Semi-transparent solar cells: strategies for maximum power output in cities
Vox Kalai Wong, Johnny Ka Wai Ho, Wallace W. H. Wong, Shu Kong So
Abstract
Despite tinted transmission, semi-transparent solar cells using the band selective method exhibit higher performance at similar transparency levels, with PCE (28% vs. 22%) and LUE (23% vs. 19%), thus higher power output in empirical city irradiance.
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Power (physics)Environmental scienceMaterials scienceArchitectural engineeringEngineering physicsBusinessPhysicsEngineeringThermodynamicssolar cell performance optimization