Modeling and Experimental Validation of a Low-Cost Radiation Sensor Based on the Photovoltaic Effect for Building Applications
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Background: The Use of Solar Cells for Irradiation Assessment
3. Materials and Methods
3.1. Devices
3.2. Testing Section
3.3. Thermal Model and Response Fitting
- (a)
- It is necessary calculate the temporal derivative of cell temperature. As the temperature can be measured at each moment, its derivative can be approached.
- (b)
- Electric current is provided by the cell through the shunt resistance.
- (c)
- Ambient conditions (temperature, humidity, irradiance) can be measured.
- (d)
- Finally, there exists a nonlinear relationship between irradiance R and the other variables by the transmittance-absorptance product.
4. Results and Discussion
5. Conclusions
Acknowledgments
Author Contributions
Conflicts of Interest
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Test No. (GMT) | 1 (8 GMT) | 2 (10 GMT) | 3 (12 GMT) | 4 (13 GMT) |
---|---|---|---|---|
R (W/m2) | 100 | 432 | 605 | 602 |
Ta (°C) | 3 | 8 | 11 | 12.5 |
Hr (%) | 76 | 60 | 50 | 35 |
G1 | G2 | G3 | G4 | G5 |
0.1015893631615 | −0.1116521865633 | −0.2254041394135 | −0.2211817924397 | −0.1027093578943 |
G6 | G7 | G8 | G9 | G10 |
0.0778389607671 | 0.1794071521243 | −0.0836746000453 | 0.9642344205781 | −0.0000011527335 |
G11 | G12 | G13 | G14 | - |
−0.0023890197853 | −0.0000455042498 | −0.0847262359220 | 0.0002663236168 | - |
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Gómez-Moreno, Á.; Casanova-Peláez, P.J.; Palomar-Carnicero, J.M.; Cruz-Peragón, F. Modeling and Experimental Validation of a Low-Cost Radiation Sensor Based on the Photovoltaic Effect for Building Applications. Energies 2016, 9, 926. https://doi.org/10.3390/en9110926
Gómez-Moreno Á, Casanova-Peláez PJ, Palomar-Carnicero JM, Cruz-Peragón F. Modeling and Experimental Validation of a Low-Cost Radiation Sensor Based on the Photovoltaic Effect for Building Applications. Energies. 2016; 9(11):926. https://doi.org/10.3390/en9110926
Chicago/Turabian StyleGómez-Moreno, Ángel, Pedro José Casanova-Peláez, José Manuel Palomar-Carnicero, and Fernando Cruz-Peragón. 2016. "Modeling and Experimental Validation of a Low-Cost Radiation Sensor Based on the Photovoltaic Effect for Building Applications" Energies 9, no. 11: 926. https://doi.org/10.3390/en9110926