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.
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Solar energy generation in three dimensions marco bernardi a nicola ferralis a jin h.
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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.
Solar energy generation in three dimensions marco bernardi1 nicola ferralis1 jin h.
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.
1 methods and materials 2 supplementary text further divided into.
We formulate solve computationally and study experimentally the problem of collecting solar energy in three dimensions.
Grossman the supplementary information is divided into two main sections covering respectively.
Wan b rachelle villalonc and jeffrey c.
We formulate solve computationally and study experimentally the problem of collecting solar energy in three dimensions 1 5.
Wan rachelle villalon and jeffrey c.
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.
Harnessing solar energy in three dimensions can open new avenues towards terawattscale generation.
Supplementary information marco bernardi nicola ferralis jin h.
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 m 2 higher by a factor of 2 20 than stationary flat.
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.
Grossman a received 20th january 2012 accepted 21st february 2012 doi.
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.