238-245
This paper presents an application of pattern search optimization technique for extracting the parameters of different … solar cell models. These models are single diode, double diode, and photovoltaic module. The solar cell parameters … estimation is viewed and formulated as a multivariate non-linear optimization problem. The proposed technique is used to solve a …
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Optimum design of the slotted-interdigitated channels flow field for proton exchange membrane fuel cells with consideration of the gas diffusion layer intrusion
Peng, Linfa; Mai, Jianming; Hu, Peng; Lai, Xinmin; Lin, … - In: Renewable Energy 36 (2011) 5, pp. 1413-1420
the flow field distribution. Secondly, a multi-objective optimization model is proposed to eliminate the nonuniform …
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Alternative pathways for providing access to electricity in developing countries
Mainali, Brijesh; Silveira, Semida - In: Renewable Energy 57 (2013) C, pp. 299-310
The discussion on electrification pathways tends to dangle between the merits of centralized on-grid versus decentralized off-grid electrification, and most of the time, both routes are promoted in parallel. However, the basis for choosing pathways has neither been very clear nor rational. This...
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Realistic generation cost of solar photovoltaic electricity
Singh, Parm Pal; Singh, Sukhmeet - In: Renewable Energy 35 (2010) 3, pp. 563-569
Solar photovoltaic (SPV) power plants have long working life with zero fuel cost and negligible maintenance cost but …
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Investigating the effective factors on the reduction of energy consumption in residential buildings with green roofs
Refahi, Amir Hossein; Talkhabi, Hossein - In: Renewable Energy 80 (2015) C, pp. 595-603
Heating and cooling of residential and commercial buildings account for approximately 40 percent of world's total energy consumption [1]. This considerable amount of energy consumption have made scientist to search for every possible way to reduce it. Among the most effective approaches is the...
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Optimum design criteria for solar hot water systems
Michaelides, I.M.; Wilson, D.R. - In: Renewable Energy 9 (1996) 1, pp. 649-652
This paper is concerned with the optimisation of some design criteria of SHW systems intended for residential and hotel applications. For this purpose, a system model based on TRNSYS programme has been used to correlate the performance and cost effectiveness of the system with a number of key...
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Design, development and testing of a portable parabolic solar kitchen
Arenas, José M. - In: Renewable Energy 32 (2007) 2, pp. 257-266
In this project we describe the design, manufacture and testing of a new portable solar kitchen with a large, parabolic solar reflector that folds up into a small volume. Technical trials carried out with a prototype have determined that the solar kitchen reaches an average power scale of 175W,...
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Incentives for rural off grid electrification in Burkina Faso using LCOE
Ouedraogo, Bachir I.; Kouame, S.; Azoumah, Y.; Yamegueu, D. - In: Renewable Energy 78 (2015) C, pp. 573-582
Renewable energy can help developing countries meet their sustainable development goals through access to clean, secure, reliable and affordable energy. The scarcity and the depletion of conventional energy resources, with rising fuel prices and harmful emissions from fossil fuels, make...
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Energy storage for PV power plant dispatching
Delfanti, Maurizio; Falabretti, Davide; Merlo, Marco - In: Renewable Energy 80 (2015) C, pp. 61-72
. Weather forecast algorithms can predict photovoltaic production but, in real life conditions, their reliability is only … compensate the mismatch between the injections of a photovoltaic power plant and the day-ahead market power schedule: the final … goal is to achieve the full programmability of the photovoltaic resource by minimizing energy imbalances, as defined in the …
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Distribution of absorbed heat in luminescent solar concentrator lightguides and effect on temperatures of mounted photovoltaic cells
Rajkumar, Vikram A.; Weijers, Cees; Debije, Michael G. - In: Renewable Energy 80 (2015) C, pp. 308-315
Polymer plates containing fluorescent dyes with photovoltaic cells attached to one or more edges have the potential to … this may have on the operating temperatures of the attached photovoltaic cells and the integrity of the cells are studied … photovoltaic cells to operate up to 10 °C cooler compared to cells experiencing direct solar exposure because of the avoidance of …
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