Adaptation of the Solar Spectrum to Improve the use of Sunlight: A Critical Review on Techniques, Applications, and Current Trends

AA Kandil, MS Salem, MM Awad… - Advanced Sustainable …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Photovoltaic (PV) cells are one of the most common devices to harvest solar radiation and
convert it into usable electrical power. However, normal silicone‐based photovoltaic cells …

Optimum matching of photovoltaic–thermophotovoltaic cells efficiently utilizing full-spectrum solar energy

T Liang, T Fu, C Hu, X Chen, S Su, J Chen - Renewable Energy, 2021 - Elsevier
The production of redundant waste heat limits the performance of photovoltaic cells, so
removing waste heat and converting it back into electricity is a promising way to improve the …

Aerodynamic heat utilization based on thermophotovoltaic-composite phase change material-thermoelectric hybrid system

Q Huang, Y Tao, Z Liu, Y He, H Ye - Energy Conversion and Management, 2024 - Elsevier
To efficiently utilize the aerodynamic heat of aircraft and achieve thermal protection effect, a
thermophotovoltaic-composite phase change material-thermoelectric (TPV-CPCM-TE) …

Efficiency boost and financial analysis of the thermophotovoltaic power system by photonic potential

A Salman, A Shabbir, AH Kazim - Energy Conversion and Management, 2024 - Elsevier
A hybrid thermophotovoltaic system for thermal-to-electrical energy conversion is a solid-
state technique that exclusively utilizes infrared light. However, it faces an upper limit on its …

Reducing optical losses in thermophotovoltaic systems

VP Khvostikov, YV Grachev, AS Vlasov… - Journal of Power …, 2021 - Elsevier
The reduction of optical losses in GaSb-based thermophotovoltaic converters via optimizing
antireflection coatings and creating a back surface reflector on the photocell is reported …

Modeling and techno-economic optimization of overhead panels and reflectors in near-wall mounted PV systems

L Al-Ghussain, MA Hassan, A Hamed - Solar Energy, 2023 - Elsevier
Compact installations of solar photovoltaic (PV) systems to maximize the use of land are a
necessity in urban regions, where the available installation areas exposed to solar …

Optimization of Thermophotovoltaic Power System with a Spectrally Controlled Multi-Concentric Emitter

AH Kazim, A Salman, AB Khan… - Journal of …, 2022 - asmedigitalcollection.asme.org
Thermophotovoltaic energy conversion is a solid-state thermal-to-electric energy conversion
technique which uses only infrared light ie, heat. Its maximum achieved efficiency by proper …

Efficiency Enhancement of Thermophotovoltaic Cells With Different Design Configurations Using Existing Photon Recycling Technologies

M Usman, AH Kazim, A Shabbir, MS Abbasi… - Frontiers in Energy …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
This work deals with different design configurations using existing photon recycling
technologies such as front spectral filters and back surface reflectors (BSRs) to improve the …

Modulation of apparent optical properties using arrayed mesoscale structures

DL Simeroth, PA Kottke, OA Kucuktas… - Journal of Quantitative …, 2022 - Elsevier
In this study, a method for using arrays of mesoscale structures to modify the apparent
optical properties of an opaque composite surface has been theoretically demonstrated to …

Optimization of InGaAsSb Thermophotovoltaic Cell for Waste Heat Harvesting Application

R Rosli, HJ Lee, MZ Jamaludin… - … IEEE Conference on …, 2021 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Alongside the growing energy demand, the exploration and invention in technology to
achieve world sustainability goal is of particular interest. However, the limitation of low …