A review of thermal load and performance characterisation of a high concentrating photovoltaic (HCPV) solar receiver assembly

AOM Maka, TS O'Donovan - Solar Energy, 2020 - Elsevier
The performance behaviour of solar concentrating photovoltaic (CPV) is an important
element for the design and development of solar devices and system. A CPV receiver …

Photovoltaic cell operating temperature models: a review of correlations and parameters

L de Oliveira Santos, PCM de Carvalho… - IEEE Journal of …, 2021 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
A review of photovoltaic (PV) cell operating temperature () steady-state models developed
from the year 2000 onward is shown in the present article. The goal is to help researchers …

FLATCON® CPV module with 36.7% efficiency equipped with four‐junction solar cells

M Steiner, A Bösch, A Dilger, F Dimroth… - Progress in …, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
In this paper we present the application of high efficiency four‐junction solar cells using
SOITEC bonding technology under a Fresnel lens optic and in a FLATCON®‐type CPV …

Review of methods for the calculation of cell temperature in high concentration photovoltaic modules for electrical characterization

P Rodrigo, EF Fernández, F Almonacid… - … and Sustainable Energy …, 2014 - Elsevier
The solar cell operation temperature is an important input in models for the electrical
characterization of high concentration photovoltaic cells and modules. However, the direct …

An improved temperature estimation method for solar cells operating at high concentrations

X Ju, A Vossier, Z Wang, A Dollet, G Flamant - Solar Energy, 2013 - Elsevier
This paper derives and discusses an improved method for estimating the temperature of
solar cells operating under high concentration conditions. The accuracy of this method was …

Measuring and estimating the temperature of photovoltaic modules

F Mavromatakis, E Kavoussanaki, F Vignola… - Solar Energy, 2014 - Elsevier
The temperature of a photovoltaic module is a key parameter for the accurate assessment of
its performance. In cases where actual measurements are not available, a number of …

Translating outdoor CPV I–V measurements to a CSTC power rating and the associated uncertainty

M Muller, S Kurtz, M Steiner… - Progress in photovoltaics …, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
A complete procedure is presented for translating outdoor concentrator photovoltaic (CPV) I–
V measurements to the Concentrator Standard Test Conditions (CTSC)(1000 W/m2 and 25° …

A method for estimating cell temperature at the maximum power point of a HCPV module under actual operating conditions

EF Fernández, P Rodrigo, F Almonacid… - Solar Energy Materials …, 2014 - Elsevier
The operating cell temperature of a HCPV module or system is a key factor, because it
directly affects efficiency and reliability. Hence, the accurate estimation of cell temperature in …

Performance modeling and analysis of high-concentration multi-junction photovoltaics using advanced hybrid cooling systems

H Abou-Ziyan, M Ibrahim, H Abdel-Hameed - Applied energy, 2020 - Elsevier
This paper presents the performance modeling and analysis of the high-concentration multi-
junction photovoltaic cells, using either constant-width one-section or two-stepwise …

Evaluation of the pv cell operation temperature in the process of fast switching to open-circuit mode

VD Rumyantsev, NY Davidyuk… - IEEE Journal of …, 2015 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
A procedure for measuring the overheating temperature (ΔT) of a pn junction area in the
structure of photovoltaic (PV) cells converting laser or solar radiations relative to the ambient …