Reduction of PV Module Temperature Using Thermally Conductive Backsheets

Field Measurements of Pv Module Performance Using a Handy Tool

Si based PV technology is now matured and operating life of PV module in the range of 20 to 30 years is guaranteed. During this period, many times, it is required to find out the health of the PV module in the field in order to estimate the performance degradation after certain time period. This paper is concerned with field testing of the performance of PV panels, using a very handy tool, for ...

Growth of contiguous graphite fins from thermally conductive graphite fibers

Contiguous graphite fins can be grown with Microwave Plasma CVD from the surface of different types of thermally conductive (TC), graphite fibers. The fins grow from all fiber filaments in multiple same TC graphite fiber tow bundles. Fin morphology consists of contiguous branching graphene basal planes originating from the fiber’s surface and curling outwards regardless of the fiber’s isotropic...

Development and Modeling of Thermally Conductive Polymer/Carbon Composites

Highly thermally conductive and mechanically strong graphene fibers.

Graphene, a single layer of carbon atoms bonded in a hexagonal lattice, is the thinnest, strongest, and stiffest known material and an excellent conductor of heat and electricity. However, these superior properties have yet to be realized for graphene-derived macroscopic structures such as graphene fibers. We report the fabrication of graphene fibers with high thermal and electrical conductivit...

Highly lithium-ion conductive battery separators from thermally rearranged polybenzoxazole.

High power density lithium ion battery (HLIB) separators were fabricated for the first time from thermally rearranged poly(benzoxazole-co-imide) (TR-PBOI) nanofibrous membranes coated with TR-PBOI nanoparticles, which show distinct thermal and dimensional stabilities as well as excellent cycle retention and rate capability.