Main text converting the abundant flow of solar power to the earth 87 pw into affordable electricity is an enormous challenge limited only by human ingenuity.
Solar energy generation in three dimensions pdf.
Grossman a received 20th january 2012 accepted 21st february 2012 doi.
Wan b rachelle villalonc and jeffrey c.
Grossman1 1 department of materials science and engineering 2 department of mathematics 3 department of architecture massachusetts institute of technology 77 massachusetts avenue cambridge ma 02139 4307.
Wan2 rachelle villalon3 jeffrey c.
Grossman the supplementary information is divided into two main sections covering respectively.
Wan rachelle villalon and jeffrey c.
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This paper gives a general overview of a new technology in solar energy generation called the three dimensional photovoltaic 3dpv structure.
We formulate solve computationally and study experimentally the problem of collecting solar energy in three dimensions.
We demonstrate that absorbers and reflectors can be combined in the absence of sun tracking to build three dimensional photovoltaic 3dpv structures that can generate measured energy densities energy per base area kwh m2 higher by a factor of 2 20 than stationary flat pv panels for the structures considered.
We formulate solve computationally and study experimentally the problem of collecting solar energy in three dimensions 1 5.
Solar energy generation in three dimensions marco bernardi1 nicola ferralis1 jin h.
Solar energy generation in three dimensions marco bernardi a nicola ferralis a jin h.
We demonstrate that absorbers and reflectors can be combined in the absence of sun tracking to build three dimensional photovoltaic 3dpv structures that can generate measured energy densities energy per base area kwh m 2 higher by a factor of 2 20 than stationary flat.
Supplementary information marco bernardi nicola ferralis jin h.
We formulate solve computationally and study experimentally the problem of collecting solar energy in three dimensions.
We demonstrate that absorbers and reflectors can be combined in the absence of sun tracking to build three dimensional photovoltaic 3dpv structures that can generate measured energy densities energy per base area kwh m2 higher by a factor of 2 20 than.
10 1039 c2ee21170j we formulate solve computationally and study experimentally the problem of collecting solar energy in three dimensions.
The 3dpv technology is intended to improve on the.
We formulate solve computationally and study experimentally the problem of collecting solar energy in three dimensions.
We demonstrate that absorbers and reflectors can be combined in the absence of sun tracking to build three dimensional photovoltaic 3dpv structures that can generate measured energy densities energy per base area kwh m2 higher by a factor of 2 20 than stationary flat.