Solar Energy Applications

By Delta-T Devices Ltd. based in Cambridge, UNITED KINGDOM.

The manufacturing process of the cells that make up the photovoltaic systems and the printed circuits require water in quantity and high quality. This water has to be managed wisely so as not to affect the productivity and the expenses of the plant.

By EVALED-Evaporator based in Zoppola (PN), ITALY.

By PVMounting.gr based in Varis, GREECE.

By United Initiators, Inc. based in Elyria, OHIO (USA).

Quality control to maximize efficiency is critical in the competitive photovoltaic industry. For some time solar texture has been thought to qualitatively affect solar cell efficiency. However, through large-area, 3D measurements and areal feature parameters, quantitative correlation of texture to efficiency has only recently been obtained. We now know that ISO 3D surface parameters linearly correlate with solar cell efficiency.

By Bruker Corporation based in Billerica, MASSACHUSETTS (USA).

The K&S Engineering company as a technology 'know-how' supplier has prepared algorithms for optimizing energy storage systems and developed a new simulation tool for it. Using this special simulation software, not only the major yield forecasts for the investors are done in detail, but it is also possible for the applied control algorithms to perform optimizations. With this, K&S offers a consultancy service combining photovoltaic-energy-storage-system design and the perfectly match of the upcoming control algorithms to be applied. As a supplementary service for investors and banks, K&S performs a technology and supplier evaluation in an technical risk assessment regarding the project. A first project with >30 MWp installed capacity in Japan with special requirements of the energy supplier and a nearly 20 MW battery power has already successfully been modeled by the K&S experts. For mor details please visit www.krugundschram.com

By K&S Ingenieurpartnerschaft Krug & Schram based in Munich, GERMANY.