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Computer Simulation of the Reflection Coefficient of Protective Coatings of Mirrors of Solar Devices
In solar technology mirrors are used with an outer and rear coating of a reflective layer. The reflection coefficient of mirrors with an external coating is greater than that of mirrors with a rear coating, bu...
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Effect of Antireflection Coating on the Efficiency of an ITO/SnO2/CdS/CdTe Thin Film Solar Cell
The manufacturing technology and the results of measurements of current–voltage characteristics of ITO/SnO2/CdS/CdTe/Ag thin-film solar cells both without antireflection coating and with antireflection coating ar...
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Graded-Gap Coatings for Organic Solar Cells
The possibility of using a graded-gap crystal as a protective coating of organic solar cells from harmful chemical and other external influences has been studied. On the basis of a quantum model for an electro...
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Obtaining Titanium–Nickel Cermets on a Solar Furnace and Creation of Selectively Absorbing Coatings Based on Them for Solar Heat Receivers
One intensively develo** field in solar engineering is to increase the efficiency of solar photothermal heating installations. The main element of photothermal installations with solar heating is a vacuumed ...
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On the Possibility of Cooling and Cleaning the Surface of a Photovoltaic Battery Using the Venturi Effect
The results of an anhydrous cleaning and cooling model of a photovoltaic battery (PVB) using the Venturi effect are presented. The Venturi tube is a truncated cone, the speed of air movement in which depends o...
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Climatic Tests of Composite Flouride Antireflection Coatings on Glass
Preliminary results of temporary and climatic tests of composite fluoride antireflection coatings based on MgF2, CaF2, and AlF3 for glasses are presented. After storing the samples for 3 years under normal condit...
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Method for Snow Removal from the Surface of a Photovoltaic Array
The goal of cleaning snow from the surface of a photovoltaic array (PVA) is relevant for all regions where snow cover is present for several months. In winter, depending on climatic conditions, the amount of e...
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Behavior of Ceramic Composite Material Based on ZrO2 Fibers in a Concentrated Solar Radiation Field
The behavior of a heat-protective ceramic composite material based on ZrO2 fibers in a concentrated solar energy flux under conditions of a strongly nonequilibrium temperature and light field is demonstrated. A c...
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On the Stability of the Optical Properties of an Antireflection Coating for Solar Cells Based on a Mixture of Germanium with Germanium Oxide
The paper presents the results of measurements of coating reflection coefficients. These coatings are based on a mixture of germanium with germanium oxide deposited on a silicon surface. The volume concentrati...
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Behavior of a Heat-Protective Material Based on Al2O3 and SiO2 Fibers under Exposure to Concentrated Solar Energy Flux
The paper presents the results of testing a heat-protective material based on Al2O3 and SiO2 fibers under exposure to a concentrated solar energy flux and highly non-uniform thermal and light field conditions. Av...
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Optical Characteristics of Antireflection Coatings Based on Al2O3–SiO2 for Silicon Solar Cells
The results from modeling, manufacture, and investigation of the integral reflection coefficient (RS) of single-layer composite antireflection coatings of Al2O3–SiO2 for silicon solar cells with integral reflecti...
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ZnO Films Obtained by Reactive Magnetron Sputtering: Microstructure, Electrical, and Optical Characteristics
In this study, a technology producing undoped crystalline zinc oxide films with purposefully changed electrical resistance ρ = 3 × 10–4–1 × 107 Ω cm has been developed. The relationship between the electrical cha...
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Determination of Parameters of Heat Treatment and Melting of Materials in a Solar Furnace
This article proposes a technique for defining the parameters of heat treatment and melting of materials in a solar furnace. The parameters are the flux density distribution in the working zone, the maximum he...
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Increasing the Efficiency of Organic Solar Cells by Antireflection Coatings Based on Fluoride Composites
Results are presented obtained in measurements of current–voltage characteristics of organic solar cells with and without antiref lection coatings produced by melting in a solar furnace of 95 : 5 and 55 : 45 w...
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The Influence of Technological Regimes of Synthesizing a Solar Furnace on the Phase Composition of TiO2-CuO Cermets and the Optical Properties of Coatings on Their Basis
We present the results of studying the effect of technological synthesis regimes of a solar furnace using the method of a partial metal reduction of one of the oxides on the phase formation of cermet composite...
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Antireflection composite coatings for organic solar cells
Experimental studies on increasing the transmittance of a light–receiving element (LRE) by applying an antireflection coating were carried out. As an antireflection coating on the solar furnace, the fluoride c...
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Antireflection coatings based on fluoride formulations for organic solar cells
An alloy of a mixture of fluorides MgF2 and AlF3 with CaF2 has been obtained in a 3-kW solar furnace. It was supposed that a minor CaF2 additive compensates for the tensile stresses appearing in thin MgF2 and AlF
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A criterion of contamination of the glass surface of photovoltaic batteries
The relative change in the coefficient of efficiency is chosen as a criterion for contamination of the glass surface of a photovoltaic battery. Using the formula obtained, the results of measurements of the tr...
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Antireflection textured coating for silicon solar cells
A germanium antireflection coating was applied at an angle of 75°–80° to the normal of a silicon substrate surface. Regular structures obtained on the silicon surface were visible as dots in the field of view ...
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The influence of convective heat exchange on the temperature of a solarvoltaic array
The influence of convective heat exchange on the temperature of a solarvoltaic array (SVA) is studied. It is shown that the temperature of a SVA depends significantly on the wind velocity if the temperature of...