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Reis, F.R. (author), Rueda, José L. (author), Palensky, P. (author), Gonzalez-Longatt, Francisco (author)This paper concerns with the determination of a suitable level of overplanting for photovoltaic systems. For this purpose, six futuristic operational scenarios for the Dutch electrical power system are generated for year 2050. A synthetic model is developed by using DIgSILENT Power Factory 2022 SP3 to investigate the steady-state systemic...conference paper 2023
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Riquelme-Dominguez, Jose Miguel (author), Gonzalez-Longatt, Francisco (author), Melo, Andre Felipe Silva (author), Rueda, José L. (author), Palensky, P. (author)Future carbon-neutral power systems impose many challenges; one is the urgent need for a simulation platform that allows replicating the complex systems’ actual dynamic performance. This paper shows the results of implementing a cyber-physical testbed co-simulation in real-time to analyse the system frequency response considering primary...journal article 2023
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Singh, M. (author), Amarnath, A. (author), Wagner, Fabian (author), Zhao, Y. (author), Yang, G. (author), Mazzarella, L. (author), Weeber, A.W. (author), Zeman, M. (author), Isabella, O. (author)Single junction crystalline silicon (c-Si) solar cells are reaching their practical efficiency limit whereas perovskite/c-Si tandem solar cells have achieved efficiencies above the theoretical limit of single junction c-Si solar cells. Next to low-thermal budget silicon heterojunction architecture, high-thermal budget carrier-selective...journal article 2023
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Kadlečíková, Magdaléna (author), Vančo, Ľubomír (author), Breza, Juraj (author), Mikolášek, Miroslav (author), Hušeková, Kristína (author), Fröhlich, Karol (author), Procel Moya, P.A. (author), Zeman, M. (author), Isabella, O. (author)We compared the morphology and Raman response of nanoscale shaped surfaces of Si substrates versus monocrystalline Si. Samples were structured by reactive ion etching, and four of them were covered by a RuO<sub>2</sub>-IrO<sub>2</sub> layer. Raman bands, centred at approx. 520 cm<sup>–1</sup>, belonging to samples processed by etching the Si...journal article 2022
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Chaudhary, A. (author), Hoß, Jan (author), Lossen, Jan (author), Huster, Frank (author), Kopecek, Radovan (author), van Swaaij, R.A.C.M.M. (author), Zeman, M. (author)Passivated contact based on a thin interfacial oxide and a highly doped polysilicon layer has emerged as the next evolutionary step to increase the efficiencies of industrial silicon solar cells. To take maximum advantage from this layer stack, it is vital to limit the losses at the metal polysilicon interface, which can be quantified as...journal article 2022
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Alcañiz Moya, A. (author), Lindfors, Anders V. (author), Zeman, M. (author), Ziar, H. (author), Isabella, O. (author)Machine learning is arising as a major solution for the photovoltaic (PV) power prediction. Despite the abundant literature, the effect of climate on yield predictions using machine learning is unknown. This work aims to find climatic trends by predicting the power of 48 PV systems around the world, equally divided into four climates. An...journal article 2022
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Ortiz Lizcano, J.C. (author), Calcabrini, A. (author), Santbergen, R. (author), Procel Moya, P.A. (author), Zeman, M. (author), Isabella, O. (author)When integrated into urban environments, photovoltaic (PV) systems usually present operational temperatures that are significantly higher than those shown by rack-mounted systems. High operating temperatures are associated with reduced reliability of PV modules and significantly impact the electrical performance of solar cells. Utilizing the...journal article 2022
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Han, C. (author), Yang, G. (author), Procel Moya, P.A. (author), O'Connor, D. (author), Zhao, Y. (author), Gopalakrishnan, Anirudh (author), Zhang, Xiaodan (author), Zeman, M. (author), Mazzarella, L. (author), Isabella, O. (author)Bifacial (BF) copper-plated crystalline silicon solar cell is an attractive topic to concurrently reduce silver consumption and maintain good device performance. However, it is still challenging to realize a high aspect ratio (AR) of the metal fingers. Herein, a new type of hybrid-shaped Cu finger is electromagnetically fabricated in a BF...journal article 2022
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Zhao, Y. (author), Procel Moya, P.A. (author), Smets, A.H.M. (author), Mazzarella, L. (author), Han, C. (author), Yang, G. (author), Cao, L. (author), Yao, Z. (author), Weeber, A.W. (author), Zeman, M. (author), Isabella, O. (author)Excellent surface passivation induced by (i)a-Si:H is critical to achieve high-efficiency silicon heterojunction (SHJ) solar cells. This is key for conventional single-junction cell applications but also for bottom cell application in tandem devices. In this study, we investigated the effects of (i)a-Si:H deposition temperature on passivation...journal article 2022
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Calcabrini, A. (author), Procel Moya, P.A. (author), Kambhampati, V. (author), Manganiello, P. (author), Muttillo, M. (author), Zeman, M. (author), Isabella, O. (author)The integration of photovoltaic (PV) technology in urban environments poses new challenges for the design of PV modules. In particular, the poor shading tolerance of conventional PV modules strongly limits the energy performance of urban PV systems. In this work, we analyze how interdigitated back-contact solar cells with low-breakdown...journal article 2022
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Bellizio, Federica (author), Xu, Wangkun (author), Qiu, Dawei (author), Ye, Yujian (author), Papadaskalopoulos, Dimitrios (author), Cremer, Jochen (author), Teng, Fei (author), Strbac, Goran (author)Digitalization is one of the key drivers for energy system transformation. The advances in communication technologies and measurement devices render available a large amount of operational data and enable the centralization of such data storage and processing. The greater access to data opens up new opportunities for a more efficient and...journal article 2022
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Ferri, Carlotta (author), Ziar, H. (author), Nguyen, T.T. (author), van Lint, J.W.C. (author), Zeman, M. (author), Isabella, O. (author)After developing the methodology, we applied it to the case of the Netherlands highways. We show that the average irradiation on the Dutch highway network is around 880 kWh/m2/y, 35% less than the potential of an optimally tilted conventional PV system in the south of the Netherlands. Covering the entire 1600 km of the Dutch highways network...journal article 2022
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Yang, G. (author), Han, C. (author), Procel Moya, P.A. (author), Zhao, Y. (author), Singh, M. (author), Mazzarella, L. (author), Zeman, M. (author), Isabella, O. (author)Crystalline silicon solar cells with passivating contacts based on doped poly-Si exhibit high optical parasitic losses. Aiming at minimizing these losses, we developed the oxygen-alloyed poly-Si (poly-SiOx) as suitable material for passivating contacts. From passivation point of view, poly-SiOx layers show excellent passivation quality and...journal article 2022
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Gonzalez-Longatt, Francisco (author), Rueda, José L. (author), Palensky, P. (author), Chamorro, Harold R. (author), Abdellah, Kouzou (author)Inverter-based generation (IBG) is critical in achieving a dependable and resilient electrical system while meeting the net-zero emission goal. The enormous integration of IBG tends to produce various issues, including reduced rotational inertia and reduced short circuit levels. Several scientific publications agree that the voltage source...conference paper 2022
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Cao, L. (author), Procel Moya, P.A. (author), Alcañiz Moya, A. (author), Yan, J. (author), Tichelaar, F.D. (author), Özkol, E. (author), Zhao, Y. (author), Han, C. (author), Yang, G. (author), Yao, Z. (author), Zeman, M. (author), Santbergen, R. (author), Mazzarella, L. (author), Isabella, O. (author)Thin films of transition metal oxides such as molybdenum oxide (MoO<sub>x</sub>) are attractive for application in silicon heterojunction solar cells for their potential to yield large short-circuit current density. However, full control of electrical properties of thin MoO<sub>x</sub> layers must be mastered to obtain an efficient hole...journal article 2022
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Xu, J. (author), Soeiro, Thiago B. (author), Wu, Y. (author), Gao, Fei (author), Wang, Y. (author), Tang, Houjun (author), Bauer, P. (author)A three-phase buck-type rectifier features a step-down ac-dc conversion function, which is considered as a prominent solution for electric vehicle chargers and telecommunication systems integrated to the grid above 380 V line to line. However, traditional solutions for those applications employ cascaded architectures with an ac-dc boost-type...journal article 2022
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Santbergen, R. (author), Vogt, M.R. (author), Mishima, Ryota (author), Hino, Masashi (author), Uzu, Hisashi (author), Adachi, Daisuke (author), Yamamoto, Kenji (author), Zeman, M. (author), Isabella, O. (author)We investigate gentle front side textures for perovskite/silicon tandem solar cells. These textures enhance the absorption of sunlight, yet are sufficiently gentle to allow deposition of an efficient perovskite top cell. We present a tandem solar cell with such gentle texture, fabricated by Kaneka corporation, with an efficiency as high as 28...journal article 2022
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Chaudhary, A. (author), Hos, Jan (author), Lossen, Jan (author), Huster, Frank (author), Kopecek, Radovan (author), van Swaaij, R.A.C.M.M. (author), Zeman, M. (author)In this article, we investigate the passivation quality and electrical contact properties for samples with a 150 nm thick n+ polysilicon layer in comparison to samples with a phosphorus diffused layer. High level of passivation is achieved for the samples with n+ polysilicon layer and an interfacial oxide underneath it. The contact properties...journal article 2022
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van Nijen, D.A. (author), Manganiello, P. (author), Zeman, M. (author), Isabella, O. (author)Power electronics traditionally plays a crucial role in conditioning the power of photovoltaic (PV) modules and connecting the systems to the electricity grid. Recently, PV module designs with more sub-module power electronics are gaining increased attention. These designs can offer higher reliability and improved resilience against non...review 2022
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Chen, N. (author), Rudolph, Dominik (author), Peter, Christoph (author), Zeman, M. (author), Isabella, O. (author), Rosen, Yitzchak (author), Grouchko, Michael (author), Shochet, Ofer (author), Mihailetchi, Valentin D. (author)The high usage of silver in industrial solar cells may limit the growth of the solar industry. One solution is to replace Ag with copper. A screen printable Cu paste is used herein to metallize industrial interdigitated back contact (IBC) solar cells. A novel metallization structure is proposed for making solar cells. Cu paste is applied to...journal article 2022
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