Tunable photovoltaics: adapting solar cell technologies to versatile applications

H Meddeb, M Götz‐Köhler… - Advanced Energy …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Solar photovoltaics (PV) offer viable and sustainable solutions to satisfy the growing energy
demand and to meet the pressing climate targets. The deployment of conventional PV …

Intelligent energy management systems for electrified vehicles: Current status, challenges, and emerging trends

R Ostadian, J Ramoul, A Biswas… - IEEE Open Journal of …, 2020 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Powertrain electrification has heightened the need for an energy management strategy,
which has been a continuing concern in the development of electrified vehicles. The energy …

Urban solar potential for vehicle integrated photovoltaics

MC Brito, T Santos, F Moura, D Pera, J Rocha - … Research Part D …, 2021 - Elsevier
Integrating solar photovoltaics in electric vehicles can reduce operating costs and extend the
driving range. It is particularly appropriate for urban mobility due to the relatively short typical …

Measurement and modeling of 3D solar irradiance for vehicle-integrated photovoltaic

K Araki, Y Ota, M Yamaguchi - Applied sciences, 2020 - mdpi.com
Featured Application This technology is expected to be applied to vehicle-integrated
photovoltaic. Abstract The energy yield of vehicle-integrated photovoltaics (VIPV) differs from …

Application of photovoltaic panels in electric vehicles to enhance the range

I Diahovchenko, L Petrichenko, I Borzenkov, M Kolcun - Heliyon, 2022 - cell.com
There is a significant increase in the number of alternative energy sources and electric
vehicles. Therefore, there is a growing need for new technical solutions to increase the …

Curve correction of vehicle‐integrated photovoltaics using statistics on commercial car bodies

Y Ota, K Araki, A Nagaoka… - Progress in Photovoltaics …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Typically, car roofs are curved, which means that vehicle‐integrated photovoltaics (VIPVs)
are also curved along the roof surface. The performance of the PV module is influenced by …

[HTML][HTML] Facilitating vehicle-integrated photovoltaics by considering the radius of curvature of the roof surface for solar cell coverage

Y Ota, K Araki, A Nagaoka, K Nishioka - Cleaner Engineering and …, 2022 - Elsevier
By mounting photovoltaics (PV) on the roof of an electric vehicle (EV), solar energy can be
used to supply a considerable portion of the energy demand of the EV. The roof is the best …

3D Solar Irradiance Model for Non-Uniform Shading Environments Using Shading (Aperture) Matrix Enhanced by Local Coordinate System

K Araki, Y Ota, A Nagaoka, K Nishioka - Energies, 2023 - mdpi.com
Building-integrated photovoltaics (BIPVs) and vehicle-integrated photovoltaics (VIPVs)
receive solar irradiance through non-uniform shading objects. Standard scalar calculations …

Solar Electric Vehicles as Energy Sources in Disaster Zones: Physical and Social Factors

K Araki, Y Ota, A Maeda, M Kumano, K Nishioka - Energies, 2023 - mdpi.com
Electric vehicles (EVs) have the advantage of being resilient to natural disasters. However,
users hesitate to donate electricity when they lose the chance to recharge at the utility. Solar …

Investigation of effective factors on vehicles integrated photovoltaic (VIPV) performance: a review

H Samadi, G Ala, V Lo Brano, P Romano… - World Electric Vehicle …, 2023 - mdpi.com
Integrating photovoltaic technology has undergone significant development in recent years,
owing to its manifold advantages. One of the most recent domains where this technology …