Solar Energy

Solar Energy, Vol.97 Entire volume, number list

ISSN: 0038-092X (Print)

In this Issue (61 articles)

1 - 11	Determination of measuring sites for solar irradiance, based on cluster analysis of satellite-derived cloud estimations Zagouras A, Kazantzidis A, Nikitidou E, Argiriou AA
12 - 18	Model for the prediction of the maximum power of a high concentrator photovoltaic module Fernandez EF, Almonacid F, Rodrigo P, Perez-Higueras P
19 - 25	A study on a flat-plate type of solar heat collector with an integrated heat pipe Wei LJ, Yuan DZ, Tang DW, Wu BX
26 - 38	Analysis and improvement of a high-efficiency solar cavity reactor design for a two-step thermochemical cycle for solar hydrogen production from water Houaijia A, Sattler C, Roeb M, Lange M, Breuer S, Sack JP
39 - 47	The influence of mismatch of solar cells on relative power loss of photovoltaic modules Fornies E, Naranjo F, Mazo M, Ruiz F
48 - 57	Sizing of standalone photovoltaic thermal (PVT) systems using design space approach Priya GSK, Thakare MS, Ghosh PC, Bandyopadhyay S
58 - 66	Intra-hour forecasts of solar power production using measurements from a network of irradiance sensors Lonij VPA, Brooks AE, Cronin AD, Leuthold M, Koch K
67 - 84	State of the art on reactor designs for solar gasification of carbonaceous feedstock Puig-Arnavat M, Tora EA, Bruno JC, Coronas A
85 - 92	Optical and electronic simulation of gallium arsenide/silicon tandem four terminal solar cells Vijayakumar V, Birnie DP
93 - 101	A discrete chaotic harmony search-based simulated annealing algorithm for optimum design of PV/wind hybrid system Askarzadeh A
102 - 111	Simulations of reflected sun beam traces over a target plane for an azimuth elevation tracking heliostat with fixed geometric error sources Guo MH, Wang ZF, Sun FH
112 - 121	Measured and modeled photovoltaic system energy losses from snow for Colorado and Wisconsin locations Marion B, Schaefer R, Caine H, Sanchez G
122 - 127	Reduced-form of the photovoltaic five-parameter model for efficient computation of parameters Laudani A, Mancilla-David F, Riganti-Fulginei F, Salvini A
128 - 137	Optimal theoretical building form to minimize direct solar irradiation Caruso G, Fantozzi F, Leccese F
138 - 146	Experimental study of a solar desalination pond as second stage in proposed zero discharge desalination process Farahbod F, Mowla D, Nasr MRJ, Soltanieh M
147 - 154	Photocatalytic degradation of methylene blue under visible light using PVP-capped ZnS and CdS nanoparticles Soltani N, Saion E, Yunus WMM, Navasery M, Bahmanrokh G, Erfani M, Zare MR, Gharibshahi E
155 - 167	An effective passive islanding detection method for PV single-phase grid-connected inverter Ahmad KNEK, Abd Rahim N, Selvaraj J, Rivai A, Chaniago K
168 - 175	Roles of the Fermi level of doped a-Si:H and band offsets at a-Si:H/c-Si interfaces in n-type HIT solar cells Shen LL, Meng FY, Liu ZX
176 - 185	Optimization of band gap, thickness and carrier concentrations for the development of efficient microcrystalline silicon solar cells: A theoretical approach Sharma M, Kumar S, Dwivedi N, Juneja S, Gupta AK, Sudhakar S, Patel K
186 - 194	Photoreduction of carbon dioxide in the presence of H-2, H2O and CH4 over TiO2 and ZnO photocatalysts Mahmodi G, Sharifnia S, Madani M, Vatanpour V
195 - 199	Nano-crystals of titanium dioxide in aluminum oxide: A transparent self-cleaning coating applicable to solar energy Giolando DM
200 - 207	Performance analysis and experimental investigation of a novel trough daylight concentration and axial transmission system Zheng HF, Feng CQ, Su YH, Wang R, Xue XD
208 - 216	Quantifying self-consumption of on-site photovoltaic power generation in households with electric vehicle home charging Munkhammar J, Grahn P, Widen J
217 - 229	Design and optimization of lab-scale sensible heat storage prototype for solar thermal power plant application Prasad L, Muthukumar P
230 - 237	Glare from a translucent facade, evaluation with an experimental method Matusiak BS
238 - 254	Thermal management systems for Photovoltaics (PV) installations: A critical review Du DF, Darkwa J, Kokogiannakis G
255 - 265	Bacterial Foraging Algorithm based solar PV parameter estimation Rajasekar N, Kumar NK, Venugopalan R
266 - 272	A viscous titania paste with a single coating-sintering step for 8-24 mu m thick, high-haze, high-quality TiO2 films of dye-sensitized solar cells Huang N, Sebo B, Pan MM, Liu YM, Peng T, Sun WW, Bu CH, Zhao XZ
273 - 284	Experimental investigation of energy and exergy performance of square and circular solar ponds Dehghan AA, Movahedi A, Mazidi M
285 - 292	PLL-less single stage grid-connected photovoltaic inverter with rapid maximum power point tracking Tsang KM, Chan WL, Tang X
293 - 304	An experimental study of the thermal performance of a novel photovoltaic double-skin facade in Hong Kong Peng JQ, Lu L, Yang HX
305 - 313	Reduction of heat loss from solar thermal collector by diminishing natural convection with high-porosity porous medium Hirasawa S, Tsubota R, Kawanami T, Shirai K
314 - 331	Detailed PV array model for non-uniform irradiance and its validation against experimental data Di Vincenzo MC, Infield D
332 - 341	Solar energy potential on roofs and facades in an urban landscape Redweik P, Catita C, Brito M
342 - 349	Parametric determination of heliostat minimum cost per unit area Blackmon JB
350 - 355	Preparation and characterization of Fe3+ doped Y2Ce2O7 pigments with high near-infrared reflectance Zhao MC, Han AJ, Ye MQ, Wu TT
356 - 368	High temperature solar thermal central-receiver billboard design Boerema N, Morrison G, Taylor R, Rosengarten G
369 - 387	Evaluation of transposition and decomposition models for converting global solar irradiance from tilted surface to horizontal in tropical regions Yang DZ, Dong ZB, Nobre A, Khoo YS, Jirutitijaroen P, Walsh WM
388 - 397	Pre-metallization processes for c-Si solar cells Aakella PS, Saravanan S, Joshi SS, Solanki CS
398 - 404	Requirements to consider when choosing a thermochemical material for solar energy storage Sole A, Fontanet X, Barreneche C, Fernandez AI, Martorell I, Cabeza LF
405 - 413	Power distribution architectures to improve system efficiency of centralized medium scale PV street lighting system Panguloori R, Mishra P, Kumar S
414 - 417	Suppression of dust adhesion on a concentrator photovoltaic module using an anti-soiling photocatalytic coating Sueto T, Ota Y, Nishioka K
418 - 425	Performance analysis of a spectrally selective concentrating direct absorption collector Vijayaraghavan S, Ganapathisubbu S, Kumar CS
426 - 435	Observer-based Model Predictive Control of a parabolic-trough field Gallego AJ, Fele F, Camacho EF, Yebra L
436 - 446	Heat transfer mechanisms in a compound parabolic concentrator: Comparison of computational fluid dynamics simulations to particle image velocimetry and local temperature measurements Reichl C, Hengstberger F, Zauner C
447 - 459	Optical performance of vertical heliostat fields integrated in building facades for concentrating solar energy uses Gonzalez-Pardo A, Chapa SC, Gonzalez-Aguilar J, Romero M
460 - 473	Optimization of an off-grid hybrid PV-Wind-Diesel system with different battery technologies using genetic algorithm Merei G, Berger C, Sauer DU
474 - 483	Effective passivation of silicon surface by AZO films: Application in bifacial solar cells Khan F, Baek SH, Singh SN, Singh PK, Kim JH
484 - 492	Facile synthesis and performances of PEG/SiO2 composite form-stable phase change materials Tang BT, Cui JS, Wang YM, Jia C, Zhang SF
493 - 504	Infinitesimal etendue and Simultaneous Multiple Surface (SMS) concentrators for fixed receiver troughs Canavarro D, Chaves J, Collares-Pereira M
505 - 516	Transient calculation of charge and discharge cycles in thermally stratified energy storages Steinert P, Goppert S, Platzer B
517 - 528	Heat extraction from Non-Convective and Lower Convective Zones of the solar pond: A transient study Date A, Yaakob Y, Date A, Krishnapillai S, Akbarzadeh A
529 - 536	A novel maximum power point tracking control method with variable weather parameters for photovoltaic systems Li SW, Gao XW, Wang LN, Liu SJ
537 - 550	Predicting solar irradiance with all-sky image features via regression Fu CL, Cheng HY
551 - 568	Design, fabrication and experimental study of a solar photovoltaic/loop-heat-pipe based heat pump system Zhang XX, Zhao XD, Shen JC, Hu X, Liu XZ, Xu JH
569 - 576	Design of a low-profile two-axis solar tracker Barker L, Neber M, Lee H
577 - 590	Hybrid modeling of a solar-thermal heating facility Pasamontes M, Alvarez JD, Guzman JL, Berenguel M, Camacho EF
591 - 595	Development of n-mu c-SiOx:H as cost effective back reflector and its application to thin film amorphous silicon solar cells Banerjee C, Srikanth T, Basavaraju U, Tomy RM, Sreenivasan MG, Mohanchandran K, Mukhopadhyay S, Barua AK
596 - 604	Degradation of the antibiotic chloramphenicol by photo-Fenton process at lab-scale and solar pilot plant: Kinetic, toxicity and inactivation assessment Trovo AG, de Paiva VAB, Machado AEH, de Oliveira CA, Santos RO
605 - 613	Optimal aspect ratios for non-isothermal flat plate solar collectors for air heating Bracamonte J, Baritto M
614 - 619	Optical and structural properties of indium nitride nanoparticles synthesized by chemical method at low temperature Qaeed MA, Ibrahim K, Saron KMA, Salhin A