A reconfigurable, self-phase quadrifilar helical antenna was designed at BDS/GPS frequency band. The impedance, gain and directivity of the antenna were studied by HFSS based on FEM (finite element method) and exper...A reconfigurable, self-phase quadrifilar helical antenna was designed at BDS/GPS frequency band. The impedance, gain and directivity of the antenna were studied by HFSS based on FEM (finite element method) and experiment. Results show the beam width of the main lobe of the pattern can reach over 160° with the help of the load on the top of the antenna. And the power of the side-lobe level is very low. In addition, the quadrifitar helix antenna has excellent right-hand circular polarization performance with a beam width of 180°. Both single-frequency and double-frequency communications can be carried out by the antenna in the ranges between 1.2 and 1.8 GHz, with the bandwidth of each frequency about 60 MHz, the simulating and experimental results are nearly the same.展开更多
In recent years, PV (photovoltaic) systems have been installed rapidly around the world. However, there is often a delay in the practical application of fault detection in PV systems. In this study, the temperature ...In recent years, PV (photovoltaic) systems have been installed rapidly around the world. However, there is often a delay in the practical application of fault detection in PV systems. In this study, the temperature of BD (bypass diodes) mounted on PV modules was measured for simple and practical fault detection. The temperature of the BD of Module 31 was higher than other modules and a large current passed through one of the BDs. Measuring BD temperatures is easier than other conventional methods of fault detection. From the results of the rise in BD temperature under dark conditions, the increase in temperature increased linearly with increasing current flow. There is a proportional relationship between heat generated and the increasing temperature of the terminal box. The experimental results about surface temperature of the junction box in actual system operation suggested that the electric current through a BD in a terminal box can be known by measuring the surface temperature of the terminal box for PV module fault detection without a system shutdown. Moreover, we tried to evaluate temperature distribution of a terminal box using heat conduction equations. The evaluated results agreed well with the measured results.展开更多
This paper reported a novel method of integrating bypass diodes into crystalline silicon solar cells.Bypass diodes which have the opposite p-n junction were formed by printing specific paste on the local surface of so...This paper reported a novel method of integrating bypass diodes into crystalline silicon solar cells.Bypass diodes which have the opposite p-n junction were formed by printing specific paste on the local surface of solar cells using screen printing,while infrared laser was applied to isolate the diode from the cell after firing.A module of crystalline silicon solar cells with integrated bypass diodes was fabricated and the I-V characteristics were measured under different shade conditions.The experimental results clearly showed that the integrated bypass diodes can effectively stabilize module's short circuit current while reduce the module power loss when shaded as well.展开更多
基金The research is supported by Shanghai Shuguang Plan Project (No: 15SG44) and NSFC of China (No: 51579143, 51379121 and 61304230) and China Postdoctoral Science Foundation (No: 2015M581585).
文摘A reconfigurable, self-phase quadrifilar helical antenna was designed at BDS/GPS frequency band. The impedance, gain and directivity of the antenna were studied by HFSS based on FEM (finite element method) and experiment. Results show the beam width of the main lobe of the pattern can reach over 160° with the help of the load on the top of the antenna. And the power of the side-lobe level is very low. In addition, the quadrifitar helix antenna has excellent right-hand circular polarization performance with a beam width of 180°. Both single-frequency and double-frequency communications can be carried out by the antenna in the ranges between 1.2 and 1.8 GHz, with the bandwidth of each frequency about 60 MHz, the simulating and experimental results are nearly the same.
文摘In recent years, PV (photovoltaic) systems have been installed rapidly around the world. However, there is often a delay in the practical application of fault detection in PV systems. In this study, the temperature of BD (bypass diodes) mounted on PV modules was measured for simple and practical fault detection. The temperature of the BD of Module 31 was higher than other modules and a large current passed through one of the BDs. Measuring BD temperatures is easier than other conventional methods of fault detection. From the results of the rise in BD temperature under dark conditions, the increase in temperature increased linearly with increasing current flow. There is a proportional relationship between heat generated and the increasing temperature of the terminal box. The experimental results about surface temperature of the junction box in actual system operation suggested that the electric current through a BD in a terminal box can be known by measuring the surface temperature of the terminal box for PV module fault detection without a system shutdown. Moreover, we tried to evaluate temperature distribution of a terminal box using heat conduction equations. The evaluated results agreed well with the measured results.
基金supported by the Scientific and Technological Key Research Projects of Guangdong Province (Grant No. 2008A080800007)the Science & Research Program of Guangdong Province (Grant No. 2009B011100002)
文摘This paper reported a novel method of integrating bypass diodes into crystalline silicon solar cells.Bypass diodes which have the opposite p-n junction were formed by printing specific paste on the local surface of solar cells using screen printing,while infrared laser was applied to isolate the diode from the cell after firing.A module of crystalline silicon solar cells with integrated bypass diodes was fabricated and the I-V characteristics were measured under different shade conditions.The experimental results clearly showed that the integrated bypass diodes can effectively stabilize module's short circuit current while reduce the module power loss when shaded as well.