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Publikováno v:
2019 IEEE 46th Photovoltaic Specialists Conference (PVSC).
Zinc diffused P on N GaSb cells are typically used in TPV systems. However, there are three potential advantages for developing N on P GaSb cells. First, because the minority electron carrier diffusion length in the P type wafer is longer than the ho
Publikováno v:
2017 IEEE 44th Photovoltaic Specialist Conference (PVSC).
Both solar cells and batteries generate quiet DC electric power. Infrared (IR) sensitive GaSb photovoltaic cells can convert energy from a combustion heated glowing ceramic IR emitter into electricity. The result is a lightweight thermophotovoltaic (
Publikováno v:
2016 IEEE 43rd Photovoltaic Specialists Conference (PVSC).
Gallium Antimonide (GaSb) infrared photovoltaic cells are light weight whereas batteries are heavy. The specific energy in a hydrocarbon fuel is high at 12,900 W-hr per kg but a lithium ion rechargeable battery has a specific energy of only 145 W-hr
Publikováno v:
2015 IEEE 42nd Photovoltaic Specialist Conference (PVSC).
Like batteries, thermophotovoltaic generators produce DC electricity quietly. TPV uses infrared photovoltaic cells to convert infrared radiation from a combustion heated ceramic IR emitter. However, because the specific energy in a hydrocarbon fuel l
Publikováno v:
Semiconductor Science and Technology. 18:S165-S173
Thermophotovoltaic (TPV) systems can be characterized by several different parameters including system electrical conversion efficiency, photovoltaic cell electric power density, infrared (IR) emitter temperature and system costs. One way of dividing
Publikováno v:
Semiconductor Science and Technology. 18:S247-S253
It is well known that distributed combined heat and power (CHP) systems for commercial and industrial buildings are economically desirable because they conserve energy. Here, a thermophotovoltaic (TPV) unit is described that brings CHP into the home
Publikováno v:
2011 37th IEEE Photovoltaic Specialists Conference.
A portable cylindrical thermophotovoltaic (TPV) battery replacement is described. This small 8 cm diameter unit is designed to consume fuel at a rate of approximately 200 W and to produce 20 W of DC power. It consists of a cylindrical TPV receiver as
Publikováno v:
2011 37th IEEE Photovoltaic Specialists Conference.
A novel portable concentrated sunlight electric generator is described. It consists of two 2×3 point focus Fresnel lens parquets which focus sunlight onto 12 high efficiency triple junction solar cells mounted on two aluminum backed circuit boards.
Publikováno v:
2009 34th IEEE Photovoltaic Specialists Conference (PVSC).
Various types of multijunction solar cells have now been demonstrated with energy conversion efficiencies over 40%. Higher cell efficiencies are still possible. NREL, Fraunhoffer and others have announced ≫40% Inverted metamorphic triple-junction (