Simulation and modeling of the possibility of implementing solar high-concentrating photovoltaic in Libya
Corresponding Author(s) : Ali Maka
Future Energy,
Vol. 3 No. 1 (2024): February 2024 Issue
Abstract
Concentrating photovoltaics is a type of solar photovoltaic technology that relies on sunlight concentrating to produce electrical energy. In this regard, high-efficiency solar cells comprise many different materials cells, and energy band gaps are stacked respectively on top of each other. This technology, depending on a large portion of the solar spectrum component, which absorbed by the triple-junction solar cell; the consequence is a rise in the device’s conversion efficiency. The layers of semiconductor materials, including GaInP/GaInAs/Ge, are coupled in series to gain high efficiency. Besides, an accurate assessment of the energy yield from a concentrating photovoltaic (CPV) device throughout its lifetime and the electrical performance characteristics in different operating environments is required. Hence, an MSCS-1D: V-2 solar cell simulator tool and a system advisor model (SAM) are used to model and simulate performance behavior. In this paper, we modeled and simulated mini solar concentrating photovoltaics. Based on that, solar CPV technology can be implemented in such regions to generate electricity and heat. Moreover, the selected region has a great potential for direct normal irradiations (DNI) annually. In addition, that encourages further study via applying large-scale in the form of CPV power plants.
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- T. Chow, "Performance analysis of photovoltaicthermal collector by explicit dynamic model," Solar Energy, vol. 75, no. 2, pp. 143-152, 2003.
- A. O. Maka and J. M. Alabid, "Solar energy technology and its roles in sustainable development," Clean Energy, vol. 6, no. 3, pp. 476-483, 2022.
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- A. O. Maka and T. S. O'Donovan, "Modelling of the thermal behaviour of solar high concentrating photovoltaic receiver," Thermal Science Engineering Progress, vol. 9, pp. 281-288, 2019.
- A. O. M. Maka, "Performance analysis and characterisation of a high concentrating solar photovoltaic receiver," Heriot-Watt University, 2020.
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- M. Theristis, E. F. Fernández, G. E. Georghiou, and T. S. O'Donovan, "Performance of a concentrating photovoltaic monomodule under real operating conditions: Part I–Outdoor characterisation," Energy Conversion Management, vol. 154, pp. 311-321, 2017.
- A. O. Maka and T. S. O'Donovan, "Transient thermal-electrical performance modelling of solar concentrating photovoltaic (CPV) receiver," Solar Energy, vol. 211, pp. 897-907, 2020.
- W. Shockley and H. J. Queisser, "Detailed balance limit of efficiency of p‐n junction solar cells," Journal of applied physics, vol. 32, no. 3, pp. 510-519, 1961.
- A. O. Maka and T. S. O'Donovan, "Analysis of thermal response and electrical characterisation of triple-junction solar cells based on variable solar spectral irradiance and air mass," Thermal Science Engineering Progress, vol. 10, pp. 269-279, 2019.
- A. O. Maka and T. S. O'Donovan, "Effect of thermal load on performance parameters of solar concentrating photovoltaic: High-efficiency solar cells," Energy Built Environment, vol. 3, no. 2, pp. 201-209, 2022.
- H. Khonkar et al., "Ultra-high CPV system development and deployment in Saudi Arabia," in AIP Conference Proceedings, 2013, vol. 1556, no. 1, pp. 172-175: American Institute of Physics.
- E. T. Mohamed, A. O. Maka, M. Mehmood, A. M. Direedar, and N. Amin, "Performance simulation of single and dual-junction GaInP/GaAs tandem solar cells using AMPS-1D," Sustainable Energy Technologies Assessments, vol. 44, p. 101067, 2021.
- P. M. Rodrigo, R. Velázquez, E. F. Fernández, F. M. Almonacid, and A. Lay-Ekuakille, "A method for the outdoor thermal characterisation of high-concentrator photovoltaic modules alternative to the IEC 62670-3 standard," Energy, vol. 148, pp. 159-168, 2018.
- C. J. Chen, Physics of solar energy. John Wiley & Sons, 2011. ISBN: 978-0-470-64780-6.
References
T. Chow, "Performance analysis of photovoltaicthermal collector by explicit dynamic model," Solar Energy, vol. 75, no. 2, pp. 143-152, 2003.
A. O. Maka and J. M. Alabid, "Solar energy technology and its roles in sustainable development," Clean Energy, vol. 6, no. 3, pp. 476-483, 2022.
A. Valera, E. F. Fernández, P. M. Rodrigo, and F. Almonacid, "Feasibility of flat-plate heat-sinks using microscale solar cells up to 10,000 suns concentrations," Solar Energy, vol. 181, pp. 361-371, 2019.
A. Dey, Z. U. Ahmed, and M. R. Alam, "Thermal and exergy analysis of Pin-finned heatsinks for nanofluid cooled high concentrated photovoltaic thermal (HCPV/T) hybrid systems," Energy Conversion Management: X,vol. 16, p. 100324, 2022.
A. O. Maka and T. S. O'Donovan, "A review of thermal load and performance characterisation of a high concentrating photovoltaic (HCPV) solar receiver assembly," Solar Energy, vol. 206, pp. 35-51, 2020.
A. O. Maka and T. S. O'Donovan, "Modelling of the thermal behaviour of solar high concentrating photovoltaic receiver," Thermal Science Engineering Progress, vol. 9, pp. 281-288, 2019.
A. O. M. Maka, "Performance analysis and characterisation of a high concentrating solar photovoltaic receiver," Heriot-Watt University, 2020.
A. O. Maka and T. S. O'Donovan, "Dynamic performance analysis of solar concentrating photovoltaic receiver by coupling of weather data with the thermal-electrical model," Thermal Science Engineering Progress, vol. 24, p. 100923, 2021.
M. Theristis, E. F. Fernández, G. E. Georghiou, and T. S. O'Donovan, "Performance of a concentrating photovoltaic monomodule under real operating conditions: Part I–Outdoor characterisation," Energy Conversion Management, vol. 154, pp. 311-321, 2017.
A. O. Maka and T. S. O'Donovan, "Transient thermal-electrical performance modelling of solar concentrating photovoltaic (CPV) receiver," Solar Energy, vol. 211, pp. 897-907, 2020.
W. Shockley and H. J. Queisser, "Detailed balance limit of efficiency of p‐n junction solar cells," Journal of applied physics, vol. 32, no. 3, pp. 510-519, 1961.
A. O. Maka and T. S. O'Donovan, "Analysis of thermal response and electrical characterisation of triple-junction solar cells based on variable solar spectral irradiance and air mass," Thermal Science Engineering Progress, vol. 10, pp. 269-279, 2019.
A. O. Maka and T. S. O'Donovan, "Effect of thermal load on performance parameters of solar concentrating photovoltaic: High-efficiency solar cells," Energy Built Environment, vol. 3, no. 2, pp. 201-209, 2022.
H. Khonkar et al., "Ultra-high CPV system development and deployment in Saudi Arabia," in AIP Conference Proceedings, 2013, vol. 1556, no. 1, pp. 172-175: American Institute of Physics.
E. T. Mohamed, A. O. Maka, M. Mehmood, A. M. Direedar, and N. Amin, "Performance simulation of single and dual-junction GaInP/GaAs tandem solar cells using AMPS-1D," Sustainable Energy Technologies Assessments, vol. 44, p. 101067, 2021.
P. M. Rodrigo, R. Velázquez, E. F. Fernández, F. M. Almonacid, and A. Lay-Ekuakille, "A method for the outdoor thermal characterisation of high-concentrator photovoltaic modules alternative to the IEC 62670-3 standard," Energy, vol. 148, pp. 159-168, 2018.
C. J. Chen, Physics of solar energy. John Wiley & Sons, 2011. ISBN: 978-0-470-64780-6.