AMBIENT TEMPERATURE EFFECT ON SILICON PHOTOVOLTAICS UNDER SIMULATED ENVIRONMENTS

Authors

  • Turkistani Abdulaziz Centre for Advanced Devices and Systems, Faculty of Engineering, Multimedia University, 63100 Cyberjaya, Selangor, Malaysia
  • Kah-Yoong Chan Centre for Advanced Devices and Systems, Faculty of Engineering, Multimedia University, 63100 Cyberjaya, Selangor, Malaysia https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1076-5034
  • Gregory Soon How Thien Centre for Advanced Devices and Systems, Faculty of Engineering, Multimedia University, 63100 Cyberjaya, Selangor, Malaysia https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5525-6631
  • Chun-Lim Siow Centre for Electric Energy and Automation, Faculty of Engineering, Multimedia University, 63100 Cyberjaya, Selangor, Malaysia https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2353-0103
  • Boon Kar Yap ᶜElectronic and Communications Department, College of Engineering, Universiti Tenaga Nasional, 43000 Kajang, Selangor, Malaysia ᵈInstitute of Sustainable Energy, Universiti Tenaga Nasional, 43000 Kajang, Selangor, Malaysia ᵉInternational School of Advanced Materials, South China University of Technology, 381 Wushan Road, Tianhe District, Guangzhou, Guangdong, PR China https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3010-5087
  • Ab Rahman Marlinda Nanotechnology and Catalysis Research Centre (NANOCAT), Universiti Malaya, 50603, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5743-7164

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.11113/jurnalteknologi.v85.20041

Keywords:

Solar energy, monocrystalline silicon, polycrystalline silicon, amorphous silicon, ambient temperature, photovoltaics

Abstract

Solar energy is a significant renewable source for home and commercial applications. These solar technologies behave differently depending on the ambient temperature surrounding the devices. Thus, the varying ambient temperature necessitates research into the efficacy of various solar technologies under real-life circumstances. In this study, three types of solar technology were studied, which were polycrystalline, monocrystalline, and amorphous silicon photovoltaics (PVs). All the PVs were tested under various simulated environments (hot, room, and cold temperatures). Additionally, real environmental condition tests under direct sunlight successfully depicted the relationship between solar irradiance and ambient temperature on the PVs. Overall, monocrystalline PV outperformed polycrystalline PV, whereas amorphous PV performed poorly. This observation was evident in the lowest performance reduction of monocrystalline PV in hot (power, Ppv = 37%), room (Ppv = 82%), cold (Ppv = 95%), and direct sunlight (Ppv = 72%) conditions. Hence, this research could address the importance of selecting PVs in real-life environments in producing efficient solar PV technologies.

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2023-09-17

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Vol. 85 No. 6: November 2023

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AMBIENT TEMPERATURE EFFECT ON SILICON PHOTOVOLTAICS UNDER SIMULATED ENVIRONMENTS. (2023). Jurnal Teknologi (Sciences & Engineering), 85(6), 95-103. https://doi.org/10.11113/jurnalteknologi.v85.20041