Background
Modeling and simulation play a pivotal role in the design and optimization of solar cells and PV systems. They allow us to predict how new materials and technologies will perform before they’re even built, saving time and resources, and pushing the boundaries of what’s possible in solar energy.
But with all this potential, there are still significant hurdles to overcome. The increasing complexity of PV cell materials for instance, makes it more challenging to accurately simulate their behavior under various conditions. And when it comes to entire PV systems, the need for precise and scalable simulations that can account for a multitude of environmental factors—like temperature and sunlight variation—is more important than ever.
Today, we’ll be hearing from an expert who is at the forefront of this research. He’ll be sharing insights on non-planer PV panels in non-uniform 3D solar irradiance. We’ll also discuss the current bottlenecks in the field and what’s being done to address them.
Time
4 PM Beijing, September 6, 2024
Key Takeaways
- Modeling non-planar PV’s complicated and strange behaviors;
- Expanding to the general computation method for general curved surfaces and non-uniform shading (aperture) environments;
- The revolution of testing, modeling, and rating methods.
Speaker
Kenji Araki
Professor
Faculty of Engineering, University of Miyazaki
Dr Kenji Araki was born in Nagoya, Japan. He studied electronics and undergraduate at Kyoto University, and then worked for Toshiba and Daido Steel. He received Ph.D. degree at Nagoya Institute of Technology and was a visiting researcher at Toyota Technological Institute. He was appoionted as distinguished Professor of the University of Miyazaki from 2020. Dr Araki is also the IEC TC82 PT600 (VIPV standardization) project leader and WG7 (CPV) convenor.
