面向光伏能量收集应用的实时MPPT预估算法研究

对于环境中存在的各种类型能量源,其往往具有不同的阻抗特性以及输出功率范围。为了提高能量收集系统的能量萃取能力,合理的接口电路设计是关键。基于此,通过对环境中光伏(Photovoltaic,PV)能量源微弱直流特性以及高效率收集和转化的研究,在传统开路电压法(Open-Circuit Voltage,OCV)的基础上,结合输入电压纹波控制,提出了一种可实时最大功率点追踪(Maximum Power Point Tracking,MPPT)的预估算法。该预估算法根据能量源的输出特性,采用了分数开路电压法(Fractional Open-Circuit Voltage,FOCV),并根据纹波大小动态调节变换器的工作模式,实现阻抗匹配。为了尽可能减小因采样带来的能量损失,采用可片上全集成的较小的采样电容,并逐周期的进行开路电压采样和计算,实现了对源功率变化的高精度追踪。仿真结果表明,所提出的追踪算法能够实时监测能量源的状态,具有高的追踪速度和追踪精度,且采样时间仅需100 ns。能量源功率在1μW~10 mW范围内变化时,最短的追踪时间仅需4.37μs,追踪精度可达99.7%。

分析配电网中分布式光伏能量渗透率

分布式可再生能源发电是整个电力系统发展的主要趋势。本文根据以往工作经验,总结了光伏并网对配电网的影响,并根据具体操作结果,论述了储能用于提高光伏渗透率极限的效果研究。

面向新型电力传感器的能量收集技术

电力传感器作为能源互联网的关键基础设施,其持续稳定的电力供应是保证能源互联网高效运行的前提。然而,传统供电方式存在诸多局限。全面梳理了面向新型电力传感器的能量收集技术,包括振动能量收集、温差能量收集、光伏能量收集和电磁能量收集等,这些技术利用环境中的分布式能源,通过不同的转换机理为传感器提供电力,有望解决供电难题。阐述了各种能量收集技术的应用现状,分析了目前所面临的关键技术挑战,如能量转换效率低、工作条件要求苛刻、器件可靠性和集成度有待提高等;探讨了未来能量收集技术的创新方向,包括开发新型高性能材料、优化器件结构设计、使用复合式收集技术等,以期实现更高的能量利用效率,满足新型电力传感器的实际需求,推动智能电网等相关领域的技术创新。

带有MPPT功能的高效率光伏电池升压转换器芯片

为了提高光伏电池的收集效率和环境适应性,提出了一种带有MPPT功能的高效率光伏电池升压转换器芯片。该电路系统包括新型四相高效电荷泵模块、扰动观察法MPPT控制电路模块、反馈控制模块、纳安级电流基准、检测电路模块等。该芯片采用0.35μm BCD工艺设计、仿真并流片。芯片尺寸为3.15 mm×2.43 mm。测试结果表明,当光伏电池输出电压大于0.5 V时,升压转换器芯片输出电压提升到3V,电压转换效率可达99.4%。MPPT算法使输出功率提升8.53%。当输出负载电流为297μA时,最宽输出PCE达到85.1%。该芯片实现了高效升压光伏电池输出电压的目标。

Organic Photovoltaic Cells with Improved Performance Using Bathophenanthroline as a Buffer Layer

The role of bathophenanthroline （Bphen） as a buffer layer inserted between fullerene （C60） and Ag cathode in organic photovoltaic （OPV） cell was discussed. By introducing Bphen as a buffer layer with thicknes from 0 to 2.5 nm, the power conversion efficiency of the OPV cell based on copper phthalocyanine （CuPc） and C60 was increased from 0.87% to 2.25% under AM 1.5 solar illumination at an intensity of 100 mW/cm^2, which was higher than that of bathocuproine used as a buffer layer. The photocurrent-voltage characteristics showed that Bphen effectively improves electron transport through C60 layer into Ag electrode and leads to balance charge carrier transport capability. The influence of Bphen thickness on OPV cells was also investigated. Furthermore, the absorption spectrum shows that an additional Bphen layer enhances the light harvest capability of CuPc/C60.

物联网中的光纤供能传感系统设计与实现

采用光纤供能技术,即高能量激光束经过抗电磁干扰的光纤链路传输,并通过光伏能量转换器(PPC)转换为电能后以安全地驱动传感节点,从而构建了恶劣环境下的物联网传感系统。设计了阻抗匹配跟踪方法使PPC在连接任意负载时尽可能地输出最大电功率,从而提高了供能效率;基于此方法实现的电源管理器对能量进行存储,并为传感节点提供合适的驱动电压;进而,设计了简单可靠的自定义通信协议以调节传感节点的工作模式,从而降低传感节点功耗而提高系统的应用能力。在构建的光纤供能传感系统中,PPC在1.5 W的入射光功率下最大可输出555mW的稳定电功率,有效光电转换效率达到37%。传感系统可以稳定地在2km范围的复杂环境下采集、处理与显示传感信息,为安全可靠的物联网传感技术提供了新颖的解决方案。

Comparison between the Energy Required for Production of PV Module and the Output Energy Througout the Product Life Time

Electrical energy consumption is growing and is necessary to improve the technologies related to energy production. We have carried out a pilot study about environmental impacts during the manufacturing process of PV （photovoltaic） modules and compared between the energy requirement for the production of PV cells and modules and generation throughout the life time of the finished good that is PV module. It was taken into account the generation of environmental aspects and impacts in the manufacture of monocrystalline silicon PV modules （consisting of three components： silicon cell, fiat tempered glass and aluminum frame）, and an analysis of a grid-connected PV system using an energetic alternative in residences was considered. Results show that, this kind of renewable energy is really clean and can be considered as a way to change the energy technology.

Preliminary Experimental Analysis of a CHP Hydromethane System

The aim of this paper is to present the preliminary experimental analysis results carried out on the commercial internal combustion engine set in a CHP （combined heat and power） mode, fueled by renewable hydrogen and methane mixtures. The hydrogen is produced by an alkaline electrolyser fed by a 5.8 kWp grid connected PV （photovoltaic） plant. The acceptance test conducted with hydrogen percentages ranging from 0%-10% has been carried out at partial load： 45 kW^l instead of the full power of 60 kWe~. In order to evaluate the CHP energy consumption and environmental performance （NOx and CO）, the analysis was conducted for 240 h, using a portable flue gas analyser and two mass flow meters for hydrogen and methane. Without engine parameters optimization--relative equivalence ratio （2） and spark advance--increasing hydrogen addition rate, a slight enhancement in electrical efficiency occurs. Furthermore, due to the engine control system and lower blends LHV （lower heating value）, the methane consumption decreases disproportionately to the hydrogen amount in the mixture. Finally, referring to standard operating condition, the environmental results show that using enrichment of 10%, running the engine with 18 degrees spark advance and 2 of 1.4, CO and NOx emissions are reduced by 6.3% and 27% respectively.

Advanced Reactive Power Control at Individual Residences to Smooth Energy Loss Fluctuation for a Clustered Grid-Interconnected PV System

Reactive power control can control voltage within the proper range from the power network side or from the distribution generation （PV （photovoltaic）） side. Reactive power control from the power network side is simpler because little controlled object apparatus, such as STATCOM, is required. However, it is difficult to optimize the individual voltages of residential consumers because few data have been obtained by the power network side as compared with the power generation side. Energy loss at each residence with PV is different due to the difference in the grid-interconnection condition, such as distribution line impedance when the same operating voltage is set at all residences. Therefore, in this paper, the authors propose an advanced reactive power control method for residential PV systems in order to optimally control the voltage at individual residences so as to minimize energy loss fluctuation. The effectiveness of the proposed reactive power control is demonstrated by numerical simulation.

An Integrated System for Active Filter and Photovoltaic Energy Conversion

This paper focuses on the implementation of a three-phase four-wire current-controlled Voltage Source Inverter （CC-VSI） as both power quality improvement and Photovoltaic （PV） energy extraction. For power quality improvement, the CC-VSI works as a grid current-controller shunt active power filter. Then, the PV array supported by the Hill- Climbing maximum power point tracking （MPPT） controller is coupled to the DC bus of the CC-VSI. The output of the MPPT controller is a DC voltage that determines the DC-bus voltage according to the PV maximum power. From computer simulation results, the CC-VSI is able to compensate for the harmonic and reactive power as well as to extract the PV maximum power.

Semiconductor nanowires for photovoltaic and photoelectrochemical energy conversion

Semiconductor nanowires （NW） possess several beneficial properties for efficient conversion of solar energy into electricity and chemical energy. Due to their efficient absorption of light, short distances for minority carriers to travel, high surface-to-volume ratios, and the availability of scalable synthesis methods, they provide a pathway to address the low cost-to-power requirements for widescale adaptation of solar energy conversion technologies. Here we highlight recent progress in our group towards implementation of NW components as photovoltaic and photoelectrochemical energy conversion devices. An emphasis is placed on the unique properties of these one-dimensional （1D） structures, which enable the use of abundant, low-cost materials and improved energy conversion efficiency compared to bulk devices.

Interface energetics and engineering of organic heterostructures in organic photovoltaic cells

The reliable information about interface energetics of organic materials, especially the energy level alignment at organic heterostructures is of pronounced importance for unraveling the photon harvesting and charge separation process in organic photovoltaic(OPV) cells. This article provides an overview of interface energetics at typical planar and mixed donor-acceptor heterostructures, perovskite/organic hybrid interfaces, and their contact interfaces with charge collection layers. The substrate effect on energy level offsets at organic heterostructures and the processes that control and limit the OPV operation are presented. Recent efforts on interface engineering with electrical doping are also discussed.

A series of dithienobenzodithiophene based small molecules for highly efficient organic solar cells

Three acceptor-donor-acceptor （A-D-A） small molecules DCAODTBDT, DRDTBDT and DTBDTBDT using dithieno[2,3-d：2＇,3＇-d＇]benzo[1,2-b：4,5-b＇]dithiophene as the central building block, octyl cyanoacetate, 3-octylrhodanine and thiobarbituric acid as the end groups were designed and synthesized as donor materials in solution-processed photovoltaic cells （OPVs）. The impacts of these different electron withdrawing end groups on the photophysical properties, energy levels, charge carrier mobility, morphologies of blend films, and their photovoltaic properties have been systematically investigated. OPVs device based on DRDTBDT gave the best power conversion efficiency （PCE） of 8.34%, which was significantly higher than that based on DCAODTBDT （4.83%） or DTBDTBDT （3.39%）. These results indicate that rather dedicated and balanced consideration of absorption, energy levels, morphology, mobility, etc. for the design of small-molecule-based OPVs （SM-OPVs） and systematic investigations are highly needed to achieve high performance for SM-OPVs.

Elucidating the dynamics of solvent engineering for perovskite solar cells

Researchers working in the field of photovoltaic are exploring novel materials for the efficient solar energy conversion.The prime objective of the discovery of every novel photovoltaic material is to achieve more energy yield with easy fabrication process and less production cost features.Perovskite solar cells (PSCs)delivering the highest efficiency in the passing years with different stoichiometry and fabrication modification have made this technology a potent candidate for future energy conversion materials.Till now,many studies have shown that the quality of active layer morphology,to a great extent,determines the performance of PSCs.The current and potential techniques of solvent engineering for good active layer morphology are mainly debated using primary solvent,co-solvent (Lewis acid-base adduct approach)and solvent additives.In this review,the dynamics of numerously reported solvents on the morphological characteristics of PSCs active layer are discussed in detail.The intention is to get a clear understanding of solvent engineering induced modifications on active layer morphology in PSC devices via different crystallization routes.At last,an attempt is made to draw a framework based on different solvent coordination properties to make it easy for screening the potent solvent contender for desired PSCs precursor for a better and feasible device.

China’s progress of perovskite solar cells in 2019

Perovskite solar cells(PSCs)have attracted worldwide attention due to their high efficiency and low manufacturing cost.As the largest supplier of photovoltaic modules,China has made huge endeavors in the research on PSCs.In 2019,Chinese research groups were still holding the top position for paper publications in the world.Both the efficiency and the stability of the device have been steadily increasing,pushing forward the commercialization of PSCs step by step.This review summarizes the highlights of China’s PSC research progress in 2019 and briefly introduces the development of PSC modules in industry.

Enhanced performance of solar cells via anchoring CuGaS_2 quantum dots

Ternary Ⅰ–Ⅲ–Ⅵquantum dots（QDs） of chalcopyrite semiconductors exhibit excellent optical properties in solar cells. In this study, ternary chalcopyrite CuGaS2nanocrystals（2–5 nm） were one-pot anchored on TiO2nanoparticles（TiO2@CGS） without any long ligand. The solar cell with TiO2@CuGaS2/N719 has a power conversion efficiency of7.4%, which is 23% higher than that of monosensitized dye solar cell. Anchoring CuGaS2 QDs on semiconductor nanoparticles to form QDs/dye co-sensitized solar cells is a promising and feasible approach to enhance light absorption,charge carrier generation as well as to facilitate electron injection comparing to conventional mono-dye sensitized solar cells.