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ICTP - Innovative Characterization Techniques for Photovoltaics
Description
This
special issue is devoted to the integrated study of photovoltaics and will be
published to give researchers appreciation of where the discipline has come
from. We aim to provide an advanced forum for studies related to the proposed
fields with all topics below. The objective of this special issue is to present
recent advances and emerging cross-disciplinary in the field of photovoltaics
engineering. The impact of new emerging markets in c-Si photovoltaic production
(PV) has pulled down its price in the last decade, giving little space to new
generation PV: the range of efficiency-cost that was before expected to be
covered by amorphous silicon multi-junction PV and I-III-V and II-VI group
alloys (e.g. CIGS, CIS, CdTe), was later on occupied by a kind of new first
generation PV, with worthless improvements from the new generation side. This
fact represented a challenge even for the so-called third-generation PV, the
very high efficiency III-V compound devices (e.g. InGaP/InGaAs/Ge) for
concentrating PV applications: at cell efficiencies below 40% CPV is still
hardly competitive with new generation c-Si flat panel modules, with
efficiencies above 20% at one sun. Failure analysis is also growing in
importance and in parallel both with new product development and with old power
plant monitoring. Within this competitive landscape, all research centres
involved in the research, development, production and monitoring of PV products
need independent verification and high-quality accredited measurements in the
development process. There are new challenges on the indoor and outdoor
electrical, thermal, optical and mechanical characterization of PV cells and
modules. Some challenges arise from the application of standard procedures to
products having technical aspects (e.g. geometries, optical, electrical or
thermal characteristics) that were not taken into account when standard
procedures where developed and to which standard procedures need to be adapted.
Other challenges arise from the need of new standards for new characterization
methods.
The
special issue will thus focus on both the aspects above, asking researchers
among the world best experts in the fields to describe the new characterization
challenges and to discuss these new challenges. Among various characterization
techniques that will be discussed: electrical characterization of single and
multi-junction flat-panel PV module; spectral characterization and thermal
characterization; characterization of bi-facial modules and of novel architectures;
photoluminescence and innovative imaging techniques; performance dependence on
total irradiance and of the angle of incidence; PV modeling.
This
issue will publish reviews and research articles. There is no restriction on
the length of the papers. Full experimental and methodological details, as
applicable, must be provided. The American Journal of Engineering and Applied
Sciences is an open access peer reviewed technical journal which publishes
original research contributions and is an unparalleled resource for key
advances in the field of engineering. Scope of the journal includes but not
limited to applied physics and applied mathematics, automation and control,
biomedical engineering, chemical engineering, civil engineering, computer
engineering, computer science, data engineering and software engineering, earth
and environmental engineering, electrical engineering, industrial engineering
and operations research, information technology and informatics, materials
science, measurement and metrology, mechanical engineering, medical physics,
power engineering, signal processing and telecommunications.
Manuscripts
regarding original research proposals and research ideas would be highly
appreciated. Manuscripts containing summaries and surveys on research
cooperation and actual and future projects (as those founded by national
governments or others) are likewise appreciated, as they provide interesting
information for a broad field of users.
All
accepted papers of this special issue will be published free of charge.
Topics of interest include, but are
not limited to:
- Solar Cells
- Photovoltaic Systems
- Photovoltaics Development, Efficiency and Growth
- Environmental Impact of Photovoltaic Technologies
- Photovoltaics Manufacturing
- Photovoltaics Applications
- Photovoltaics Advantages
- Production and Monitoring of PV
- Solar Farms
Guest Editors
Name
Affilation
Mauro Pravettoni
Researcher, University of Applied
Sciences and Arts of Southern Switzerland, Switzerland
Gianluca Corbellini
Researcher, University of Applied
Sciences and Arts of Southern Switzerland, Switzerland
Alessandro Virtuani
Researcher, Private Consultant, Italy
Matteo Marzoli
Researcher, Private Consultant, Italy
Matthew Norton
Researcher, University of Cyprus,
Cyprus
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Name
Affilation
Mauro Pravettoni
Researcher, University of Applied
Sciences and Arts of Southern Switzerland, Switzerland
Gianluca Corbellini
Researcher, University of Applied
Sciences and Arts of Southern Switzerland, Switzerland
Alessandro Virtuani
Researcher, Private Consultant, Italy
Matteo Marzoli
Researcher, Private Consultant, Italy
Matthew Norton
Researcher, University of Cyprus,
Cyprus
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