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Three dimensional analysis of dye-sensitized, perovskite and monocrystalline silicon solar photovoltaic cells under non uniform solar flux

Singh, Preeti; Khanna, Sourav; Mudgal, Vijay; Newar, Sanjeev; Sharma, Vashi; Sundaram, Senthilarasu; Reddy, KS; Mallick, Tapas K; Becerra, Victor; Hutchinson, David; Radulovic, Jovana; Khusainov, Rinat

Authors

Preeti Singh

Sourav Khanna

Vijay Mudgal

Sanjeev Newar

Vashi Sharma

KS Reddy

Tapas K Mallick

Victor Becerra

David Hutchinson

Jovana Radulovic

Rinat Khusainov



Abstract

For low/high concentration, when the distribution of solar radiation is non-uniform over the surface of the solar cell, it gets heated up non-uniformly which affects the cell efficiency. Thus, in the present work, three dimensional analysis of the solar cells is carried out under non-uniform solar flux. It involves partial differential equations. For silicon cells, studies are available that use numerical techniques (involving iterations) to solve the differential equations. However, if the differential equations can be solved analytically, one can get an analytical expression for three dimensional non-uniform temperature distribution of the cell. The current work aims at it. Dye-sensitized (DSSC), perovskite and mono-Si cells are investigated. The effects of wind direction, its speed, inclination and solar irradiance on the three dimensional temperature distribution, heat losses and cell efficiency have been investigated. It is concluded that with increase in wind azimuthal from 0° to 90°, the efficiency decreases from 22.1% to 21.3% for mono-Si, 19.0% to 18.0% for perovskite and 12.0% to 11.9% for DSSC.

Citation

Singh, P., Khanna, S., Mudgal, V., Newar, S., Sharma, V., Sundaram, S., …Khusainov, R. (2021). Three dimensional analysis of dye-sensitized, perovskite and monocrystalline silicon solar photovoltaic cells under non uniform solar flux. Applied Thermal Engineering, 182, Article 115613. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.applthermaleng.2020.115613

Journal Article Type Article
Acceptance Date Jun 16, 2020
Online Publication Date Jun 23, 2020
Publication Date 2021-01
Deposit Date Mar 13, 2023
Journal Applied Thermal Engineering
Print ISSN 1359-4311
Publisher Elsevier
Peer Reviewed Peer Reviewed
Volume 182
Article Number 115613
DOI https://doi.org/10.1016/j.applthermaleng.2020.115613