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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.
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.
For 3D solutions provided by the MC algorithm with a 10 m side cubic simulation box, the red curve describes the energy obtained in a day per unit area of solar cells. In the absence of mirrors, 3DPV optimizes the energy/footprint area (blue curve) rather than the energy per solar cell area.
Further possibilities to exploit solar energy generation in 3D include incorporating mirrors together with PV panels within the structure, with the aim of concentrating sunlight without sun-tracking systems, in contrast to existing concentrating technologies.
6. Conclusions 3DPV technology is a novel skill to realize the optimum solar energy collection, to be more specific, the 3DPV module has multiple orientations that permit effective capturing of off-peak sunlight, in the meantime, it can reabsorbs the reflected light as well.
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