A dye-sensitized solar cell model implementable in electrical circuit simulators
| Autor: | Adélio Mendes, Afonso Lopes, Luísa Andrade, Armando Luís Sousa Araújo |
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| Přispěvatelé: | Faculdade de Engenharia |
| Rok vydání: | 2015 |
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Engenharia química
Engenharia química Discretization Renewable Energy Sustainability and the Environment Computer science Finite difference method Finite difference Chemical engineering [Engineering and technology] Chemical engineering Chemical engineering 7. Clean energy Electronic circuit simulation law.invention Modeling and simulation law Engenharia química [Ciências da engenharia e tecnologias] Electrical network Electronic engineering General Materials Science Transient (oscillation) Electronic circuit |
| Zdroj: | Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (RCAAP) instacron:RCAAP |
| ISSN: | 0038-092X |
| Popis: | The main goal of the present work is to provide a mathematical model of Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells (DSCs) that can be implemented in electrical engineering circuit simulation software, such as PSIM, for using in electronic power converter design. Consequently, a new circuit modeling approach is presented, able to solve the standard continuity and transport governing equations defined for the involved mobile species: electrons in the TiO2 conduction band and ions in the electrolyte. Starting from the partial differential continuity equations of the phenomenological DSC model, it was developed a one-dimensional spatial discretization using Finite Difference Methods (FD) followed by a solution using an electrical circuit analogy. The resulting circuits were then implemented in PSIM software and simulated. Simulation results using this new electrical analog approach showed excellent matching when compared to FORTRAN numerical solutions, as well as when compared to experimental data. Moreover, the electrical analog can be used for transient and steady state cases, giving information about the main factors and the relevant kinetic parameters that influence DSCs’ performance. Finally, it enables to relate the phenomenological behavior with other electrical approaches, such as Electrochemical Impedance Spectroscopy (EIS) and diode based models. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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