Outputs (60)

Proposing an Approach for the Diffusion of Building Integrated Photovoltaics (BIPVs)—A Case Study (2024)
Journal Article
Amo Awuku, S., Bennadji, A., Muhammad-Sukki, F., Prabhu, R., & Sellami, N. (2024). Proposing an Approach for the Diffusion of Building Integrated Photovoltaics (BIPVs)—A Case Study. New Energy Exploitation and Application, 3(1), 8-26. https://doi.org/10.54963/neea.v3i1.196

Consistent probing into building integrity has led to the exploration of clean energy options such as building integrated photovoltaic (BIPV). BIPV has proven to be aesthetically pleasing, architecturally feasible, and capable of making buildings ene... Read More about Proposing an Approach for the Diffusion of Building Integrated Photovoltaics (BIPVs)—A Case Study.

Colours and Shapes-Perspective from Ghanaians on BIPV Aesthetic Optimisation (2023)
Journal Article
Awuku, S. A., Bennadji, A., Muhammad Sukki, F., Prabhu, R., & Sellami, N. (2023). Colours and Shapes-Perspective from Ghanaians on BIPV Aesthetic Optimisation. International Journal of Structural and Civil Engineering Research, 12(4), 117-121. https://doi.org/10.18178/ijscer.12.4.117-121

Colours, texture and shapes of Buildings Integrated Photovoltaic (BIPV) have been fully explored in recent times to match mainstream architectural aesthetics. This study aims at getting some perspectives from Ghanaians when it comes to the colours an... Read More about Colours and Shapes-Perspective from Ghanaians on BIPV Aesthetic Optimisation.

Full turbine modelling of the NREL 15MW reference wind turbine for the transient thermal and structural analyses of the direct -drive generator structure (2023)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Bichan, M., Jaen-Sola, P., Sellami, N., & Muhammad Sukki, F. (2023, August). Full turbine modelling of the NREL 15MW reference wind turbine for the transient thermal and structural analyses of the direct -drive generator structure. Presented at SCEBE Research Degree Conference 2023, Edinburgh Napier University, Edinburgh

Modeling and Simulation of Heterojunction Solar Cell; Determination of Optimal Values (2023)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Lawal, S. M., Fough, N., Sellami, N., & Muhammad-Sukki, F. (2023). Modeling and Simulation of Heterojunction Solar Cell; Determination of Optimal Values. In NEWCAS 2023: Conference Proceedings. https://doi.org/10.1109/newcas57931.2023.10198061

A heterojunction solar cell of ZnSe/ZnO/CIGS/Si structure has been simulated in order to determine the optimal values. The performed modeling and Simulation is used to get an idea and identify the optimal values that can be use in the manufacturing p... Read More about Modeling and Simulation of Heterojunction Solar Cell; Determination of Optimal Values.

Precise Dynamic Modelling of Real-World Hybrid Solar-Hydrogen Energy Systems for Grid-Connected Buildings (2023)
Journal Article
Atteya, A. I., Ali, D., & Sellami, N. (2023). Precise Dynamic Modelling of Real-World Hybrid Solar-Hydrogen Energy Systems for Grid-Connected Buildings. Energies, 16(14), Article 5449. https://doi.org/10.3390/en16145449

Hybrid renewable hydrogen energy systems could play a key role in delivering sustainable solutions for enabling the Net Zero ambition; however, the lack of exact computational modelling tools for sizing the integrated system components and simulating... Read More about Precise Dynamic Modelling of Real-World Hybrid Solar-Hydrogen Energy Systems for Grid-Connected Buildings.

Enhancing the appearance of Building Integrated Photovoltaics (BIPV) through the application of Traditional Symbols: A Case Study (2022)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Awuku, S. A., Bennadji, A., Muhammad-Sukki, F., & Sellami, N. (2021, November). Enhancing the appearance of Building Integrated Photovoltaics (BIPV) through the application of Traditional Symbols: A Case Study. Presented at 3rd International Conference on Energy and Power (ICEP2021), Chiang Mai, Thailand

Over the past years, advanced renewable technologies such as Building Integrated Photovoltaics (BIPV) has transformed to become more efficient, reliable, less costly and attractive. A migration to Net-Zero Energy Buildings (NZEB) and push for Green B... Read More about Enhancing the appearance of Building Integrated Photovoltaics (BIPV) through the application of Traditional Symbols: A Case Study.

Aesthetic Optimisation of BIPV in Educational Buildings using Traditional Visual Symbolism (Adinkra) (2022)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Awuku, S. A., Bennadji, A., Muhammad Sukki, F., & Sellami, N. (2022, October). Aesthetic Optimisation of BIPV in Educational Buildings using Traditional Visual Symbolism (Adinkra). Paper presented at 17th Advanced Building Skins Conference & Expo, Bern, Switzerland

Thermal Spray Coatings for Electromagnetic Wave Absorption and Interference Shielding: A Review and Future Challenges (2022)
Journal Article
Faisal, N. H., Ahmed, R., Sellami, N., Prathuru, A., Njuguna, J., Venturi, F., Hussain, T., Yazdani Nezhad, H., Kumar Katiyar, N., Goel, S., Upadhyaya, H., Joshi, S., Muhammad-Sukki, F., Prabhu, R., Mallick, T., Whittow, W., & Kamnis, S. (2022). Thermal Spray Coatings for Electromagnetic Wave Absorption and Interference Shielding: A Review and Future Challenges. Advanced engineering materials, 24(7), Article 2200171. https://doi.org/10.1002/adem.202200171

This review paper aims to consolidate scattered literature on thermally sprayed coatings with non-ionising electromagnetic (EM) wave absorption and shielding over specific wavelengths potentially useful in diverse applications (e.g., microwave to mil... Read More about Thermal Spray Coatings for Electromagnetic Wave Absorption and Interference Shielding: A Review and Future Challenges.

Public-Private Partnership in Ghana's Solar Energy Industry: The History, Current State, Challenges, Prospects and Theoretical Perspective (2022)
Journal Article
Awuku, S. A., Bennadji, A., Muhammad-Sukki, F., & Sellami, N. (2022). Public-Private Partnership in Ghana's Solar Energy Industry: The History, Current State, Challenges, Prospects and Theoretical Perspective. Energy nexus: water, food and power, 6, Article 100058. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nexus.2022.100058

Public Private Partnerships (PPPs) have been used as a viable tool to accelerate infrastructural development in many countries. In recent years, the repercussions of climate change have heightened the need to adopt cleaner energy sources such as sola... Read More about Public-Private Partnership in Ghana's Solar Energy Industry: The History, Current State, Challenges, Prospects and Theoretical Perspective.

Building Integrated Photovoltaics—The Journey So Far and Future (2022)
Journal Article
Awuku, S. A., Muhammad-Sukki, F., & Sellami, N. (2022). Building Integrated Photovoltaics—The Journey So Far and Future. Energies, 15(5), Article 1802. https://doi.org/10.3390/en15051802

Thermal performance evaluation and energy saving potential of semi-transparent CdTe in Façade BIPV (2021)
Journal Article
Alrashidi, H., Issa, W., Sellami, N., Sundaram, S., & Mallick, T. (2022). Thermal performance evaluation and energy saving potential of semi-transparent CdTe in Façade BIPV. Solar Energy, 232, 84-91. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.solener.2021.12.037

Semi-transparent PV glazing are promising in Building Integrated Photovoltaic (BIPV) applications. They provide daylight control, energy saving and power generation. The selection of optimal Photovoltaic (PV) glazing requires the accounting for vario... Read More about Thermal performance evaluation and energy saving potential of semi-transparent CdTe in Façade BIPV.

Promoting the Solar Industry in Ghana through Effective Public-Private Partnership (PPP): Some Lessons from South Africa and Morocco (2021)
Journal Article
Amo Awuku, S., Bennadji, A., Muhammad Sukki, F., & Sellami, N. (2022). Promoting the Solar Industry in Ghana through Effective Public-Private Partnership (PPP): Some Lessons from South Africa and Morocco. Energies, 15(1), Article 17. https://doi.org/10.3390/en15010017

Over the past decades, solar energy has gained much attention in Ghana, especially after the 2012–2016 power crisis. The government through Public-Private Partnerships (PPPs) has attempted to increase the shares of solar generation to augment its eff... Read More about Promoting the Solar Industry in Ghana through Effective Public-Private Partnership (PPP): Some Lessons from South Africa and Morocco.

A blend of Traditional Visual Symbols in BIPV application; any Prospects? (2021)
Journal Article
Awuku, S. A., Bennadji, A., Muhammad-Sukki, F., & Sellami, N. (2021). A blend of Traditional Visual Symbols in BIPV application; any Prospects?. Academia Letters, https://doi.org/10.20935/AL4029

Traditional Visual symbols are of great relevance, especially within the architectural space. Buildings may adopt symbols to depict culture, iconicity or identity. The quest to meet sustainable building targets and avert the looming effects of climat... Read More about A blend of Traditional Visual Symbols in BIPV application; any Prospects?.

Myth or Gold? The Power of Aesthetics in the adoption of Building Integrated Photovoltaics (BIPVs) (2021)
Journal Article
Awuku, S. A., Bennadji, A., Muhammad-Sukki, F., & Sellami, N. (2021). Myth or Gold? The Power of Aesthetics in the adoption of Building Integrated Photovoltaics (BIPVs). Energy nexus: water, food and power, 4, Article 100021. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nexus.2021.100021

BIPV has gained a lot of attention in the solar world especially in recent times as the push for Net Zero Energy Buildings (NZEB) and concerns about landscape aesthetics increases. Aesthetics plays a critical role in the adoption of BIPVs as i... Read More about Myth or Gold? The Power of Aesthetics in the adoption of Building Integrated Photovoltaics (BIPVs).

Large-scale manufacturing route to metamaterial coatings using thermal spray techniques and their response to solar radiation (2021)
Journal Article
Faisal, N. H., Sellami, N., Venturi, F., Hussain, T., Mallick, T., Muhammad-Sukki, F., Bishop, A., Upadhyaya, H., Katiyar, N. K., & Goel, S. (2021). Large-scale manufacturing route to metamaterial coatings using thermal spray techniques and their response to solar radiation. Emergent Materials, 4, 1619-1633. https://doi.org/10.1007/s42247-021-00252-z

Metamaterials, an artificial periodic two-or three-dimensional configuration can change propagation characteristics of electromagnetic waves (i.e., reflection, transmission, absorption). The current challenges in the field of metamaterial coatings ar... Read More about Large-scale manufacturing route to metamaterial coatings using thermal spray techniques and their response to solar radiation.

Performance Improvement of a CPV System: Experimental Investigation into Passive Cooling with Phase Change Materials (2021)
Journal Article
Sharma, S., Sellami, N., Tahir, A. A., Mallick, T. K., & Bhakar, R. (2021). Performance Improvement of a CPV System: Experimental Investigation into Passive Cooling with Phase Change Materials. Energies, 14(12), Article 3550. https://doi.org/10.3390/en14123550

High temperature and overheating of photovoltaic panels lead to efficiency losses and eventual degradation. For solar PV systems, this is a significant impediment for achieving economic viability. In this study, a novel Window-Integrated Concentrated... Read More about Performance Improvement of a CPV System: Experimental Investigation into Passive Cooling with Phase Change Materials.

State-of-the-Art Review on the Energy Performance of Semi-Transparent Building Integrated Photovoltaic across a Range of Different Climatic and Environmental Conditions (2021)
Journal Article
Khalifeeh, R., Alrashidi, H., Sellami, N., Mallick, T., & Issa, W. (2021). State-of-the-Art Review on the Energy Performance of Semi-Transparent Building Integrated Photovoltaic across a Range of Different Climatic and Environmental Conditions. Energies, 14(12), Article 3412. https://doi.org/10.3390/en14123412

Semi-transparent Building Integrated Photovoltaics provide a fresh approach to the renewable energy sector, combining the potential of energy generation with aesthetically pleasing, multi-functional building components. Employing a range of technolog... Read More about State-of-the-Art Review on the Energy Performance of Semi-Transparent Building Integrated Photovoltaic across a Range of Different Climatic and Environmental Conditions.

Mathematical Modelling of a Static Concentrating Photovoltaic: Simulation and Experimental Validation (2021)
Journal Article
Muhammad-Sukki, F., Zulkipli, M., Muhtazaruddin, M. N., Bani, N. A., Kilpatrick, C., Sellami, N., Abu-Bakar, S. H., Ardila-Rey, J. A., & Farooq, H. (2021). Mathematical Modelling of a Static Concentrating Photovoltaic: Simulation and Experimental Validation. Applied Sciences, 11(9), Article 3894. https://doi.org/10.3390/app11093894

For the past twenty years, there has been increasing interest and investment in solar pho-tovoltaic (PV) technology. One particular area of interest is the development of concentrating PV (CPV), especially for use in building integration. Many CPV de... Read More about Mathematical Modelling of a Static Concentrating Photovoltaic: Simulation and Experimental Validation.

Experimental Investigation of a Novel Absorptive/Reflective Solar Concentrator: A Thermal Analysis (2020)
Journal Article
Dayanand, A., Aykapadathu, M., Sellami, N., & Nazarinia, M. (2020). Experimental Investigation of a Novel Absorptive/Reflective Solar Concentrator: A Thermal Analysis. Energies, 13(5), Article 1281. https://doi.org/10.3390/en13051281

This paper presents the experimental investigation of a novel cross-compound parabolic concentrator (CCPC). For the first time, a CCPC module was designed to simultaneously work as an electricity generator and collect the thermal energy present in th... Read More about Experimental Investigation of a Novel Absorptive/Reflective Solar Concentrator: A Thermal Analysis.

Modelling photovoltaic soiling losses through optical characterization (2020)
Journal Article
Smestad, G. P., Germer, T. A., Alrashidi, H., Fernández, E. F., Dey, S., Brahma, H., Sarmah, N., Ghosh, A., Sellami, N., Hassan, I. A., & et al. (2020). Modelling photovoltaic soiling losses through optical characterization. Scientific Reports, 10, Article 58. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-019-56868-z

The accumulation of soiling on photovoltaic (PV) modules affects PV systems worldwide. Soiling consists of mineral dust, soot particles, aerosols, pollen, fungi and/or other contaminants that deposit on the surface of PV modules. Soiling absorbs, sca... Read More about Modelling photovoltaic soiling losses through optical characterization.

Thermal performance of semitransparent CdTe BIPV window at temperate climate (2019)
Journal Article
Alrashidi, H., Ghosh, A., Issa, W., Sellami, N., Mallick, T. K., & Sundaram, S. (2020). Thermal performance of semitransparent CdTe BIPV window at temperate climate. Solar Energy, 195, 536-543. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.solener.2019.11.084

Semi-transparent photovoltaic (PV) technology is attractive for building-integrated photovoltaics (BIPV) due to its ability to lower the admitted solar heat gain, to control the penetrating daylight and to generate onsite benevolent direct current po... Read More about Thermal performance of semitransparent CdTe BIPV window at temperate climate.

Performance assessment of cadmium telluride-based semi-transparent glazing for power saving in façade buildings (2019)
Journal Article
Alrashidi, H., Issa, W., Sellami, N., Ghosh, A., Mallick, T. K., & Sundaram, S. (2020). Performance assessment of cadmium telluride-based semi-transparent glazing for power saving in façade buildings. Energy and Buildings, 215, Article 109585. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.enbuild.2019.109585

Façade buildings are generally highly glazed and energy-intensive especially in countries with hot weather. Power consumption in these buildings is even more significant when air conditioning (AC) is added to the figures. Building with semi-transpare... Read More about Performance assessment of cadmium telluride-based semi-transparent glazing for power saving in façade buildings.

Evaluation of solar factor using spectral analysis for CdTe photovoltaic glazing (2018)
Journal Article
Alrashidi, H., Ghosh, A., Issa, W., Sellami, N., Mallick, T. K., & Sundaram, S. (2019). Evaluation of solar factor using spectral analysis for CdTe photovoltaic glazing. Materials Letters, 237, 332-335. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.matlet.2018.11.128

Solar and luminous light transmission control using Cadmium Telluride (CdTe) based PV glazing systems (15cm × 15cm × 0.6cm) were evaluated in this work. Indoor spectral characterisation showed that average solar transmission for investigated three di... Read More about Evaluation of solar factor using spectral analysis for CdTe photovoltaic glazing.

Design and Fabrication of Absorptive/Reflective Crossed CPC PV/T System (2018)
Journal Article
Aykapadathu, M., Nazarinia, M., & Sellami, N. (2018). Design and Fabrication of Absorptive/Reflective Crossed CPC PV/T System. Designs, 2(3), Article 29. https://doi.org/10.3390/designs2030029

A crossed compound parabolic concentrator (CCPC) is a non-imaging concentrator which is a modified form of a circular 3D compound parabolic concentrator (CPC) obtained by orthogonal intersection of two 2D CPCs that have an optical efficiency in line... Read More about Design and Fabrication of Absorptive/Reflective Crossed CPC PV/T System.

A unified global investigation on the spectral effects of soiling losses of PV glass substrates: preliminary results (2017)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Micheli, L., Fernández, E. F., Smestad, G. P., Alrashidi, H., Sarmah, N., Sellami, N., Hassan, I. A., Kasry, A., Nofuentes, G., Sood, N., & et al. (2017, June). A unified global investigation on the spectral effects of soiling losses of PV glass substrates: preliminary results. Presented at 2017 IEEE 44th Photovoltaic Specialist Conference (PVSC), Washington, DC, USA

The present work reports on the initial results of an international collaboration aiming to investigate the spectral effects of soiling losses. Identical glass coupons have been exposed outdoors for eight weeks in different locations worldwide, and w... Read More about A unified global investigation on the spectral effects of soiling losses of PV glass substrates: preliminary results.

Natural convective heat transfer in a walled CCPC with PV cell (2017)
Journal Article
Li, W., Paul, M. C., Sellami, N., Mallick, T. K., & Knox, A. (2017). Natural convective heat transfer in a walled CCPC with PV cell. Case Studies in Thermal Engineering, 10, 499-516. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.csite.2017.10.009

The natural convective heat transfer phenomenon in an isolated, walled CCPC with PV cell is studied experimentally at 1000 W/m2 irradiance and 28.5 °C ambient temperature as well as 0°, 10°, 20°, 30° and 40° incidences in indoor laboratory by using s... Read More about Natural convective heat transfer in a walled CCPC with PV cell.

Experimental and numerical investigation of thermal performance of a crossed compound parabolic concentrator with PV cell (2016)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Li, W., Paul, M., Sellami, N., Mallick, T., & Knox, A. (2016, July). Experimental and numerical investigation of thermal performance of a crossed compound parabolic concentrator with PV cell. Presented at 12th International Conference on Heat Transfer, Fluid Mechanics and Thermodynamics, Malaga, Spain

Crossed compound parabolic concentrator (CCPC) is a solar energy device used to increase the photovoltaic (PV) cell electrical power output. CCPC’s thermal and optical performance issues are equally important for a PV cell or module to work under a f... Read More about Experimental and numerical investigation of thermal performance of a crossed compound parabolic concentrator with PV cell.

An Experimental Investigation into Passive Temperature Regulation of a Novel WICPV System with Phase Change Material (2016)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Sharma, S., Sellami, N., Tahir, A., & Mallick, T. (2016, June). An Experimental Investigation into Passive Temperature Regulation of a Novel WICPV System with Phase Change Material. Presented at 32nd European Photovoltaic Solar Energy Conference and Exhibition, Munich, Germany

A novel Window-Integrated Concentrated Photovoltaic (WICPV) system proposed suitable for window integration, has been fabricated and characterised at 1000 Wm-2 (higher irradiance)and 500 Wm-2 (lower irradiance). This paper investigates the use of a c... Read More about An Experimental Investigation into Passive Temperature Regulation of a Novel WICPV System with Phase Change Material.

Six-parameter electrical model for photovoltaic cell/module with compound parabolic concentrator (2016)
Journal Article
Li, W., Paul, M. C., Sellami, N., Sweet, T., Montecucco, A., Siviter, J., Baig, H., Gao, M., Mallick, T., & Knox, A. (2016). Six-parameter electrical model for photovoltaic cell/module with compound parabolic concentrator. Solar Energy, 137, 551-563. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.solener.2016.08.050

It is known that compound parabolic concentrators (CPCs) can improve electrical performance of a photovoltaic (PV) flat-plate system. However, a lumped electrical model of a PV cell/module with CPC for assessing performance under different operating... Read More about Six-parameter electrical model for photovoltaic cell/module with compound parabolic concentrator.

Scalable solar thermoelectrics and photovoltaics (SUNTRAP) (2016)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Sweet, T. K., Rolley, M., Min, G., Knox, A., Gregory, D., Paul, D., …et al. (2016). Scalable solar thermoelectrics and photovoltaics (SUNTRAP). In AIP Conference Proceedings. https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4962105

This paper presents the design, manufacture and electrical test of a novel integrated III:V low concentrator photovoltaic and thermoelectric device for enhanced solar energy harvesting efficiency. The PCB-based platform is a highly reliable means of... Read More about Scalable solar thermoelectrics and photovoltaics (SUNTRAP).

Experimental performance of concentrating photovoltaic thermal module (2016)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Adeilla, S., Sellami, N., & Tapas, M. (2016). Experimental performance of concentrating photovoltaic thermal module. In 2016 7th International Renewable Energy Congress (IREC). https://doi.org/10.1109/IREC.2016.7478862

A concentrating photovoltaic thermal system is composed of multiple concentrator modules which designed with wide acceptance angle such (Hyperbolic Profile) to collect high illumination flux that can be used for building integrated applications, in o... Read More about Experimental performance of concentrating photovoltaic thermal module.

Facile Surfactant-Free Synthesis of p-Type SnSe Nanoplates with Exceptional Thermoelectric Power Factors (2016)
Journal Article
Han, G., Popuri, S. R., Greer, H. F., Bos, J. G., Zhou, W., Knox, A. R., Montecucco, A., Siviter, J., Man, E. A., Macauley, M., & others. (2016). Facile Surfactant-Free Synthesis of p-Type SnSe Nanoplates with Exceptional Thermoelectric Power Factors. Angewandte Chemie International Edition, 55(22), 6433-6437. https://doi.org/10.1002/anie.201601420

A surfactant-free solution methodology, simply using water as a solvent, has been developed for the straightforward synthesis of single-phase orthorhombic SnSe nanoplates in gram quantities. Individual nanoplates are composed of {100} surfaces with {... Read More about Facile Surfactant-Free Synthesis of p-Type SnSe Nanoplates with Exceptional Thermoelectric Power Factors.

A novel absorptive/reflective solar concentrator for heat and electricity generation: An optical and thermal analysis (2016)
Journal Article
Meng, X., Sellami, N., Knox, A. R., Montecucco, A., Siviter, J., Mullen, P., Ashraf, A., Samarelli, A., Llin, L. F., Paul, D. J., & et al. (2016). A novel absorptive/reflective solar concentrator for heat and electricity generation: An optical and thermal analysis. Energy Conversion and Management, 114, 142-153

The crossed compound parabolic concentrator (CCPC) is one of the most efficient non-imaging solar concentrators used as a stationary solar concentrator or as a second stage solar concentrator. In this study, the CCPC is modified to demonstrate for th... Read More about A novel absorptive/reflective solar concentrator for heat and electricity generation: An optical and thermal analysis.

Unsteady optical and thermal behaviour of crossed compound parabolic concentrator with solar cell (2015)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Li, W., Paul, M. C., Sellami, N., Mallick, T. K., & Knox, A. R. (2015, April). Unsteady optical and thermal behaviour of crossed compound parabolic concentrator with solar cell. Presented at 11th Photovoltaic Science Application and Technology (PVSAT-11), Leeds

In reality, a solar panel with concentrator is subject to variable sunlight radiation, wind speed and environmental air temperature in a day, accordingly the solar output power is changed in a wide range of 2W-13W, causing a degraded electric perform... Read More about Unsteady optical and thermal behaviour of crossed compound parabolic concentrator with solar cell.

Four-axis test platform to emulate solar azimuth and elevation for accurate measurement of PV devices (2015)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Siviter, J., Ashraf, A., Mullen, P., Montecucco, A., Knox, A., Selami, N., & Mallick, T. (2015, April). Four-axis test platform to emulate solar azimuth and elevation for accurate measurement of PV devices. Presented at Photovoltaic Science, Applications And Technology Conference & Exhibition, Leeds

The use of a solar source simulator in obtaining experimental data for a PV cell is well documented and current solar source technology is advanced in closely reproducing natural light in a laboratory setting. A test system is proposed by the authors... Read More about Four-axis test platform to emulate solar azimuth and elevation for accurate measurement of PV devices.

Ba6−3x Nd8+2x Ti18O54 Tungsten Bronze: A New High-Temperature n-Type Oxide Thermoelectric (2015)
Journal Article
Azough, F., Freer, R., Yeandel, S. R., Baran, J. D., Molinari, M., Parker, S. C., Guilmeau, E., Kepaptsoglou, D., Ramasse, Q., Knox, A., & others. (2016). Ba6−3x Nd8+2x Ti18O54 Tungsten Bronze: A New High-Temperature n-Type Oxide Thermoelectric. Journal of Electronic Materials, 45, 1894-1899. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11664-015-4275-6

Semiconducting Ba6−3x Nd8+2x Ti18O54 ceramics (with x = 0.00 to 0.85) were synthesized by the mixed oxide route followed by annealing in a reducing atmosphere; their high-temperature thermoelectric properties have been investigated. In conjunction wi... Read More about Ba6−3x Nd8+2x Ti18O54 Tungsten Bronze: A New High-Temperature n-Type Oxide Thermoelectric.

Coupled heat transfer performance of a high temperature cup shaped porous absorber (2015)
Journal Article
Meng, X., Xia, X., Zhang, S., Sellami, N., & Mallick, T. (2016). Coupled heat transfer performance of a high temperature cup shaped porous absorber. Energy Conversion and Management, 110, 327-337. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.enconman.2015.12.034

In this article, a newly designed volumetric solar receiver (VSR) using cup-shaped Al2O3 porous absorber is studied through numerical simulations and experimental verification. The absorber achieves several advantages including lower heat loss and hi... Read More about Coupled heat transfer performance of a high temperature cup shaped porous absorber.

Optical and heat transfer performance of a novel non-imaging concentrator (2015)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Sellami, N., Meng, X., Xia, X., Knox, A. R., & Mallick, T. K. (2015). Optical and heat transfer performance of a novel non-imaging concentrator. In AIP Conference Proceedings. https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4931565

In this study, the Crossed Compound Parabolic Concentrator CCPC is modified to demonstrate for the first time a new generation of solar concentrators working simultaneously as an electricity generator and thermal collector. It is designed to have two... Read More about Optical and heat transfer performance of a novel non-imaging concentrator.

Enhancing the performance of BICPV systems using phase change materials (2015)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Tahir, A. A., Sharma, S., Sellami, N., Reddy, K., & Mallick, T. K. (2015, April). Enhancing the performance of BICPV systems using phase change materials. Presented at 11 th International Conference on Concentrator Photovoltaic Systems (CPV-11), Aix-les-Bains, France

Building Integrated Concentrated Photovoltaic (BICPV) systems have three main benefits for integration into built environments, namely, (i) generating electricity at the point of use (ii) allowing light efficacy within the building envelope and (iii)... Read More about Enhancing the performance of BICPV systems using phase change materials.

Coupled simulation of performance of a crossed compound parabolic concentrator with solar cell (2015)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Li, W., Paul, M. C., Sellami, N., Meng, X.-L., Mallick, T. K., Fernandez, E. F., Knox, A. R., Montecucco, A., Siviter, J., Mullen, P., & et al. (2015, March). Coupled simulation of performance of a crossed compound parabolic concentrator with solar cell. Presented at The 7th International Conference on Applied Energy (ICAE2015), Abu Dhabi, UAE

An optimal installation of a compound parabolic concentrator (CCPC) into a scalable solar thermoelectrics and photovoltaics system is desirable by applying analytical tools to improve the optical and thermal performance of a CCPC with a solar cell. I... Read More about Coupled simulation of performance of a crossed compound parabolic concentrator with solar cell.

Multiphysics simulations of a thermoelectric generator (2015)
Journal Article
Li, W., Paul, M. C., Montecucco, A., Knox, A. R., Siviter, J., Sellami, N., …et al. (2015). Multiphysics simulations of a thermoelectric generator. Energy Procedia, 75, 633-638. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.egypro.2015.07.473

Transient multiphysics simulations are performed to investigate the thermal and electric performance of a thermoelectric generator (TEG) module placed between hot and cold blocks. Effects of heat radiation, thermal and electric contact on the TEG are... Read More about Multiphysics simulations of a thermoelectric generator.

Dynamics of rising CO2 bubble plumes in the QICS field experiment: Part 1 – The experiment (2015)
Journal Article
Sellami, N., Dewar, M., Stahl, H., & Chen, B. (2015). Dynamics of rising CO2 bubble plumes in the QICS field experiment: Part 1 – The experiment. International Journal of Greenhouse Gas Control, 38, 44-51. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijggc.2015.02.011

The dynamic characteristics of CO2 bubbles in Scottish seawater are investigated through observational data obtained from the QICS project. Images of the leaked CO2 bubble plume rising in the seawater were captured. This observation made it possible... Read More about Dynamics of rising CO2 bubble plumes in the QICS field experiment: Part 1 – The experiment.

Optical performances of refractive Crossed Compound Parabolic Concentrator CCPC (2014)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Sellami, N., & Mallick, T. (2014, September). Optical performances of refractive Crossed Compound Parabolic Concentrator CCPC. Presented at 29th European Photovoltaic Solar Energy Conference and Exhibition, Amsterdam

The design of solar concentrators depends on its application (thermal or PV) and on the tracking system that will be used. Low geometrical concentration ratios (Cg) are

Development of a concentrated photovoltaic thermal hybrid system for heat and power generation in Nigeria (2014)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Zamani Naman, G., Ivaturi, A., Sundaram, S., Bobbili, P., Sellami, N., Sarmah, N., Mallick, T. K., & Upadhyaya, H. (2014, April). Development of a concentrated photovoltaic thermal hybrid system for heat and power generation in Nigeria. Presented at PVSAT-10: 10th Photovoltaic Science, Applications and Technology Conference, Loughborough University

Trapping light escaping from the edges of the optical element in a Concentrating Photovoltaic system (2014)
Journal Article
Baig, H., Sellami, N., & Mallick, T. K. (2015). Trapping light escaping from the edges of the optical element in a Concentrating Photovoltaic system. Energy Conversion and Management, 90, 238-246. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.enconman.2014.11.026

The encapsulant is an important element used for mechanical bonding and optical coupling between the concentrator and the solar cell in a typical concentrating photovoltaic system. In this work we explain the concept of trapping the light escaping th... Read More about Trapping light escaping from the edges of the optical element in a Concentrating Photovoltaic system.

Performance modeling and testing of a building integrated concentrating photovoltaic (BICPV) system (2014)
Journal Article
Baig, H., Sellami, N., & Mallick, T. K. (2015). Performance modeling and testing of a building integrated concentrating photovoltaic (BICPV) system. Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells, 134, 29-44. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.solmat.2014.11.019

Building Integrated Concentrating Photovoltaics (BICPV) is a promising solution leading toward self-sustaining buildings. In this work, we have evaluated the performance of one such system carrying out detailed modeling and indoor experiments. The sy... Read More about Performance modeling and testing of a building integrated concentrating photovoltaic (BICPV) system.

Dynamics of rising CO2 bubble plumes in the QICS field experiment: Part 2 – Modelling (2014)
Journal Article
Dewar, M., Sellami, N., & Chen, B. (2015). Dynamics of rising CO2 bubble plumes in the QICS field experiment: Part 2 – Modelling. International Journal of Greenhouse Gas Control, 38, 52-63. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijggc.2014.11.003

An oceanic two-phase plume model is developed to include bubble size distribution and bubble interactions, applied to the prediction of CO2 bubble plume and CO2 solution dynamics observed from the recent QICS field experiment in the Scottish sea at A... Read More about Dynamics of rising CO2 bubble plumes in the QICS field experiment: Part 2 – Modelling.

Characterisation of New Generation of Solar Concentrators (2014)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Sellami, N., Meng, X., Knox, A. R., & Mallick, T. (2014). Characterisation of New Generation of Solar Concentrators. In 29th European Photovoltaic Solar Energy Conference and Exhibition (2166-2169). https://doi.org/10.4229/EUPVSEC20142014-4CV.3.42

The cost of the Concentrated Photovoltaic CPV modules could be reduced by increasing the output per unit solar cell and this could be done by replacing expensive solar cells with a low cost optical material. The problem remains with the increase of t... Read More about Characterisation of New Generation of Solar Concentrators.

Performance analysis of a dielectric based 3D building integrated concentrating photovoltaic system (2014)
Journal Article
Baig, H., Sellami, N., Chemisana, D., Rosell, J., & Mallick, T. K. (2014). Performance analysis of a dielectric based 3D building integrated concentrating photovoltaic system. Solar Energy, 103, 525-540. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.solener.2014.03.002

The use of concentrating photovoltaic systems (CPV) in building integration has spurred towards the development of newer products, which have the potential to offer the convenience of pleasing architecture and day lighting along with simultaneous pro... Read More about Performance analysis of a dielectric based 3D building integrated concentrating photovoltaic system.

Study of CO2 bubble dynamics in seawater from QICS field Experiment (2013)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Chen, B., Dewar, M., Sellami, N., Stahl, H., & Blackford, J. (2013). Study of CO2 bubble dynamics in seawater from QICS field Experiment. In AGU Fall Meeting Abstracts (OS12A-06)

One of the concerns of employing CCS at engineering scale is the risk of leakage of storage CO2 on the environment and especially on the marine life. QICS, a scientific research project was launched with an aim to study the effects of a potential lea... Read More about Study of CO2 bubble dynamics in seawater from QICS field Experiment.

Numerically modelling the sea-water and bubble plume dynamics found from the QICS project in Ardmucknish Bay (2013)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Dewar, M., Sellami, N., Chen, B., Stahl, H., & Blackford, J. (2013). Numerically modelling the sea-water and bubble plume dynamics found from the QICS project in Ardmucknish Bay. In AGU Fall Meeting Abstracts (OS13A--1695)

Optical analysis of a CPC based CPV/T system for application in the kingdom of saudi arabia (2013)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Baig, H., Sellami, N., Bahaidarah, H., & Mallick, T. (2013, September). Optical analysis of a CPC based CPV/T system for application in the kingdom of saudi arabia. Presented at 28th European Photovoltaic Solar Energy Conference and Exhibition, Paris, France

Saudi Arabia receives an average insolation of 6 kWh/m2/day, making it one of the most likely candidates for a country to be using solar energy for meeting its energy needs in the near future. The energy from the sun can be directly converted into el... Read More about Optical analysis of a CPC based CPV/T system for application in the kingdom of saudi arabia.

Optical Concentrator and Associated Photovoltaic Devices (2013)
Patent
Mallick, T. K., & Sellami, N. (2013). Optical Concentrator and Associated Photovoltaic Devices

Disclosed is a transmissive optical concentrator comprising an elliptical collector aperture and a non-elliptical exit aperture, the concentrator being operable to concentrate radiation incident on said collector aperture. The body of said concentrat... Read More about Optical Concentrator and Associated Photovoltaic Devices.

Optical characterisation and optimisation of a static Window Integrated Concentrating Photovoltaic system (2013)
Journal Article
Sellami, N., & Mallick, T. K. (2013). Optical characterisation and optimisation of a static Window Integrated Concentrating Photovoltaic system. Solar Energy, 91, 273-282. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.solener.2013.02.012

In this work, three different geometrical properties have been considered to develop a new solar concentrator design for Window Integrated Concentrating Photovoltaic (WICPV). They are (i) elliptical entry aperture; (ii) hyperbolic profile section and... Read More about Optical characterisation and optimisation of a static Window Integrated Concentrating Photovoltaic system.

Optical efficiency study of PV crossed compound parabolic concentrator (2012)
Journal Article
Sellami, N., & Mallick, T. K. (2013). Optical efficiency study of PV crossed compound parabolic concentrator. Applied Energy, 102, 868-876. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apenergy.2012.08.052

Static solar concentrators present a solution to the challenge of reducing the cost of Building Integrated Photovoltaic (BIPV) by reducing the area of solar cells. In this study a 3-D ray trace code has been developed using MATLAB in order to determi... Read More about Optical efficiency study of PV crossed compound parabolic concentrator.

Design of nonimaging static solar concentrator for window integrated photovoltaic (2012)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Sellami, N., & Mallick, T. K. (2012). Design of nonimaging static solar concentrator for window integrated photovoltaic. In AIP Conference Proceedings (106-109). https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4753845

The focus of this research is to develop a solar concentrator for the purpose of building integration which is compact, static and, at the same time, able to collect maximum solar energy. The novel concentrator is designed to be used in Window Integr... Read More about Design of nonimaging static solar concentrator for window integrated photovoltaic.

Optical characterisation of 3-D static solar concentrator (2012)
Journal Article
Sellami, N., Mallick, T. K., & McNeil, D. A. (2012). Optical characterisation of 3-D static solar concentrator. Energy Conversion and Management, 64, 579-586. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.enconman.2012.05.028

The focus of this research is to develop a solar concentrator which is compact, static and, at the same time, able to collect maximum solar energy. A novel geometry of a 3-D static concentrator has been designed and coined the Square Elliptical Hyper... Read More about Optical characterisation of 3-D static solar concentrator.

Performance analysis of a reflective 3D crossed compound parabolic concentrating photovoltaic system for building façade integration (2012)
Journal Article
Mammo, E. D., Sellami, N., & Mallick, T. K. (2013). Performance analysis of a reflective 3D crossed compound parabolic concentrating photovoltaic system for building façade integration. Progress in Photovoltaics, 21(5), 1095-1103. https://doi.org/10.1002/pip.2211

A reflective 3D crossed compound parabolic-based photovoltaic module (3D CCPC PV) was designed and its electrical and optical performance was analyzed for building integrated photovoltaic applications. A maximum power concentration of 3.0× was achiev... Read More about Performance analysis of a reflective 3D crossed compound parabolic concentrating photovoltaic system for building façade integration.

Optical performance modelling of an atypical 3-D cross compound parabolic photovoltaic concentrator using ray trace technique (2010)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Sellami, N., Mallick, T. K., & Mcneil, D. (2014, March). Optical performance modelling of an atypical 3-D cross compound parabolic photovoltaic concentrator using ray trace technique. Presented at Photovoltaic Science and Technology Conference-6 (PVSAT-6), Southampton

The electricity productions by free fuel solar cells represent one of the best solutions for reducing CO 2 emission and surpassing oil crisis. Large scale photovoltaic power generation showed a good efficiency in production, but small scale installat... Read More about Optical performance modelling of an atypical 3-D cross compound parabolic photovoltaic concentrator using ray trace technique.

Portable Solar Kiln
Report
Kinsley, A., Muhammad Sukki, F., Sola, P., Sellami, N., See, C. H., & Papadopoulos, S. (2022). Portable Solar Kiln. Edinburgh Napier University

The aim of this project is to determine an optimum design and setup for a solar kiln. Throughout this project the overall design of the container will be addressed along with smaller internal setups that can be made. For the overall design optimising... Read More about Portable Solar Kiln.