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View article: Power quality assessment and compliance of grid-connected PV systems in low voltage networks using microinverters
Power quality assessment and compliance of grid-connected PV systems in low voltage networks using microinverters Open
Solar PV has experienced unprecedented growth in the last decade, with the most significant additions being utility-scale solar PV. The role of grid inverters is very critical in feeding power from distributed sources into the grid. With t…
View article: The status of implementation of photovoltaic systems and its influencing factors in European countries
The status of implementation of photovoltaic systems and its influencing factors in European countries Open
This paper gives an overview of the status of implementation of photovoltaic (PV) systems among 34 member countries involved in the COST Action PEARL PV in the year 2018. Besides this, influencing factors that have an impact on the impleme…
View article: The effect of thermo-fluid properties of air on the solar collector system
The effect of thermo-fluid properties of air on the solar collector system Open
The changing behaviour of the flat plate collector upon varying the carrier fluid (air) properties was investigated with the help of energy and momentum conservation. The finite element analysis of a collector was carried out using pdex3 t…
View article: Energy assessment of photovoltaic modules
Energy assessment of photovoltaic modules Open
This paper focuses on the energy aspect of photovoltaic (PV) modules. The distribution of radiative energy, temperature, and the thermal potential across the different layers of the PV modules are determined to carry out the comparative an…
View article: The state of solar PV and performance analysis of different PV technologies grid-connected installations in Hungary
The state of solar PV and performance analysis of different PV technologies grid-connected installations in Hungary Open
The first part of this paper assesses the state of solar PV in Hungary, considering available government support in terms of policies, targets, and the conducive environment for exploiting solar PV. The study further analyses a 15-year-old…
View article: Development of a small-scale reactor for upgraded biofuel pellets
Development of a small-scale reactor for upgraded biofuel pellets Open
The comprehensive investigation of a pyrolysis reactor has been conducted on the basis of thermal engineering design. The gas dynamics, thermodynamic, and psychrometric behaviour of the producer gas have been thoroughly assessed. The pilot…
View article: Comprehensive analysis of pre-treated Austrian pine
Comprehensive analysis of pre-treated Austrian pine Open
This paper focuses on the thermo-chemical assessment of pre-treated Central European pine species (Pinus Nigra). The torrefaction process and its effect on the energy yield, mass yield, energy density, structural and chemical compositions …
View article: Analysis of long-term performance and reliability of PV modules under tropical climatic conditions in sub-Saharan
Analysis of long-term performance and reliability of PV modules under tropical climatic conditions in sub-Saharan Open
Reliability assessment of Photovoltaic (PV) modules is very crucial to increase the service lifetime of PV systems. This study assesses the degradation rate and reliability of PV modules operated for twelve years under the tropical climati…
View article: Exergy analysis of a pilot-scale reactor using wood chips
Exergy analysis of a pilot-scale reactor using wood chips Open
A pilot size reactor has been tested to examine the suitability of the design for effective gas generation. The qualitative assessment of a reactor is considered to be one of the selection criteria for the thermochemical conversion. The py…
View article: Modeling of Photovoltaic Module Using the MATLAB
Modeling of Photovoltaic Module Using the MATLAB Open
This paper presents the modeling and simulation of the characteristics and electrical performance of photovoltaic (PV) solar modules. Genetic coding is applied to obtain the optimized values of parameters within the constraint limit using …
View article: Effect of Ambient Parameters on the Temperature Distribution of Photovoltaic (PV) Modules
Effect of Ambient Parameters on the Temperature Distribution of Photovoltaic (PV) Modules Open
This paper pivots around the influence of thermal parameters on the temperature distribution of a (PV) module. The solar irradiance, ambient temperature, and heat transfer coefficient were examined for four differently manufactured solar m…
View article: Application of Monte Carlo Simulation for Energy Modeling
Application of Monte Carlo Simulation for Energy Modeling Open
This work is pivoted on the implementation of Monte Carlo simulation technique in the thermal decomposition of biomass. Evaluation of kinetic parameters and their effect on the biomass pyrolysis is investigated through proposed integral sc…