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Investigation of Parasitic Absorption in Back Contact of CdTe Solar Cells

Joshua Smay, Ola Rashwan, James Then, Darien Perez
Proc. ASME. ES2018, ASME 2018 12th International Conference on Energy Sustainability, V001T12A003, June 24–28, 2018
Paper No: ES2018-7533
https://doi.org/10.1115/ES2018-7533
View Paper titled, Investigation of Parasitic Absorption in Back Contact of CdTe Solar Cells
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Topics: Absorption, Solar cells, Thin films, Metals, Aluminum, Light absorption, Manufacturing, Nanoscale phenomena, Optical mirrors, Semiconductor wafers
Proceedings Papers

Application of Sol-Gel Method as a Protective Layer on a Specular Reflective Surface for Secondary Reflector in a Solar Receiver

Samia Afrin, John Dagdelen, Zhiwen Ma, Vinod Kumar
Proc. ASME. ES2016, Volume 1: Biofuels, Hydrogen, Syngas, and Alternate Fuels; CHP and Hybrid Power and Energy Systems; Concentrating Solar Power; Energy Storage; Environmental, Economic, and Policy Considerations of Advanced Energy Systems; Geothermal, Ocean, and Emerging Energy Technologies; Photovoltaics; Posters; Solar Chemistry; Sustainable Building Energy Systems; Sustainable Infrastructure and Transportation; Thermodynamic Analysis of Energy Systems; Wind Energy Systems and Technologies, V001T04A003, June 26–30, 2016
Paper No: ES2016-59046
https://doi.org/10.1115/ES2016-59046
View Paper titled, Application of Sol-Gel Method as a Protective Layer on a Specular Reflective Surface for Secondary Reflector in a Solar Receiver
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Topics: Solar energy, Sol-gel processing, Temperature, High temperature, Silver, Cavities, Coatings, Corrosion, Cracking (Materials), Delamination
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Performance Analysis of Innovative Top Cooling Thermal Photovoltaic (TPV) Modules Under Tropics

Swapnil Dubey, C. S. Soon, Sin Lih Chin, Leon Lee
Proc. ASME. ES2016, Volume 1: Biofuels, Hydrogen, Syngas, and Alternate Fuels; CHP and Hybrid Power and Energy Systems; Concentrating Solar Power; Energy Storage; Environmental, Economic, and Policy Considerations of Advanced Energy Systems; Geothermal, Ocean, and Emerging Energy Technologies; Photovoltaics; Posters; Solar Chemistry; Sustainable Building Energy Systems; Sustainable Infrastructure and Transportation; Thermodynamic Analysis of Energy Systems; Wind Energy Systems and Technologies, V001T08A001, June 26–30, 2016
Paper No: ES2016-59075
https://doi.org/10.1115/ES2016-59075
View Paper titled, Performance Analysis of Innovative Top Cooling Thermal Photovoltaic (TPV) Modules Under Tropics
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Topics: Cooling, Solar energy, Heat, Temperature, Thermal energy, Fluids, Heating, Hot water, Thermal efficiency, Waste heat
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Development and Prototype Testing of Low-Cost Lightweight Thin Film Solar Concentrator

Gani Ganapathi, Arthur Palisoc, Armin Buchroithner, Sai Nataraj, Bill Nesmith, Andrew Kindler, Gyula Greschik, Koorosh Gidanian
Proc. ASME. ES2016, Volume 1: Biofuels, Hydrogen, Syngas, and Alternate Fuels; CHP and Hybrid Power and Energy Systems; Concentrating Solar Power; Energy Storage; Environmental, Economic, and Policy Considerations of Advanced Energy Systems; Geothermal, Ocean, and Emerging Energy Technologies; Photovoltaics; Posters; Solar Chemistry; Sustainable Building Energy Systems; Sustainable Infrastructure and Transportation; Thermodynamic Analysis of Energy Systems; Wind Energy Systems and Technologies, V001T04A025, June 26–30, 2016
Paper No: ES2016-59692
https://doi.org/10.1115/ES2016-59692
View Paper titled, Development and Prototype Testing of Low-Cost Lightweight Thin Film Solar Concentrator
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Topics: Engineering prototypes, Solar energy concentrators, Testing, Thin films, Mirrors, Control equipment, Design, Errors, Actuators, Gates (Closures)
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Hot Corrosion Studies Using Electrochemical Techniques of Alloys in a Chloride Molten Salt (NaCl-LiCl) at 650°C

Judith C. Gomez, Robert Tirawat, Edgar E. Vidal
Proc. ASME. ES2014, Volume 1: Combined Energy Cycles, CHP, CCHP, and Smart Grids; Concentrating Solar Power, Solar Thermochemistry and Thermal Energy Storage; Geothermal, Ocean, and Emerging Energy Technologies; Hydrogen Energy Technologies; Low/Zero Emission Power Plants and Carbon Sequestration; Photovoltaics; Wind Energy Systems and Technologies, V001T02A057, June 30–July 2, 2014
Paper No: ES2014-6739
https://doi.org/10.1115/ES2014-6739
View Paper titled, Hot Corrosion Studies Using Electrochemical Techniques of Alloys in a Chloride Molten Salt (NaCl-LiCl) at 650°C
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Topics: Alloys, Corrosion, Electric power generation, Gas turbines, Concentrating solar power, Current density, Electrodes, Fluids, Heat exchangers, High temperature
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Development and Evaluation of Prototype Transparent Electrodynamic Screen (EDS) Integrated Solar Collectors for Automated Dust Removal

John N. Hudelson, Jeremy Stark, Hannah Gibson, Fang Hao, Zhongkai Xu, Malay Mazumder, Mark N. Horenstein
Proc. ASME. ES2014, Volume 1: Combined Energy Cycles, CHP, CCHP, and Smart Grids; Concentrating Solar Power, Solar Thermochemistry and Thermal Energy Storage; Geothermal, Ocean, and Emerging Energy Technologies; Hydrogen Energy Technologies; Low/Zero Emission Power Plants and Carbon Sequestration; Photovoltaics; Wind Energy Systems and Technologies, V001T02A044, June 30–July 2, 2014
Paper No: ES2014-6597
https://doi.org/10.1115/ES2014-6597
View Paper titled, Development and Evaluation of Prototype Transparent Electrodynamic Screen (EDS) Integrated Solar Collectors for Automated Dust Removal
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Topics: Dust removal, Engineering prototypes, Solar collectors, Transparency, Mirrors, Dust, Solar energy, Circuits, Design, Electrodes
Proceedings Papers

Low-Cost Lightweight Thin Film Solar Concentrators

Gani B. Ganapathi, Art Palisoc, Bill Nesmith, Gyula Greschik, Koorosh Gidanian, Andrew Kindler
Proc. ASME. ES2014, Volume 1: Combined Energy Cycles, CHP, CCHP, and Smart Grids; Concentrating Solar Power, Solar Thermochemistry and Thermal Energy Storage; Geothermal, Ocean, and Emerging Energy Technologies; Hydrogen Energy Technologies; Low/Zero Emission Power Plants and Carbon Sequestration; Photovoltaics; Wind Energy Systems and Technologies, V001T02A023, June 30–July 2, 2014
Paper No: ES2014-6475
https://doi.org/10.1115/ES2014-6475
View Paper titled, Low-Cost Lightweight Thin Film Solar Concentrators
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Topics: Actuators, Cost benefit analysis, Design, Dimensions, Finite element analysis, Manufacturing, Mechanical structures, Mirrors, Reflectance, Reliability
Proceedings Papers

Optical Modeling of Reflectivity Loss Caused by Dust Deposition on CSP Mirrors and Restoration of Energy Yield by Electrodynamic Dust Removal

Jeremy Stark, Julius Yellowhair, John N. Hudelson, Mark Horenstein, Malay Mazumder
Proc. ASME. ES2014, Volume 1: Combined Energy Cycles, CHP, CCHP, and Smart Grids; Concentrating Solar Power, Solar Thermochemistry and Thermal Energy Storage; Geothermal, Ocean, and Emerging Energy Technologies; Hydrogen Energy Technologies; Low/Zero Emission Power Plants and Carbon Sequestration; Photovoltaics; Wind Energy Systems and Technologies, V001T02A031, June 30–July 2, 2014
Paper No: ES2014-6506
https://doi.org/10.1115/ES2014-6506
View Paper titled, Optical Modeling of Reflectivity Loss Caused by Dust Deposition on CSP Mirrors and Restoration of Energy Yield by Electrodynamic Dust Removal
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Topics: Dust, Dust removal, Mirrors, Modeling, Reflectance, Solar energy, Transparency, Electrodes, Reflection, Climate
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Analysis of a Hybrid PV/T Concept Based on Wavelength Selective Films

Tejas U. Ulavi, Jane H. Davidson, Tim Hebrink
Proc. ASME. ES2013, ASME 2013 7th International Conference on Energy Sustainability, V001T01A001, July 14–19, 2013
Paper No: ES2013-18011
https://doi.org/10.1115/ES2013-18011
View Paper titled, Analysis of a Hybrid PV/T Concept Based on Wavelength Selective Films
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Topics: Wavelength, Electrical efficiency, Energy generation, Geometry, Ray tracing, Roofs, Solar energy, Solar spectrum, Thin films
Proceedings Papers

Development of Self-Cleaning Solar Collectors for Minimizing Energy Yield Loss Caused by Dust Deposition

Malay Mazumder, Mark Horenstein, Jeremy Stark, Daniel Erickson, Arash Sayyah, Steven Jung, Fang Hao
Proc. ASME. ES2013, ASME 2013 7th International Conference on Energy Sustainability, V001T11A013, July 14–19, 2013
Paper No: ES2013-18365
https://doi.org/10.1115/ES2013-18365
View Paper titled, Development of Self-Cleaning Solar Collectors for Minimizing Energy Yield Loss Caused by Dust Deposition
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Topics: Dust, Solar collectors, Mirrors, Water, Dust removal, Transparency, Electrodes, Solar energy, Concentrating solar power, Detergents
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Optimisation of Tilt Angle for Different Photovoltaic Panels Under the Prevailing Environmental Conditions in Melbourne (Australia)

Mir Akbar Hessami, Sophie Lamande
Proc. ASME. ES2012, ASME 2012 6th International Conference on Energy Sustainability, Parts A and B, 903-914, July 23–26, 2012
Paper No: ES2012-91184
https://doi.org/10.1115/ES2012-91184
View Paper titled, Optimisation of Tilt Angle for Different Photovoltaic Panels Under the Prevailing Environmental Conditions in Melbourne (Australia)
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Topics: Optimization, Thin films, Energy generation, Engineering simulation, Photovoltaic power systems, Simulation, Computer software, Solar energy
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High-Temperature Solar Selective Absorbers Based on Interface Effects in Refractory Metals Coated With Transparent Conductive Oxides

Makoto Shimizu, Fumitada Iguchi, Hiroo Yugami
Proc. ASME. ES2012, ASME 2012 6th International Conference on Energy Sustainability, Parts A and B, 423-428, July 23–26, 2012
Paper No: ES2012-91256
https://doi.org/10.1115/ES2012-91256
View Paper titled, High-Temperature Solar Selective Absorbers Based on Interface Effects in Refractory Metals Coated With Transparent Conductive Oxides
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Topics: High temperature, Refractory metals, Solar energy, Transparency, Wavelength, Electromagnetic radiation, Plasmas (Ionized gases), Thin films, Coating processes, Coatings
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Heat Transfer Coefficient Between Flat Surface and Sand

Matthew Golob, Sheldon Jeter, Dennis Sadowski
Proc. ASME. ES2011, ASME 2011 5th International Conference on Energy Sustainability, Parts A, B, and C, 1441-1450, August 7–10, 2011
Paper No: ES2011-54438
https://doi.org/10.1115/ES2011-54438
View Paper titled, Heat Transfer Coefficient Between Flat Surface and Sand
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Topics: Heat transfer coefficients, Sands, Errors, Heat, Heat exchangers, Temperature, Thermal energy storage, Thermocouples, Thin films, Heating
Proceedings Papers

Seed-Induced Crystallization of Amorphous Silicon for the Formation of Large-Grain Poly-Crystalline Silicon

Jason Trask, Lin Cui, Andrew J. Wagner, K. Andre Mkhoyan, Uwe Kortshagen
Proc. ASME. ES2010, ASME 2010 4th International Conference on Energy Sustainability, Volume 2, 467-470, May 17–22, 2010
Paper No: ES2010-90443
https://doi.org/10.1115/ES2010-90443
View Paper titled, Seed-Induced Crystallization of Amorphous Silicon for the Formation of Large-Grain Poly-Crystalline Silicon
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Topics: Crystallization, Silicon, Annealing, Electrical conductivity, Imaging, Plasmas (Ionized gases), Raman spectroscopy, Thermal conductivity, Thin films
Proceedings Papers

Silicon and Germanium Nanocrystal Inks for Low-Cost Solar Cells

Xiaodong Pi, Zachary Holman, Uwe Kortshagen
Proc. ASME. ES2010, ASME 2010 4th International Conference on Energy Sustainability, Volume 2, 471-474, May 17–22, 2010
Paper No: ES2010-90445
https://doi.org/10.1115/ES2010-90445
View Paper titled, Silicon and Germanium Nanocrystal Inks for Low-Cost Solar Cells
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Topics: Germanium, Inks, Nanocrystals, Silicon, Solar cells, Plasmas (Ionized gases), Thin films, Crystals, Semiconductor wafers, Chemical vapor deposition
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Electrodeposition and Characterization of Very Thin Film II-VI Compounds for Novel Superlattice Solar Cells

Sukriti Jain, Pritpal Singh
Proc. ASME. ES2010, ASME 2010 4th International Conference on Energy Sustainability, Volume 2, 443-446, May 17–22, 2010
Paper No: ES2010-90239
https://doi.org/10.1115/ES2010-90239
View Paper titled, Electrodeposition and Characterization of Very Thin Film II-VI Compounds for Novel Superlattice Solar Cells
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Topics: Electrodeposition, Solar cells, Superlattices, Thin films, Absorption, Glass, Layer structure (Solids), Scanning electron microscopy, Spectrophotometry, Spectroscopy
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Increasing Efficiencies of Thermoelectric Devices Through Angular Interface Geometries

D. P. Sellan, C. H. Amon
Proc. ASME. ES2009, ASME 2009 3rd International Conference on Energy Sustainability, Volume 1, 781-789, July 19–23, 2009
Paper No: ES2009-90058
https://doi.org/10.1115/ES2009-90058
View Paper titled, Increasing Efficiencies of Thermoelectric Devices Through Angular Interface Geometries
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Topics: Acoustics, Germanium, Phonons, Silicon, Simulation results, Thermal conductivity, Thermoelectric devices, Thin films
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Design of Optimization of CIGS Thin Film Solar Cell Using Numerical and Design of Experimental Approach

Ilwoo Seok, Sanjay Dhage, Seongku Kim, H. T. Hahn
Proc. ASME. ES2009, ASME 2009 3rd International Conference on Energy Sustainability, Volume 1, 999-1003, July 19–23, 2009
Paper No: ES2009-90412
https://doi.org/10.1115/ES2009-90412
View Paper titled, Design of Optimization of CIGS Thin Film Solar Cell Using Numerical and Design of Experimental Approach
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Topics: Design, Optimization, Simulation, Solar cells, Thin films
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Performance of a Constrained Microscale Film Bubble Absorber Under System Operating Conditions

Ruander Cardenas, Jeromy Jenks, Myeong Chan Jo, Vinod Narayanan
Proc. ASME. ES2008, ASME 2008 2nd International Conference on Energy Sustainability, Volume 1, 619-627, August 10–14, 2008
Paper No: ES2008-54125
https://doi.org/10.1115/ES2008-54125
View Paper titled, Performance of a Constrained Microscale Film Bubble Absorber Under System Operating Conditions
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Topics: Bubbles, Microscale devices, Flow (Dynamics), Vapors, Heat, Absorption, Coolants, Temperature, Cycles, Heat pumps