• 한국태양에너지학회 논문집
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• 제25권4호
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• pp.85-92
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• 2005

One of the most effective methods for utilizing solar energy is to combine thermal solar and optical energy simultaneously using a hybrid panel. Many systems using various kinds of photovoltaic panels have already been constructed. But utilizing solar energy by means of a hybrid panel with concentrator has not been to be attempted yet. Normally if sunlight is directed on the solar cell, and there is no increase in temperature, the absorption energy of each cell will increase per unit area. In a silicon solar cell. however, cell conversion efficiency decreases according to the increasing temperature. Therefore, to maintain cell conversion efficiency under normal condition, it is necessary to keep the cell at operating temperature. we design and make new hybrid panel with cooling system to prevent increasing of temperature on cell, collect effectively thermal energy. We compared performance of new hybrid panel with PV module and thermal panel. We also evaluated conversion efficiency, electric power and thermal capacity and confirmed cooling effect from thermal absorption efficiency.

• 한국태양에너지학회 논문집
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• 제25권3호
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• pp.47-52
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• 2005

Normally if sunlight is directed on a solar cell without any increasing in temperature, the amount of absorption energy per unit area of each cell is increasing. In a silicon solar cell. however, cell conversion efficiency decreases with the increase of temperature. Therefore, to maintain cell conversion efficiency under normal condition, it is necessary to keep the cell at operating temperature. We tried to design and make new hybrid panel with cooling system to prevent increasing of temperature on cell, collect and use thermal energy more effectively. We compared performance of this new hybrid panel with current thermal panel. We also evaluated conversion efficiency, thermal capacity and confirmed cooling effects from thermal absorption efficiency.

• 한국태양에너지학회 논문집
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• 제21권2호
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• pp.1-8
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• 2001

The most effective methods for utilizing solar energy are to use the sunlight and solar thermal energy such as hybrid panel simultaneously and to use concentrator. From such a view point systems using various kinds of photovoltaic panels are constructed in the world. However, there has not been a hybrid panel with a concentrator. If the sunlight is concentrated on solar cell, cell conversion efficiency increases and the temperature of the solar cell s increases. As the temperature of the solar cells increases, the cell conversion efficiency gradually decreases. For maintaining the cell conversion efficiency constant, it is necessary to keep solar cell at low temperature. In this paper, after designing a concentration rate for concentrating, we propose a model for cooling the cell and for using wasted heat. And, we compare it with conventional panels after calculating the electrical and thermal efficiency, using the energy balance equation.

• 한국태양에너지학회 논문집
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• 제38권1호
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• pp.37-44
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• 2018

Solar panels are modules made up of many cells, like the N-type monosilicon, P-type monosilicon, P-type multisilicon, amorphous thin-film silicon, and CIGS solar cells. An efficient photovoltaic (PV) power is important to use to determine what kind of cell types are used because residential solar systems receive attention. In this study, we used 3-type solar panels - such as N-type monosilicon, P-type monosilicon, and CIGS solar cells - to investigate what kind of solar panel on a house or building performs the best. PV systems were composed of 3-type solar panels on the roof with each ~1.8 kW nominal power. N-type monosilicon solar panel resulted in the best power generation when monitored. Capacity Utilization Factor (CUF) and Performance Ratio (PR) of the N-type Si solar panel were 14.6% and 75% respectively. In comparison, N-type monosilicon and CIGS solar panels showed higher performance in power generation than P-type monosilicon solar power with increasing solar irradiance.

• 대한전기학회:학술대회논문집
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• 대한전기학회 2001년도 춘계학술대회 논문집 전기기기 및 에너지변환시스템부문
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• pp.463-466
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• 2001

The most effective methods of utilizing solar energy are to use the sunlight and solar thermal energy such as hybrid panel simultaneously and to use concentrator. From such a view point, systems using various kinds of photovoltaic panels were constructed in the world. However there have not been a type of panel using concentrator and hybrid simultaneously. If the sunlight are concentrated on the solar cell, cell conversion efficiency increase and the temperature of the solar cells increases. As the temperature of the solar cells increases, so cell conversion efficiency decreases. Therefore, for maintaining cell conversion efficiency at these conditions, it is necessary to keep the cell at low temperature. In this paper, after designing a concentrate rate for concentrating, we proposed model for cooling cell and using waste heat, and we compared with conventional panels after calculating the electrical and thermal efficiency using energy balance equation.

• 대한전기학회논문지:전기기기및에너지변환시스템부문B
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• 제53권4호
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• pp.269-275
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• 2004

Photovoltaic(PV) system has been studied and watched with keen interest due to a clean and renewable power source. But, the output power of PV system is not only unstable but uncontrollable, because the maximum power point tracking (MPPT) of PV system is still hard with the tracking failure under the sudden fluctuation of irradiance. Authors suggest that the optimal voltage for MPPT be obtained by only solar cell temperature. Having an eye on that the optimal voltage point of solar cell is in proportion to its panel temperature, with operating the power converter whose operating point keeps its input voltage to the optimal voltage imagined by the surface's temperature of PV panel, the maximum power point becomes tenderly possible to be tracked. In order to confirm the availability of the proposed control scheme. And both control methods are simulated not only on the various angle of sampling time of switching control, but also with the real field weather condition. As the results of that, the conversion efficiency between PV panel and converter of the proposed control scheme was much better than that of the power comparison MPPT control, and what is better, the output voltage of PV panel was extremely in stable when the optimal voltage for MPPT is obtained by only solar cell temperature.

• 한국전기전자재료학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국전기전자재료학회 2000년도 하계학술대회 논문집
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• pp.352-355
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• 2000

Although for its great amount and cleanness solar energy has been studied a lot as a substitute one, it is limitedly being utilized in heating water and partly in special usage for high cost of installing solar cell in Korea. Consider domestic shortage of natural energy resources and environmental issue by the Climate Agreement treated in 1994, it is urgently needed to study the practical application of solar energy as a substitute one. Therefore in order to increase the efficiency of solar cell and decrease its price, this study treats the course of designing and manufacturing the panel that connects sunlight by fixing reflector.

• 항공우주시스템공학회지
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• 제14권3호
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• pp.51-59
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• 2020

초소형 위성인 큐브위성의 경우 위성체의 제한적인 중량 및 부피를 고려하여 경량화 및 전기적 회로설계 측면에서 유리한 PCB 기반의 전개형 태양전지판이 폭넓게 적용되고 있으나, PCB의 낮은 두께 방향 열전도율로 인해 태양전지셀의 방열이 어려운 점이 있다. 본 논문에서 제안한 6U 큐브위성용 태양전지판은 PCB 기반의 태양전지판으로 제작되고, 판넬 외곽에 장착된 알루미늄 보강재 접속부에 열전도 패드가 적용된다. 따라서 판넬 전면부의 태양전지셀에서 방열면인 판넬 후면으로 열전달이 원활하도록 하여 PCB 적용에 따른 장점을 유지하면서도 방열성능을 극대화함으로서 태양전지셀 온도 하강에 따른 전력생성효율 향상이 가능한 장점을 갖는다. 본 연구에서 제안된 열전도 패드가 적용된 태양전지판의 열제어 측면에서의 유효성 입증을 위해 궤도 열해석을 통해 기존 PCB 태양전지판과 비교 분석을 실시하였다.

• 융합신호처리학회논문지
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• 제14권2호
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• pp.99-104
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• 2013

산이나 숲과 같은 광범위한 영역을 모니터링하기 위해 설치된 센서 노드들은 배터리 교체할 때 시간과 비용이 많이드는 단점이 있다. 이에 무선 센서 네트워크 주위에 존재하는 신재생 에너지를 이용하여 사용 기간을 최대로 늘릴 필요가 있는데, 태양 에너지는 365일 항상 수집할 수 있는 무한한 에너지원이 된다. 이러한 센서 네트워크를 최적으로 설계하기 위해서는 센서 네트워크가 실제 구축되는 환경에서 수집되는 태양 에너지의 양을 예측하고 분석해주는 에너지 모델이 필요하다. 이는 설치 환경에서 필요로 하는 태양광 패널의 크기나 성능 등의 요구 사항을 미리 파악할 수 있도록 필요한 데이터를 제공해줄 수 있기 때문이다. 그러나 이를 분석하는 기존의 태양 에너지 하베스팅 모델들은 수집되는 에너지 양에 영향을 주는 여러 요소 중 일부만 고려하여 에너지를 예측하였다. 이에 본 논문에서는 기존 모델에서 고려하지 않는 태양전지 패널의 발열 손실, 월별 각도 손실, 월별 배터리 발열/냉각까지 모두 고려하여 기존 모델을 개선한 모델을 제안하였다. 그리고 이 모델에 대해 패널 각도, 기온, 패널 표면 온도에 따른 에너지 수집양을 실험을 통하여 분석한 결과, 이러한 요소들이 태양 에너지 수집 양에 영향을 준다는 것을 확인할 수 있다.

• Journal of Power Electronics
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• 제14권6호
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• pp.1281-1292
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• 2014

Photovoltaic (PV) solar systems with series-connected module integrated converters (MICs) are receiving increased attention because of their ability to create high output voltage while performing local maximum power point tracking (MPPT) control for individual solar panels, which is a solution for partial shading effects in PV systems at panel level. To eliminate the partial shading effects in PV system more effectively, sub-MICs are utilized at the cell level or grouped cell level within a PV solar panel. This study presents the results of a series-output-connection MPPT (SOC-MPPT) controller for sub-MIC architecture using a single sensor at the output and a single digital MPPT controller (sub-MIC SOC-MPPT controller and architecture). The sub-MIC SOC-MPPT controller and architecture are investigated based on boost type sub-MICs. Experimental results under steady-state and transient conditions are presented to verify the performance of the controller and the effectiveness of the architecture.