Optimization of Neurons Number in Artificial Neural Network Model for Predicting the Power Production of PV Module by Hussain Hamdi Khalaf, Ali Nasser Hussain, Zuhair S. Al-Sagar, Abdulrahman Th. Mohammad, Hilal A. Fadhil

“… In this work, an Artificial Neural Network (ANN) with a backward-propagation technique was used to predict the power generation of the Photovoltaic (PV) module in weather conditions of Baghdad city-Iraq. …”
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Dye-Sensitized Nanocrystalline ZnO Solar Cells Based on Ruthenium(II) Phendione Complexes by Hashem Shahroosvand, Parisa Abbasi, Mohsen Ameri, Mohammad Reza Riahi Dehkordi

“…The AFM images clearly show both, the outgrowth of the complexes which are adsorbed on ZnO thin film and the depression of ZnO thin film. We have studied photovoltaic properties of dye-sensitized nanocrystalline semiconductor solar cells based on Ru phendione complexes, which gave power conversion efficiency of (η) of 1.54% under the standard AM 1.5 irradiation (100 mW cm−2) with a short-circuit photocurrent density (𝐽sc) of 3.42 mA cm−2, an open-circuit photovoltage (𝑉oc) of 0.622 V, and a fill factor (ff) of 0.72. …”
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Biaxial Equatorial Solar Tracker with High Precision and Low Consumption: Modelling and Realization by Hicham Bouzakri, Ahmed Abbou, Khalil Tijani, Zakaria Abousserhane

“…The solar tracker is a mechanism that helps the photovoltaic panel to maximize its performance, while keeping it oriented towards direct solar radiation. …”
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Theoretical Study on the Photoelectric Properties of a Class of Copolymers Based on Benzodithiophene for Solar Cells by Xiao-Hua Xie, Xin-Wei Zhao, Ming Li

“…The results indicate that PBDTTBT’s well conjugation benefits its good stability, and its wide and strong absorption spectra in the range of visible light, appropriate FMO levels, well charge transport, and favorable exciton dissociation lead to its photovoltaic performance. Furthermore, through comparing the four designed polymers with PBDTTBT, we conclude that the four designed polymers have stronger exciton dissociation ability and larger open-circuit voltage and external quantum efficiencies. …”
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Low‐carbon economic schedule of the H2DRI‐EAF steel plant integrated with a power‐to‐hydrogen system driven by blue hydrogen and green hydrogen by Bokang Zou, Yuanshi Zhang, Qirui Chen, Qinran Hu, Xiaoyan Hu, Jing Shi, Zesen Li, Qi Wang

“…An illustrating method is utilised for modelling the entire steel production process and power to hydrogen (PtH2) process in detail for the H2DRI‐EAF steel plant, which includes natural gas, photovoltaic, wind power self‐provided power plants, and carbon capture and storage (CCS) systems. …”
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Grid-Connected Solar PV System with Maximum Power Point Tracking and Battery Energy Storage Integrated with Sophisticated Three-Level NPC Inverter by D. Ravi Kishore, T. Vijay Muni, B. Srinivas Raja, Mukesh Pushkarna, B. Srikanth Goud, Kareem M. AboRas, Sadam Alphonse

“…In this research, a solar photovoltaic system with maximum power point tracking (MPPT) and battery storage is integrated into a grid-connected system using an improved three-level neutral-point-clamped (NPC) inverter. …”
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Integrated assessment of environmental suitability and water-energy conflict for optimizing solar energy in Northwest China's desert regions by Weike Zhao, Zhangxinyue Zhao, Wenjuan Hou, Dezheng Jiang, Kaijin Zhang, Xueliang Zhang

“…This study evaluates the environmental suitability and water resource impact of photovoltaic (PV) and concentrated solar power (CSP) systems in the desert regions of Northwest China. …”
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Surface Treatment on Nickel Oxide to Enhance the Efficiency of Inverted Perovskite Solar Cells by Kaijie Wang, Ye Tian, Heng Jiang, Meng Chen, Shuangyan Xu

“…The organic-inorganic hybrid perovskites such as CH3NH3PbI3 have been considered as one of the most promising candidates for the next-generation photovoltaic materials due to its high absorption coefficient, low exciton binding energy, and long diffusion length. …”
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Utilization of Animal Solid Waste for Electricity Generation in the Northwest of Iran 3E Analysis for One-Year Simulation by Azher M. Abed, Holya A. Lafta, Reza Alayi, Hossein Tamim, Mohsen Sharifpur, Nima Khalilpoor, Behnam Bagheri

“…To better compare the competitiveness of this energy, photovoltaic systems and wind turbines have been used as different scenarios of electrical energy production in the study area. …”
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The road to a sustainable energy system in the Guadeloupe archipelago: Challenges and opportunities by Mostafa Barani, Konstantin Löffler, Luka Garibashvili, Pedro Crespo del Granado

“…The findings reveal that substantial investments in wind and photovoltaic power plants, coupled with electricity storage devices, are imperative for achieving energy independence in the future. …”
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Integration of a Heterogeneous Battery Energy Storage System into the Puducherry Smart Grid with Time-Varying Loads by M A Sasi Bhushan, M. Sudhakaran, Sattianadan Dasarathan, Mariappane E

“…Seamless integration of battery storage with solar photovoltaic (PV) systems and industrial processes is essential for effective peak shaving strategies. …”
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Effects of Alkyl Spacer Length in Carbazole‐Based Self‐Assembled Monolayer Materials on Molecular Conformation and Organic Solar Cell Performance by Qiaonan Chen, Kangbo Sun, Leandro R. Franco, Jingnan Wu, Lars Öhrström, Xianjie Liu, Maureen Gumbo, Mailde S. Ozório, C. Moyses Araujo, Guangye Zhang, André Johansson, Ellen Moons, Mats Fahlman, Donghong Yu, Yufei Wang, Ergang Wang

“…Abstract Carbazole‐based self‐assembled monolayer (SAM) materials as hole transport layers (HTL) have led organic solar cells (OSCs) to state‐of‐the‐art photovoltaic performance. Nonetheless, the impact of the alkyl spacer length of SAMs remains inadequately understood. …”
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Investigating the Effect of Inclination Angle of Magnetic Field Vector on Silicon PV Modules by Dioari Ulrich Combari, Emmanuel Wendsongré Ramde, Bruno Korgo, Ramatou Saré, Martial Zoungrana, Issa Zerbo

“…In earlier studies, we have shown theoretically and experimentally that magnetic fields (MFs) have negative impact on silicon PV module (photovoltaic module). A noticeable decline in photocurrent with a slight increase in photovoltage was observed. …”
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Design and simulation of a 5 KW solar-powered hybrid electric vehicle charging station with a ANN–Kalman filter MPPT and MPC-based inverter control for reduced THD by Youness Hakam, Hajar Ahessab, Ahmed Gaga, Mohamed Tabaa, Benachir El Hadadi

“…By integrating a Kalman filter with Artificial Neural Networks (ANN) for Maximum Power Point Tracking (MPPT), the system optimizes energy capture from photovoltaic (PV) panels, even in severe weather conditions and partial shading. …”
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Nanocomposites of various shapes in trihybrid nanofluid flow past a Riga plate with electroosmotic effects by Muhammad Idrees Afridi, Saima Riasat, Saira Iqbal, S. Bilal, A.A. Alderremy, Emad E. Mahmoud

“…Ternary hybrid nanofluid underscores their pivotal role in numerous thermal management devices for various interventions such as photovoltaic thermal systems, biomedical appliances, heat engines, tissue engineering etc. …”
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A comprehensive DFT/TDDFT investigation into the influence of electron acceptors on the photophysical properties of ullazine-based D-π-A-π-A photosensitizers by Jing Huang, Zihao Li, Lei Yang, Rongfang Hu, Guoyu Shi

“…Abstract The type of electron acceptor group has a significant effect on the photovoltaic properties of solar cell sensitizers. In this study, on the basis of previous studies of the π1- and π2-linked groups of D-π1-A1-π2-A2-type sensitizers, the photoelectric properties of Ullazine-Based photosensitizing dyes were further optimized by adjusting the electron-absorbing groups at the A1 and A2 positions. …”
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Two-Step Facile Preparation of 2D MoS2/ZnO Nanocomposite p-n Junctions with Enhanced Photoelectric Performance by Ali Aldalbahi, Zhen-Bo Wang, Tansir Ahamad, Saad M. Alshehri, Peter X. Feng

“…The nanoscale morphologies, composites, and photoelectric properties of nanocomposites were examined using scanning electron microscopy, energy-dispersive X-ray spectroscopy, and micro-Raman scattering spectroscopy, respectively. 2D heteronanostructures have exhibited an enhanced performance as compared to single-material-based prototypes. In photovoltaic mode, n-p heterojunction of the ZnO-MoS2-based prototype appears to have much better photoelectric conversion efficiency than that in the case with p-n junction, indicating highly effective hole transport properties of 2D MoS2 materials. …”
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Integrated ejector cooling, PVT, and MGT system for smart building applications: An exergy and technoeconomic optimization study by Saber Ranjbar Golafshani, Ehsan Houshfar

“…This research tackles this issue by developing an advanced energy system that combines photovoltaic-thermal, micro-gas-turbine, ejector cooling, auxiliary heater, and hot water storage, all of which operate without relying on batteries. …”
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Fabrication and Characterization of Copper System Compound Semiconductor Solar Cells by Ryosuke Motoyoshi, Takeo Oku, Atsushi Suzuki, Kenji Kikuchi, Shiomi Kikuchi, Balachandran Jeyadevan, Jhon Cuya

“…The microstructure and cell performance of the CuO/C60 heterojunction and the Cu2O:C60 bulk heterojunction structure were investigated. The photovoltaic devices based on FTO/CuO/C60 and ITO/Cu2O:C60 structures provided short-circuit current density of 0.015 mAcm−2 and 0.11 mAcm−2, and open-circuit voltage of 0.045 V and 0.17 V under an Air Mass 1.5 illumination, respectively. …”
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A Design Procedure and Control Method for Improving Efficiency of a Family of Resonant Converters Over Wide Operating Conditions by Jasem Shahsevani, Reza Beiranvand

“…They find numerous applications in various industries such as electric vehicles, battery chargers, and photovoltaic cells. However, low efficiency under light-load or no-load conditions is one of their main challenges, which arises when their switching frequencies deviate significantly from their resonance frequencies during output voltage regulation, resulting in high circulating currents and switching harmonics values. …”
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