Two small-scale versions of three-dimensional photovoltaic arrays were among those tested by Jeffrey Grossman and his team on an MIT rooftop to measure their actual electrical output throughout the day. Intensive research around the world has focused on improving the performance of solar photovoltaic cells and bringing down their cost.
We recently employed computer simulations (ref. 5) to show that 3D photovoltaic (3DPV) structures can increase the generated energy density (energy per footprint area, kWh/m2) by a factor linear in the structure height, for a given day and location.
It is important to distinguish between the use of macroscopic three-dimensionality in solar cells, the topic of this reference as well as the present manuscript, and nanoscale three dimensional structures to enhance light trapping at the surface of flat panel solar cells.
By contrast, at solar incidence angle of 40° or higher, the 3DPV solar tree model can absorb more solar energy than the traditional one. However, in terms of the shallow angle of incidence (θ = 80°), the 3DPV model is found to collect four to six times more solar radiation than traditional one.
Innovative 3-D designs from an MIT team can more than double the solar power generated from a given area. Two small-scale versions of three-dimensional photovoltaic arrays were among those tested by Jeffrey Grossman and his team on an MIT rooftop to measure their actual electrical output throughout the day.
Summary The 3DPV structures have been generalised based on different designs, including the FPM, GS, 3D-DSSC, cubic SSC, spherical SSC, SiNW and SiNC to enhance the absorbing ability of the sunlight from all directions and energy conversion efficiency.
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