Dye sensitized solar cells (DSC) are an attractive alternative to the conventional photovoltaic cell because of their low cost electricity production from solar radiation. The advantages of a DSC include the ability to generate power without emitting pollutants and requiring no fuel. While modeling of the physical and transport phenomena in DSC has been widely reported in the literature, a thorough analysis to quantitatively determine the optimal design and operating configuration in installation is lacking. The present study incorporates a model of the DSC coupled with a model to predict global irradiance on a terrestrial surface to analyze the hourly, daily, monthly and annual performance of a DSC installation over a wide range of design and operating parameters. Optimum design and operating parameters are derived from the analysis.
2010 14th International Heat Transfer Conference
August 8–13, 2010
Washington, DC, USA
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Analysis and Design of Dye Sensitized Solar Cells
Karthik Nithyanandam
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Karthik Nithyanandam
Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA
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Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA
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Karthik Nithyanandam
Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA
Ranga Pitchumani
Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA
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IHTC14-23101, pp. 565-572; 8 pages
Published Online:
March 1, 2011
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Nithyanandam, Karthik, and Pitchumani, Ranga. "Analysis and Design of Dye Sensitized Solar Cells." Proceedings of the 2010 14th International Heat Transfer Conference. 2010 14th International Heat Transfer Conference, Volume 7. Washington, DC, USA. August 8–13, 2010. pp. 565-572. ASME. https://doi.org/10.1115/IHTC14-23101
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