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de Mooij, Cas (author)As the world is trying to rely less on fossil fuels for electrical energy. To do this, the alternatives should be as efficient and durable as possible. The alternative that has been growing the fastest in recent years is solar energy. Apart from it’s growth in the market share, the efficiency of photovoltaic (PV) cells has also steadily grown....master thesis 2020
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Gribnau, David (author)The installation of photovoltaic systems in the urban environment is becoming increasingly common. These photovoltaic systems are affected by a large fraction of reflected irradiance as well as partial shading. In a similar way these issues also have an important effect on bifacial photovoltaic power plants. Irradiance models that are able to...master thesis 2020
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Syifai, Indra (author)Due to the high-efficiency potential over 40%, the two-terminal (2T) perovskite/c-Si tandem solar cell becomes a desirable and promising candidate for solar cells. The photovoltaic materials and devices (PVMD) group in TU Delft has developed the c-Si solar cell using poly-SiOx as carrier-selective passivating contacts. The utilization of poly...master thesis 2020
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Viswanathan, Sharabheshwaran (author)This thesis deals with the Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) of the manufacture of an EXASUN X-Glass photovoltaic (PV) module to understand its true environmental impact. The methodology and general guidelines for conducting an LCA on a Photovoltaic (PV) system are developed, within the scope of this thesis. The LCA follows a standard framework,...master thesis 2020
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van Wijk, Martijn (author)By 2050, the global demand for food and energy is expected to grow by 70% and 50%, respectively, as a result of the increase of the world’s population. To keep up with the growing world population, significant changes have to take place in the agricultural sector regarding land and energy use. In this work, two developments in the agricultural...master thesis 2020
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Kambhampati, Viswambher (author)In urban environments, more and more building added and building integrated photovoltaic (PV) systems are found. These systems use conventional solar modules which have a poor performance under non-uniform illumination conditions. When the module is partially shaded, either at least one<br/>subgroup is bypassed or the module current is limited...master thesis 2020
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Kaul, Annanta (author)With the rapid growth of bifacial modules in the market, it is becoming increasingly important to have sensors that provide data for both sides of the module. Such sensors can give more information about the performance of PV modules and PV plants. The collected data from such sensors can also help to optimize the tilt/orientation of the PV...master thesis 2020
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SENTHIL KUMAR, Saravana Kumar (author)Crystalline silicon solar cells based on poly-Si Tunnelling Oxide Passivating Contacts (TOPCon) is becoming one of the most promising solar cell structures that enable both high efficiency and low cost. The record efficiency for the Front-Back contacted (FBC) cell with TOPCon structure is 25.7 %. By moving both the metal contacts to the back...master thesis 2020
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Mhatre, Supriya (author)Water stress levels are rising due to industrialisation and the increase in population. With the freshwater supplies depleting at a rate faster than the refreshment rate, there is a need to look into unconventional and sustainable sources of water. Desalination technology is a reliable solution for the future water requirement; however, it is an...master thesis 2020
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Manmohan Sane, Omkar (author)The growing demand and improvements in manufacturing capabilities, supported by government subsidies, has allowed the increase in the installed capacity of utility scale solar parks. Due to the remoteness in their location, the costs associated with dispatching personnel for maintenance is extremely high. A major contribution towards unscheduled...master thesis 2020
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Kwee, Patrick (author)The built environment is among the highest energy consuming sectors worldwide. However, buildings have large surface areas that can be used to improve the building energy performance. One example is by integration of photovoltaic systems in roofs and facades, which can reduce the carbon footprint of the built environment. An emerging field that...master thesis 2020
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Shriyan, Nikhil (author)With emphasis on finding storage solutions for renewable based power plants, hydrogen has emerged as one of the prominent options. Hydrogen required in fertilizer, oil and gas industries etc., is produced using fossil fuels which emits carbon dioxide 10 times the produced hydrogen. It is important to produce the hydrogen from green energy...master thesis 2020
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Sinha, Nitish (author)The advancement of innovative PV technologies has led to an all-time high integration of the same in the urban environment. Furthermore, development of decentralized power systems complements this rise as it supports in-situ power consumption. Due to space availability constraints in urban environments and a need for appealing aesthetics,...master thesis 2020
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Liu, Hanchen (author)Crystalline silicon (c-Si) solar cells that are well-established technologies have already achieved a power conversion efficiency (PCE) as high as 26.7% by using the interdigitated-back-contacted (IBC) configuration. However, this efficiency is still limited by the spectral mismatch between t¬he absorption characteristics of c-Si and the AM 1.5...master thesis 2020
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Vattis, Kyriakos (author)The residential and service sectors are responsible for the 39% of the total energy consumption. 80% of this energy is used for heating purposes. Achieving nearly zero energy buildings is a major goal for the near future. The design of an integrated electrical and thermal system can substantially help to reach such objective. The façade is the...master thesis 2020
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Frantzi, Georgia (author)Building energy consumption is one of the highest of any sector. Building integrated Photovoltaics (BIPV) have the potential to eventually contribute to 50%-70% of the total energy demand. However, one of the main barriers that hinder the acceptance of solar energy systems as an integrated part in the buildings’ envelope is the limited...master thesis 2020
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Nour El Din, Abdallah (author)In the field of photovoltaics, tandem cells have emerged as a promising technology with high power conversion efficiencies. The academic society grew interest toward this technology due to its high generation capabilities at low production costs. For the time being, most of the research efforts are limited to the lab performance of these cells....master thesis 2020
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Alcañiz Moya, Alba (author)Silicon heterojunction solar cells employing transition metal oxides as carrier selective contact are of particular interest due to the potential of reducing parasitic absorption while featuring optimal electrical properties. Recently, a record efficiency of 23.5% was achieved by employing molybdenum oxide (MoOx) as carrier selective contact....master thesis 2020
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Cardose, Ruben (author)Within the coming years it is expected that PV installations could be established on every possible surface and terrain, within the urban environment. Due to the complex morphology of buildings in urban environments,systems will likely be more susceptible to partial shading compared to other conventional PV systems. In particular bifacial PV...master thesis 2020