Photovoltaic efficiency at cryogenic temperatures
The regasification of liquefied natural gas from 111 K to ambient temperature represents a standard large-scale process that currently dissipates a worldwide total of ∼105 TWh/yr of cold energy to seawater.
••Novel strategy for enhancing photovoltaic efficiency by up to 80%.
This paper focuses on a way to take advantage of the free cold energy from the regasification of liquefied natural gas (LNG) to prodigiously boost the conversion efficiency o.
There is an expansive and mature LNG trade and technology, comprising liquefaction, transport, storage and regasification. It is a multi-billion-dollar industry, cu.
Published data are scarce for the operating conditions that are pertinent here, namely, PV temperatures down to 111 K, at solar irradiance values up to 1 kW/m2. No such data appea.
Because the cryostat in our laboratory cannot accommodate cell linear dimensions greater than 1 cm, we could not perform measurements on PV modules, or even the large cells t.
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