Owing to its potential to maximize the power output, hybrid energy harvesting technology
has attracted more research interest. Boosting merits such as renewable energy sources …

Integrating thermoelectric generators (TEGs) with photovoltaic (PV) devices presents an
effective strategy to enhance the power generation of PV cells, thus substantially …

It is challenging to reduce the massive radiation heat loss from the parabolic trough solar
receiver and enhance the solar utilization efficiency of the parabolic trough collector (PTC) …

Dynamic multi-objective optimization (DMOO) is implemented on a water-based cooling
system to enhance the performance of a 50 W polycrystalline-based solar photovoltaic (PV) …

The concentrator photovoltaic (CPV) systems commonly endure high cell temperatures,
which affect their overall performance. Besides, the high cell temperature could lead to …

This paper deals with the optimization of utility-scale, single-axis tracking PV power plant
design, and suggests the use of a new evaluation metric Y AREA, represented by the annual …

The uncertainty of photovoltaic module material parameters have a great impact on the
overall output performance of photovoltaic cells. Ignoring the uncertainty of these …

Solar cell performance is highly dependent upon the front contact grid design for minimizing
the power losses due to shading (optical loss) and for proper collection of the photo …

Silicon slag (SS) and Ti-bearing blast furnace slag (TBFS) are large-scale waste slags
produced in the metallurgical industry that contain rich Si and Ti resources. In this paper, an …

Solar photovoltaic cells are widely used in many aspects, but a mass of solar energy cannot
be utilized, resulting in much waste heat being dissipated into the environment, which limits …