Energy Yield Model for Bifacial PV Systems: A study and analysis of temperature & rear irradiance models

In order to make the bifacial yield prediction models commercially available, a lot of work their development, improvement and validation is being done by many research institutes. At Energy research center of the Netherlands (ECN), one such model is under development. In this project, couple of aspects were investigated to give better insight...

Advanced Bifacial Solar Cell with Poly-Si Passivating Contacts

As a new face of PV industry, bifacial technology offers the utmost utilization of reflected light while efforts are still required to further improve its cell efficiency. The objective of this thesis project is to fabricate bifacial solar cell with poly-Si passivating contacts only underneath metal grids. An advanced bifacial architecture is...

Toolbox for the design and simulation of a floating bifacial PV plant with reflectors

Bifacial PV modules and floating PV systems are two fast-growing technologies in the photovoltaic sector. Bifacial PV modules make use of the irradiance that is incident on both faces of the module, leading to higher energy yields. Several techniques are used in order to enhance this bifaciality effect, one of them being the use of reflectors....

An albedo irradiance model usable for bifacial PV modules based on LiDAR data and ray casting

Despite the fact that the price per watt-peak for photovoltaic modules are decreasing rapidly, there is a large population of people which have still not implemented photovoltaic technology in their everyday lives. An important reason why PV is still not the main source of electrical energy for these people is the uncertainty that comes with...

Bio-Inspired Design and Fabrication of a Spectrally Resolved Albedometer

With the increased market share of bifacial modules, it is becoming increasingly important to have sensors that provide information about the irradiance falling into both sides of the modules. Such instruments give more information about the performance of PV modules. They can optimize the material, tilt, and orientation of PV modules according...

Fabrication of bifacial poly-Si solar cells with copper-plating metallization

Carrier-selective passivating contacts (CSPC) have been proven to be effective in suppressing recombination losses at metal-silicon interface in high-efficiency crystalline silicon solar cells. The poly-Si-based CSPCs consisting of SiOX/poly-Si stacks are used in this thesis due to their compatibility with high thermal budgets. CSPCs with thin...

Geography based bi-facial cell design for low LCoE

The Levelized Cost of Electricity (LCoE) produced by PV systems is determined by yield (kWh) and cost of the system. Reducing the LCoE of the solar power can be achieved either by increasing the yield or by reducing the cost. The yield of bi-facial PV systems is promoted by high efficiency and a high bi-faciality factor.<br/><br/>Yield due to...

Monitoring of bifacial floating PV systems and validation of a toolbox for its simulation

The development of solar photovoltaic systems has seen a rapid increase in the recent years propelled by mass manufacturing and constantly declining costs of PV modules. In some regions, however, the levelized cost of energy is still rather high, posing some challenges for this technology to take a leading roll in the energy mix. In order to...

Modelling and optimization of bifacial PV farm: Potential of E/W vertical farm configuration

Solar photovoltaic (PV) has seen the most rapid growth among the renewable energy sources in the last decade. The market share of bifacial PV modules is expected to rise up to 70% in 2033. Such technology enables different farm configurations; however, it introduces complexities during the modelling phase, particularly concerning the estimation...

Development of Cell to System Annual Energy Yield Toolbox for Bifacial Modules

Accurate Annual Energy Yield (AEY) predictions can mean important savings due to optimization of energy generation for both particular and utility scale PV systems. <br/>However, currently available commercial models fall short to faithfully reproduce complex designs, specially involving bifacial modules, where albedo gains are relevant. <br/...

Integration of bifacial PV in agrivoltaic systems: A synergistic design approach

Solar photovoltaic (PV) technologies offer a renewable alternative to power generation that is based on fossil fuels; however, to meet the rising demand in electricity a substantial amount of surface area is required. This will inevitably lead to the installment of these systems on agricultural land, subsequently intensifying the land-use...

Energy rating of bifacial PV modules

Climate change and global warming effect is currently one of the main threats that humanity is facing. The significant increase of greenhouse gas emissions since industrialisation has contributed to the global warming and therefore, the use of sustainable energy sources with zero greenhouse gas emissions has emerged as an urgent priority....

Design Optimization of Bifacial Photovoltaic Noise Barriers Using a High Granularity Energy Yield Modelling Approach

Integration of bifacial photovoltaic module with a noise barrier (PVNB) has emerged as one of the promising innovation in the building integrated PV (BIPV) system application. By having the advantage to absorb both the light incident from the front and the rear side of the cell, bifacial PV module is suitable for a vertical installation...

Modelling and Demonstration of a Bifacial PV Curtain for Building Applications

Global energy demand is on the rise. According to the International Energy Agency (IEA), in 2018, the building sector alone constituted 28 % of all energy-related CO2 emissions. In an effort to reduce the carbon footprint of the building sector, the European Union has decreed that every new building from 2021 must be a nearly zero energy...

Novel and industrially applicable cooling element for photovoltaic bifacial modules

Rising global temperatures have shifted mankind’s methods of energy production towards a more sustainable manner. Solar energy technologies have become one of the world’s leading methods of producing clean, sustainable energy. However, this technology has been facing some adversities in the field of thermal management. The majority of solar...