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Vezzani, Eleonora (author)This thesis investigates a floating truss structure’s local and global response to breaking waves slamming loads. The case study of interest is the supporting structure of SolarDuck’s (SD) platform FPV. Their design consists of different triangular modules, with the solar panels at a safe height from wave impacts. In future designs, the truss...master thesis 2024
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Langer, J.K.A. (author)Indonesia has been dependent on its abundant coal reserves to meet its increasing electricity demand. The Indonesian government is aware of the negative environmental effects of coal combustion and pledged to become carbon neutral by 2060 or earlier by transitioning towards renewables. In principle, it is known that Indonesia has large renewable...doctoral thesis 2024
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Follis, Patrick (author)Maximum Power Point Tracking (MPPT) is commonly used to optimize the power output of solar arrays for LEO satellites. Traditional MPPT techniques such as Perturb & Observe often struggle when the satellite is rotating and the temperature and incident irradiance are rapidly changing. This scenario frequently occurs with miniaturized...master thesis 2024
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Venkatesh, Vijay (author)The global shift towards low-carbon and renewable energy sources, driven by climate concerns associated with fossil fuels, has positioned solar photovoltaics (PV) as a major alternative. With the increasing adoption of PV technologies, it is crucial to study various PV module types. This thesis focuses on the HyET Powerfoil, an amorphous silicon...master thesis 2024
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Meeuwisse, Lars (author)Coolworld Waalwijk, a cooling machines rental service experiences marginal growth due to the rise of cooling systems for temporarily use. Their testing facility is heavily occupied for testing systems up to 800 kW. Besides the willingness to more sustainable practices, the urge rises for implementation of new energy solutions to their 500 MWh...master thesis 2024
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Pacifico, Antonio (author)As photovoltaic (PV) technology enters the terawatt era, reliability, sustainability, and circularity in the solar industry can no longer be optional considerations for manufacturing solar modules. Despite two decades of intense solar manufacturing, the PV industry still predominantly operates within a linear economic structure, characterized by...master thesis 2024
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Kroon, Youp (author)This graduation project presented the development of a new Photovoltaic-Thermal panel (PVT) module design, aimed at addressing sustainability challenges in conventional solar panels. The research focused on improving repairability and recyclability by replacing the standard ethylene-vinyl acetate (EVA) laminate with a liquid encapsulant. This...master thesis 2024
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Kodzhabash, Tekin (author)This thesis addresses the imperative need for sustainable energy solutions in the residential sector which is a significant contributor to global energy consumption and greenhouse gas emissions. Focusing on modeling and optimizing residential energy systems, the study explores the integration of photovoltaic (PV) panels, heat pumps, and...master thesis 2024
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Baricchio, M. (author), Korevaar, Marc (author), Babal, Pavel (author), Ziar, H. (author)East/West (E/W) vertical bifacial photovoltaic (PV) modules can achieve higher profits than the conventional North/South (N/S) tilted configuration depending on the design choices and external conditions. In this study a model based on 2D view factor concept is developed to estimate the power generated by a large-scale bifacial PV farm,...journal article 2024
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Li, Sihui (author), Peng, Jinqing (author), Wang, Meng (author), Wang, Kai (author), Li, Houpei (author), Lu, C.J. (author)The energy matching of PV driven air conditioners is influenced by building load demand and PV generation. Merely increasing energy performance of building or PV capacity separately may improve the energy balance on a large time resolution, the real-time energy mismatching problem is still serious. In this study, a coordinated optimization...journal article 2024
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Diab, I. (author), Damianakis, Nikolaos (author), Chandra Mouli, G.R. (author), Bauer, P. (author)This paper proposes a shared multi-stakeholder PV system for traction substations and nearby residential loads to reduce the need for storage, AC grid exchange, and curtailment. The residential stakeholders offer both the base electrical load and the solar panels installation space needed by the traction stakeholder, who brings the peak load...journal article 2024
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Conte, Riccardo (author), Zanetti, E. (author), Tancon, Marco (author), Azzolin, Marco (author), Girotto, Sergio (author), Del Col, Davide (author)Dual-source solar-air heat pumps represent a promising solution for overcoming the limitations associated with single-source utilization, thereby enhancing heat pump performance. However, running the heat pump by alternatively employing the more advantageous source requires the integration of a controller capable of continuously monitoring...journal article 2024
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Drop, Kevin (author)Many functional photovoltaic (PV) modules are decommissioned prematurely, often due to the financially motivated repowering of PV systems. This study assesses under which circumstances there is an environmental incentive to reuse these modules as opposed to recycling and replacing them with new, more efficient modules. A life cycle assessment...master thesis 2023
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van Buren, Floris (author)Currently, the entire aviation sector accounts for 2.5% of global emissions. To commit to the Paris Agreement by 2050, new emerging technology is necessary. Electric aircraft emerged as one of the promising solutions to decarbonize the aviation sector. However, the introduction of electric aviation (EA) causes a shift from kerosene to...master thesis 2023
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Ren, Kongming (author)The photovoltaic (PV) technology plays a significant role in the global energy transition and perovskite solar cells (PSC) have been experiencing rapid development in the past few years. The life cycle analysis (LCA) method evaluates the possible environmental impacts during each life stage of one product, and applying this method to the...master thesis 2023
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Liu, Anson (author)Photovoltaic (PV) systems are often exposed to mismatch conditions caused by partial shading, different mounting angles, dust accumulation, cell degradation, etc. Among various techniques, PV to Virtual Bus Parallel Differential Power Processing (PV2VB P-DPP) has been proposed to overcome the mismatch among PV strings. This thesis focuses on the...master thesis 2023
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Deutman, Max (author)This thesis titled "Addressing voltage sag contribution of an optimally sized Industrial Hybrid Power System" introduces a framework for sizing an industrial Hybrid Power System (HPS) to minimise Cost and CO2 emissions relative to connecting the industrial site directly to the grid with the help of a genetic algorithm, specifically NSGA-II. The...master thesis 2023
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Kommers, Saskia (author)The worldwide energy need is increasing and the share of renewable energy sources is too. To generate electricity from renewable sources, no harm to the environment is done. But producing a PV panel is not without emissions. The amount of emissions during production is researched with a life cycle analysis. In the current PV market 75% of the...master thesis 2023
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KODALI, RAHUL (author)This thesis presents experimental research on a phenomenon that has been widely observed in photovoltaic systems in recent years. Hot-spots, most commonly reported as areas of extreme temperature within PV modules, have been identified as a critical issue in the industry. This is primarily due to the fact that solar cells are subjected to...master thesis 2023
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Paul, Alonzo Joseph (author)This study explores the effects and severity of microcracks within Solarge’s innovative lightweight polymer-based photovoltaic modules, aiming to recommend a grading criterion specific to the company’s product range. Unlike the traditional PV modules which predominantly employ a glass and aluminum frame, Solarge utilizes lightweight, fully...master thesis 2023