• 한국인터넷방송통신학회논문지
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• 제20권1호
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• pp.199-204
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• 2020

국내에서 사용 중인 실리콘 태양전지판의 경우 제작 사양이 -0.5에서 0.05℃ 한계에서 최대출력을 낼 수 있도록 설계되어있어 온도 1℃ 상승 시 0.45~0.55%의 출력이 감소한다. 결과적으로 태양광발전은 태양전지(CELL)의 특성상 태양광모듈의 표면 온도상승에 따라 출력이 떨어지게 된다. 출력 저하는 태양광발전의 효율을 떨어뜨리며 효율이 떨어지면 최종적으로 태양광발전의 발전량에 따른 전력판매 수익이 감소하는 결과를 낳는다. 따라서 본 논문에서는 온도검출 센서를 통해 설정된 온도 이상으로 식별 시 태양광모듈 하부(또는 주변)에 냉각 공기를 분사시키는 방식을 연구방안으로 제안한다. 추가로 손실된 태양에너지를 활용하여 발전량을 증가시키며 냉각 공기를 통한 냉각기능을 적용함으로써 발전량을 더욱 증대시킬 수 있도록 하였다.

• 한국태양에너지학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국태양에너지학회 2012년도 춘계학술발표대회 논문집
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• pp.96-101
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• 2012

An experimental study was conducted to investigate the performance of a concentrating photovoltaic cell (CPV) against temperature. It is know that a high efficiency of a CPV can be achieved only with proper cell temperature as well as high concentration ratio (CR). This study is concerned with appropriate cooling condition for a liquid-convection cooler for the best performance of a specific CPV. A series of experiments was conducted in a range of cell temperatures as a result of varying cooling conditions, while the concentration ratio was 390 and the solar irradiation flux was higher than 900 $W/m^2$ in outdoor environment. The CPV had a planar dimension of 10 by 10 mm. A Fresnel lens was used as a concentrator, of which the dimension was 221 mm(W) ${\times}$ 221 mm(L) ${\times}$ 3 mm(t) and the transmissivity was known to be 0.8. The cooler was attached to the bottom side of the CPV and had a contact area of 21 mm(W) ${\times}$ 26 mm(L), which was identical to the size of the base plate of the CPV. The coolant temperature was controlled by an isothermal bath and the flow rate was controlled and measured by a flowmeter. The experimental results showed that the average of power efficiency of the CPV decreased from 28.6 % to 24.7 % as the cell temperature increased from $36^{\circ}C$ to $97^{\circ}C$. An appropriate cooling method of a CPV might increase the power conversion efficiency by about 4% for the same concentration ratio. Discussion is included from the viewpoint of the combined efficiency in addition to the power efficiency.

• 대한기계학회:학술대회논문집
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• 대한기계학회 2007년도 춘계학술대회B
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• pp.2148-2153
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• 2007

The electricity conversion-efficiency of solar cell for commercial application is about 6-15%. More than 85% of the incoming solar energy is either reflected or absorbed as heat energy. Consequently, the working temperature of the photovoltaic cells increases considerably after prolonged operations and the cell's efficiency drops significantly. PV/T refers to the integration of a PV module and a solar thermal collector in a single piece of equipment. By cooling the PV module with a fluid steam like air or water, the electricity yield can be improved. At the same time, the heat pick-up by the fluid can be to support space heating or service hot-water systems. In this study, a pulsating heat pipe solar heat collector was combined with single-crystal silicon photovoltaic cell in hybrid energy-generating unit that simultaneously produced low temperature heat and heat and electricity. This experiment was investigating thermal and electrical efficiency for evaluation of a PV/T system.

• Current Photovoltaic Research
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• 제6권2호
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• pp.39-42
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• 2018

When the PV module is illuminated in a high temperature region, solar cells are also exposed to the high temperature external environment. The operating temperature of the solar cell inside the module is increased, which causes the power drops. Various efforts have been made to reduce the operating temperature and compensate the power of solar cells according to the outdoor temperature such as installing of a cooling system. Researches have been also reported to lower the operating temperature of solar cells by improving the heat dissipation properties of the backsheet. In this study, we conducted a test to measure the internal temperature of each module components and the external temperature when the light was irradiated according to the surrounding temperature. Backsheets with different thermal conductivities were compared in the test. Finally, in order to explain the temperature difference between the solar cell and the outside of the module, we proposed an evaluation method of the heat transfer characteristics of photovoltaic modules with different backsheet.

• 토지주택연구
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• 제11권1호
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• pp.87-94
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• 2020

To implement the planning of zero-energy buildings, their energy performance must be improved, and renewable energy applications must also be included. To accelerate the use of renewable energies in such buildings, BIPVs should be actively used in windows and on roofs. Window-type BIPVs are being developed in various forms depending on the size, composition, area ratio of the window, specification of glass, and so on. To analyze the applicability of various solar cells as window-type BIPVs, in this study, we evaluated their applicability, at the current development level, by analyzing the indoor illuminance, heat gain and heat loss; the cooling, heating, and lighting energy levels; and the generation performance of the various solar cells. To enhance the future applicability of window type BIPV, we analyze the overall energy performance of the building, according to changes in visible light transmittance and generation efficiency. The main research results are as follows. The area ratios above the standard illuminance, based on the window type and according to the VLT, were in order of low-e glazing, a-Si window, DSSC window, and c-Si window. The heat gain of the semi-transparent solar cell winodw was remarkably low. The energy consumption of buildings was highest in the order of c-Si window, DSSC window, a-Si window, and clear low-e window. However, in the case of including the power generation performance of the solar cell, the energy consumption was found to be high in order of DSSC window, c-Si window, a-Si window, and clear low-e window. In the future, if a window-type BIPV is developed, we believe that improvement in power generation performance and improvement in visible light transmittance will be needed.

• 융합신호처리학회논문지
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• 제14권2호
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• pp.99-104
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• 2013

산이나 숲과 같은 광범위한 영역을 모니터링하기 위해 설치된 센서 노드들은 배터리 교체할 때 시간과 비용이 많이드는 단점이 있다. 이에 무선 센서 네트워크 주위에 존재하는 신재생 에너지를 이용하여 사용 기간을 최대로 늘릴 필요가 있는데, 태양 에너지는 365일 항상 수집할 수 있는 무한한 에너지원이 된다. 이러한 센서 네트워크를 최적으로 설계하기 위해서는 센서 네트워크가 실제 구축되는 환경에서 수집되는 태양 에너지의 양을 예측하고 분석해주는 에너지 모델이 필요하다. 이는 설치 환경에서 필요로 하는 태양광 패널의 크기나 성능 등의 요구 사항을 미리 파악할 수 있도록 필요한 데이터를 제공해줄 수 있기 때문이다. 그러나 이를 분석하는 기존의 태양 에너지 하베스팅 모델들은 수집되는 에너지 양에 영향을 주는 여러 요소 중 일부만 고려하여 에너지를 예측하였다. 이에 본 논문에서는 기존 모델에서 고려하지 않는 태양전지 패널의 발열 손실, 월별 각도 손실, 월별 배터리 발열/냉각까지 모두 고려하여 기존 모델을 개선한 모델을 제안하였다. 그리고 이 모델에 대해 패널 각도, 기온, 패널 표면 온도에 따른 에너지 수집양을 실험을 통하여 분석한 결과, 이러한 요소들이 태양 에너지 수집 양에 영향을 준다는 것을 확인할 수 있다.

• Current Photovoltaic Research
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• 제3권4호
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• pp.126-129
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• 2015

Over the last two decades, quantum dot (QD) solar cells have attracted much attention due to the unique properties of QDs, including band gap tunability, slow hot electron cooling, and multiple exiton generation effect. However, most of the QDs employed in photovoltaic devices contain toxic heavy-metals such as cadmium or lead, which may limit the commercial application. Therefore, recently, heavy-metal-free QDs such as Cu-In-S or Cu-In-Se have been developed for application in solar cells. Here, we review the research trends in heavy-metal-free QD solar cells, mainly focusing on Cu-In-Se QD-sensitized solar cells (QDSC).

• Advances in Energy Research
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• 제8권3호
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• pp.185-202
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• 2022

This research work focuses to design and simulate a 200W solar power system with electrical power conservation scheme as well as thermal power conservation modeling to improve power extraction from solar power plant. Many researchers have been already designed and developed different methods to extract maximum power while there were very researches are available on improving solar power thermally and mechanically. Thermal parameters are also important while discussing about maximizing power extraction of any power plant. A specific type of coolant which have very high boiling point is proposed to be use at the bottom surface of solar panel to reduce the temperature of panel in summer. A comparison between different maximum power point tracking (MPPT) technique and proposed MPPT technique is performed. Using this proposed Thermo-electrical MPPT (TE-MPPT) with Deep Learning Algorithm model 40% power is conserved as compared to traditional solar power system models.

• 태양에너지
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• 제18권2호
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• pp.105-113
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• 1998

일반적으로 열 다이오드(thermo-diode)란 임의의 한 방향으로만 열 전달이 가능하도록 설계된 열 전달 기구이나, 열 흐름이 원하는 방향으로 이루어지는 양방향 열 다이오드를 사용한다면 겨울철 난방과 여름철 냉방부하 감소에 모두 효과적으로 적용될 수 있다. 본 연구에서는 루프형 양방향 열 다이오드를 응용한 태양열 이용 시스템을 설계 제작하였으며, test cell을 이용한 옥외 실험을 수행하여 실용 가능성을 확인하였다.

• 한국의류학회지
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• 제33권11호
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• pp.1806-1816
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• 2009

This study analyzes the efficiency of a solar cell attached to an air circulation jacket. A commercially available silicon solar panel was selected and attached at four spots where the body angle was $40-60^{\circ}$ and voltage ($V_{oc}$, V), current ($I_{sc}$, A), and output power (P, W) were measured to determine the efficiency. The solar panel was applied to the outer jacket that operates with two fans to increase the convection that lowers the body temperature. The heavy work of standing, walking, and sweeping of a street sweeper was simulated in the field test. The microclimate within the jacket (with or without a fan) was measured and the subjective thermal, humidity, and comfort sensations were surveyed. SPSS 12.0 statistical package was used for a t-test and Wilcoxon signed-rank test. The results show that the highest efficiency of the solar cell was at the incident angle of $60^{\circ}$ in terms of voltage, current and output power distribution. The microclimate temperature of the air circulation jacket decreased significantly with the high power of the fan and subjects felt cooler than the jacket with a fan at the incident angle of $60^{\circ}$. Air circulation jackets operated by a silicon solar panel showed a significant cooling effect on the wearers.