Dye Sensitized Solar Cell (DSSC) Performance Analysis Based on Series Circuit

M.F.L Abdullah,Anika Zafiah M Rus

doi:10.4028/www.scientific.net/amm.773-774.691

M.F.L Abdullah, Anika Zafiah M Rus

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https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/amm.773-774.691

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Abstract

Solar power system is one of the renewable sources that will be used to produce electricity because of its characteristics such as consumed free source of sun light, less maintenance needed for the system and free of charge for usage electricity. One of the main disadvantages is the initial cost of the equipment used to harness the suns energy especially the cost of solar panel. In Malaysia, the cost of solar panel are relatively high because the solar panel are imported from overseas and the materials used in existing solar panel is very expensive. Therefore the proposed solar cells that will be used is natural dye sensitized with photovoltaic material. The scope of this research is to full fill the demand of low cost and to abundance, renewable material that could be used for energy conversion solar cell. The circuit connections of solar cells are in series and the performance of the dye sensitized cells would be based on the intensity of the sunlight illumination. The measurement of solar cell are conducted using 10 dye sensitizied cells connected in series circuit arrangement and the performance for this design are evaluated based on the generated potential (V) upon sunlight illumination at noon and evening for certain period of time. The result obtained from this research shows that the performance of series circuit connection of the dye sensitized solar cell is comparable with the silicon solar cell.

Highlights

Energy from sunlight could be used to generate current using a solar cells
Dye sensitized solar cell (DSSC) use an organic dye extracted from plants to imitate the manner in which plants and certain algae convert sunlight into energy
Phase IV discussed the performance analysis of the DSSC based on the potential,temperature and intensity sunlight illumination.The result Of DSSC when exposed to sunlight illumination for two condition at: Noon illumination (12.00noon – 01.00noon)

Summary

Introduction

Energy from sunlight could be used to generate current using a solar cells. solar energy system is one of the renewable energy that will be used to reduced the earth energy crisis. DSSCs use an organic dye extracted from plants to imitate the manner in which plants and certain algae convert sunlight into energy Though these solar cells are still in relatively early stages of development, they show great promise as an inexpensive alternative to costly silicon solar cells and an attractive candidate for a new renewable energy source. The idea behind the popcorn ball effect is that by making a very large number of very tiny cells, the efficiency output of the solar cells can be double. It would take about 3500 of these microscopic cells to make up the width of a single piece of hair. For an ac electrical power, to power ac designed appliances and for integration with an electricity grid,the dc current supplied by the photovoltaic modules is converted to ac power of appropriate frequency using an inverter.[1][2]

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