Nanocrystalline TiO2 photosensitized with natural polymers with enhanced efficiency from 400 to 600 nm

TiO₂ sensitization for solar applications requires not only efficient but also stable and inexpensive sensitizers. Different condensed tannins extracted from bark wastes of tropical wood trees were studied as possible sensitizers of TiO₂. These natural polymers adhere strongly to the TiO₂ even from aqueous solutions. Absorption spectra are presented for 1 mM aqueous sensitizing solutions prepared with lyophilized condensed tannins which absorb light in the visible range. Spectral photocurrent measurements and I–V characterization show that no bias is required for electron injection to the TiO₂ from all studied condensed tannins. Incident photon to current efficiency (IPCE) analysis indicates that surface complexation originates absorption bands with different electron injection efficiencies. These play a dominant role in determining IPCE spectral shape. We propose that surface modification by the sensitizer changes the surface trap density, thereby decreasing recombination losses.     

矩形光脉冲光电响应后沿拖曳性状研究

本文对矩形光脉冲光电响应后沿拖曳的形成机制进行了详尽的实验研究和理论分析，认为形成该光电响应时滞后曳的主要根源在于光生电子与空穴的多声子慢态复合．我们给出了削减后沿拖曳、提高光电响应速度的有效措施，从而促进解决宽带光通讯的速度瓶颈问题．     

太阳电池板结构应力-应变状态分析

多层胶接是太阳电池板的结构特点,由于不同材料的弹性模量、热膨胀系数和泊松比不同,在温度场 作用下会产生热应力应变,在多次热交变过程中热应力．应变累积最后导致结构层间剥离,因此研究温度场作用 下太阳电池板结构应力应变状态具有非常重要的实际意义。本文推导了模拟太阳电池板结构应力-应变状态的一 维模型,该模型同样适用于分析多层胶接结构应力应变状态。     

Estimating thermal stress in BIPV modules

The thermal stress on building‐integrated photovoltaic modules (BIPV) in Espoo, Finland, was studied with field‐testing of amorphous silicon modules. Based on these results, the thermal stress at two other European locations (Paris and Lisbon) was estimated. The estimation procedure entailed thermal modelling of heat transfer in the façade with meteorological data as input. The results indicate that the thermal stress on BIPV modules in Lisbon is, in this case, approximately 50% higher that in Espoo and between 80 and 200% higher than in Paris, depending on the activation energy of the degradation process. The difference in stress between a BIPV module and a free‐standing module in Espoo was 50–200%. Copyright © 2006 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

Lifetime and ageing management of nuclear power plants: A brief overview of some light water reactor component ageing degradation problems and ways of mitigation

The susceptibility and tendency for nuclear power plant (NPP) components to undergo changes in their mechanical and physical properties in the course of the NPP lifetime is generally termed as “ageing”. The light water reactor (LWR) nuclear environment is not a begnign one; it is characterized not only by fast neutrons, which can degrade metallic structures, but also relatively high temperatures of coolant water (around 300°C) which may contain impurities (e.g. sulphate, chloride, peroxides) which can cause corrosion. The hydrodynamical conditions of the coolant in steam generators, for example, can cause thermal fatigue, erosion and corrosion; suspended particulate matter can accelerate erosion processes which can lead to wall thinning and lowering of safety margins. Ageing is, therefore, a very complex mixture of factors concerned with materials, temperatures, times of exposure to environments which vary with time and with respect to chemical composition and flow charactertistics.

The paper describes a few ageing phenomena which can be considered important due to their impact on nuclear safety issues; their influence on economic aspects (availability) of NPP is outlined. Mitigation measures for NPP component ageing problems are given together with recommendations for addressing such issues in NPP now and in the future.     

Photovoltaic effect and carrier transport mechanisms in Hg1-Mnxtdiodes

Hg_1-xMn_xTe semiconducting semimagnetic alloy has been examined in the context of its possible applications in infrared detectors. For analysis of detector properties the intrinsic carrier concentration has been calculated as a function of temperature and crystal composition. The starting material was In-doped Hg_1-xMn_xTe grown by the modified Bridgman method. The as-grown crystals with manganese content of 12-19% were p-type with carrier concentration and mobility of 100 cm²/ Vs at 77 K. An-type layer was formed on the surface by the annealing process in saturated Hg-vapour at 270-320° for 2 hrs. Capacitance-voltage curves have C^-3 dependence on applied voltage indicating that the junction is linearly graded. From standard electrical measurements and spectral characteristics the main detector parameters were determined and compared to those of Hg_1-xCd_xTe devices. The influence of material properties on detector parameters was analyzed. In order to estimate the carrier transport mechanisms, differential resistivities and current-voltage curves were measured over a wide range of temperaturesi.e. 25 to 300 K. From the temperature dependence of the R₀A product, it was established that at high temperatures (150-300 K) the carrier transport is dominated by a recombination-generation mechanism. In low temperature region the excess current at forward bias is probably attributed to carrier tunneling via energy states distributed randomly within the forbidden gap. At reverse bias the leakage surface or volume currents dominate in the carrier transport.     

共轭聚合物／C60复合体系及其在光伏打电池中的应用

共轭聚合物／C60复合体系在有机太阳能电池中的应用引起了化学工作者的广泛兴趣。本文介绍了共轭聚合物／C60复合体系的光诱导电子转移，以及近年来该体系在光伏打电池中的研究进展。     

一种新型蓄电池充电控制策略研究

在风光互补发电系统中,蓄电池作为风光互补发电系统的储能设备,在整个发电系统中起着非常重要的作用,而蓄电池充电控制方法的优劣,是影响其使用寿命的一个重要因素。文章对风光互补发电系统中蓄电池的常用充电控制方法进行了分析,提出了一种新的控制策略,即将蓄电池充电电压、充电电流采样值分别与蓄电池事先设定好的恒压过充电压、恒流充电限流值和浮充电流值进行实时比较,来判断采取哪种合理的充电方式,对蓄电池起到尽可能的保护,从而延长了风光互补发电系统中蓄电池使用寿命。     

火电厂发电机组常见的电气故障与维修研究

发动机组是火电厂各生产环节中重要的组成部分,其运行效率不但决定了生产效率,还关系着各类生产资源应用的有效性,对实现节能降耗具有重要意义,所以,必须加强对其运行稳定性的管理。分析了火电厂发动机组常见电气故障,并提出了相应的解决措施。     

一种宽范围输入的光伏并网逆变器

根据光伏阵列的特点,介绍了一种适用于宽范围输入电压的光伏并网逆变器.详细的介绍了该逆变器的结构及控制方法,分析了其在单级/两级光伏并网逆变器两种工作模式下切换的原理.搭建了实验样机,实验结果验证了方案的可行性.