Search Results - "Joseph John, Jim"
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Assessing the feasibility of nighttime water harvesting from solar photovoltaic panels in a desert region
Published in EPJ Photovoltaics (2024)“…Photovoltaics has emerged as a crucial and progressively significant contributor to renewable energy generation. Nevertheless, its effectiveness is limited to…”
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Comparative Investigation and Analysis of Encapsulant Degradation and Glass Abrasion in Desert Exposed Photovoltaic Modules
Published in 2021 IEEE 48th Photovoltaic Specialists Conference (PVSC) (20-06-2021)“…In 2015, a comparative study of different PV modules was started at the Outdoor Test Field (OTF) in the DEWA R&D Center at the MBR Solar Park, Dubai. Five…”
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Mission profile concept for PV modules: use case – middle east deserts vs temperate European climate
Published in EPJ Photovoltaics (2023)“…The paper addresses the need to simplify the comparison between different climatic conditions. Therefore, the concept of Mission Profiles is introduced to PV…”
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Investigation and Analysis of Defects and Degradations in Desert Fielded Photovoltaic Modules
Published in 2021 IEEE 48th Photovoltaic Specialists Conference (PVSC) (20-06-2021)“…This paper investigates and analyzes dominant defects and degradations observed in 5-year-old desert fielded photovoltaic (PV) modules installed adjacent to a…”
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Suns-Vmp method for health monitoring of 110 PV modules
Published in Renewable & sustainable energy reviews (01-09-2024)“…One can monitor the health of the PV modules by analyzing their current-voltage (I–V) curves, which rarely are measured in commercial settings. Fortunately,…”
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Nighttime Radiative Cooling for Water Harvesting from Solar Panels
Published in ACS photonics (20-01-2021)“…Photovoltaics has played a significant and increasingly important role in renewable energy harvesting. However, it only works during the daytime when the sun…”
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Spatial albedo mapping using an autonomous rover for site assessment of bifacial PV power plant
Published in Solar energy (01-07-2024)“…Conventional assessment methods of albedo measurement, like satellite imagery and on-site single-point measurements, lack the precision to address surface…”
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Comprehensive review on performance, reliability, and roadmap of c‐Si PV modules in desert climates: A proposal for improved testing standard
Published in Progress in photovoltaics (01-08-2024)“…Desert regions have emerged as ideal places for GW utility‐scale photovoltaic (PV) module installations because of their ultra‐large spaces, abundance of…”
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Extended Failure Mode and Effects Analysis for Development of Hot Desert Test Cycle Proposal
Published in Progress in photovoltaics (12-11-2024)“…A growing number of gigawatt‐scale photovoltaic (PV) power plants are being established in hot desert regions worldwide, which are favored for their vast…”
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A Pseudo Solar Simulator for Recreating I-V Curves Using Field Data
Published in Conference record of the IEEE Photovoltaic Specialists Conference (09-06-2024)“…A photovoltaic (PV) module's current-voltage (I-V) curve not only shows the maximum power point power (Pmax) but also its health, which is deduced by the shape…”
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Effect of tilt angle on soiling of photovoltaic modules
Published in 2014 IEEE 40th Photovoltaic Specialist Conference (PVSC) (01-06-2014)“…Soiling on PV modules is known to reduce PV system performance, mainly in dry arid climatic conditions. Cleaning with water or other means may become an…”
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Nighttime Radiative Cooling for Water Harvesting from Solar Panels
Published in ACS photonics (16-12-2020)“…Not provided…”
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Impact of measured spectrum variation on solar photovoltaic efficiencies worldwide
Published in Renewable energy (01-08-2022)“…In photovoltaic power ratings, a single solar spectrum, AM1.5, is the de facto standard for record laboratory efficiencies, commercial module specifications,…”
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Self-Thermometry of PV Panels
Published in 2023 IEEE 50th Photovoltaic Specialists Conference (PVSC) (11-06-2023)“…During field operations, it is an unfortunate reality that over time, the temperature sensors of the PV panels get detached, damaged, or miscalibrated. Since…”
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Investigation of degradation observed on recent polycrystalline silicon PV modules installed in desert region
Published in 2019 IEEE 46th Photovoltaic Specialists Conference (PVSC) (01-06-2019)“…Reliability and durability of PV modules installed recently, especially in the desert regions, are unclear because they have been in operation for a short…”
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Visual Degradation in Field-Aged Crystalline Silicon PV Modules in India and Correlation With Electrical Degradation
Published in IEEE journal of photovoltaics (01-11-2014)“…This paper presents the analysis of visual degradation data collected during an All-India Survey of Photovoltaic Module Degradation conducted in 2013, in which…”
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Indoor characterisation of thin-film PV modules installed for 4.6 years in desert conditions
Published in 2020 47th IEEE Photovoltaic Specialists Conference (PVSC) (14-06-2020)“…Degradation of commercially available CdTe and CIGS PV modules installed in the desert conditions, are not well understood, because they have been in operation…”
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Influence of soiling layer on quantum efficiency and spectral reflectance on crystalline silicon PV modules
Published in 2014 IEEE 40th Photovoltaic Specialist Conference (PVSC) (01-06-2014)“…Reduction in transmittance of glass superstrate due to soiling on PV modules is studied by various groups throughout the world. However, the soil layer changes…”
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Performance degradation in field-aged crystalline silicon PV modules in different indian climatic conditions
Published in 2014 IEEE 40th Photovoltaic Specialist Conference (PVSC) (01-06-2014)“…A survey of field-aged crystalline silicon modules in various climatic conditions in India was carried out, focusing on modules, which show visible signs of…”
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Power rating of photovoltaic modules per IEC 61853-1 standard using a new outdoor test method
Published in 2013 IEEE 39th Photovoltaic Specialists Conference (PVSC) (01-06-2013)“…Photovoltaic modules are typically rated at three test conditions: STC, NOCT and Low irradiance. This paper discusses the power rating of modules at…”
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