Prof. Karin Hinzer Profile

Prof. Karin Hinzer

Professor at Univ of Ottawa

SPIE Involvement:

Conference Chair | Symposium Chair | Editor | Author

Publications (56)

SPIE Press Book | 6 August 2024

SPIE Selections: 50 Years of Solar Energy Research

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Proceedings Article | 12 March 2024 Poster + Paper

A free space optical link model for C-band data and power transmission

Idriss Amadou Ali, D. Paige Wilson, Meghan Beattie, Ryan Hogan, Narmada Rajaram, Ross Cheriton, Ahmad Atieh, Karin Hinzer

Proceedings Volume 12877, 128771Q (2024) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.3001939

KEYWORDS: Free space optics, Modulation, Data modeling, Data transmission, Telecommunications, Atmospheric modeling, Signal attenuation, Systems modeling, Optical transmission, Fiber optic gyroscopes

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The emerging technology of power-by-light enables power and data delivery over a single Free Space Optical (FSO) link for electrically isolated, interference-free remote operation. Telecom wavelength bands (λ ≈ 1550 nm) are well known for applications in data communication over optical fiber and overlap atmospheric transparency windows, extending the reach of FSO power and data systems through the air. This creates the opportunity to directionally deliver significant power (above 1mW) and high speed data wirelessly over long distances. FSO channels can experience turbulence and weather conditions that affect data and power transmission. Hence, they should be modeled and verified against measurements under varied atmospheric conditions. This will help improve model precision and robustness in predicting FSO channel performance. Accurate modeling of data transmission in FSO channels is urgently required to support the design of wireless optical communication systems for remote areas to which fiber deployment is difficult or uneconomic and instead long-range data communications between ground stations and High-Altitude Platform Systems (HAPS) may be employed. We have modelled an FSO channel transmitting data and power at 1550 and 1520 nm respectively under various meteorological conditions. The system model was developed in the commercially available OptiSystem software for modeling signals transmission. Different weather conditions translate directly to different FSO channel signal attenuations, impacting both data and power transmission. We also explore the impact of different modulation schemes such as Quadratic Amplitude Modulation (QAM), Pulse Amplitude Modulation (PAM), and Quadratic Phase Shift Keying (QPSK) on the bit error rate of the transmitted data thereby achieving the optimal required hardware design parameters. We found that QPSK is predicted to have the longest viable FSO range across all weather conditions and that power cannot be transmitted past 1 km in foggy weather.

Proceedings Article | 12 March 2024 Presentation

High temperature passive optical frequency comb generation from monolithic InAs/InP quantum dash lasers

Sebastian Schaefer, Jaskiran Kaur, D. Paige Wilson, John P. Cook, Philip Poole, Eric Liu, Jiaren Liu, Zhenguo Lu, Karin Hinzer

Proceedings Volume PC12880, PC128800F (2024) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.3002817

KEYWORDS: Frequency combs, Quantum devices, Mode locking, Semiconductors, Semiconductor lasers, Quantum systems, Quantum features, Quantum efficiency, Quantum dots, Photonic integrated circuits

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Proceedings Article | 9 March 2024 Presentation

EQE measurement technique for multi-junction photovoltaics with overlapping subcell absorptance

Meghan Beattie, Michael Schachtner, Karin Hinzer, David Lackner, Oliver Höhn, Gerald Siefer, Henning Helmers

Proceedings Volume PC12881, PC1288107 (2024) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.3001662

KEYWORDS: External quantum efficiency, Photovoltaics, Quantum limits, Photocurrent, Quantum light, Quantum probes, Modulation, Gallium arsenide

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Proceedings Article | 9 March 2024 Presentation

Quantifying the luminescent coupling process in C-band multi-junction photonic power converters

Paige Wilson, Gavin Forcade, Robert F. Hunter, Meghan Beattie, Alexandre Walker, Yuri Grinberg, Henning Helmers, Oliver Hohn, David Lackner, Jacob Krich, Karin Hinzer

Proceedings Volume PC12881, PC128810J (2024) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.3000797

KEYWORDS: Photons, TCAD, Solar cells, Reflection, Optical transmission, Matrices, Indium gallium arsenide, Free space optics, Design and modelling, Absorption

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Proceedings Article | 9 March 2024 Presentation

Using machine learning to optimize multi-junction photonic power converters

Robert F. H. Hunter, Gavin P. Forcade, Yuri Grinberg, Meghan Beattie, D. Paige Wilson, Christopher Valdivia, Mathieu de Lafontaine, Louis-Philippe St-Arnaud, Henning Helmers, Oliver Höhn, David Lackner, Carmine Pellegrino, Jacob Krich, Alexandre Walker, Karin Hinzer

Proceedings Volume PC12881, PC1288109 (2024) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.3002658

KEYWORDS: Machine learning, Design and modelling, Pattern recognition, Optoelectronic devices, Telecommunications, Standards development, Receivers, Principal component analysis, Photovoltaics, Performance modeling

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SPIE Journal Paper | 14 December 2023 Open Access

Status report on emerging photovoltaics

Annick Anctil, Meghan Beattie, Christopher Case, Aditya Chaudhary, Benjamin Chrysler, Michael Debije, Stephanie Essig, David Ferry, Vivian Ferry, Marina Freitag, Isaac Gould, Karin Hinzer, Harald Hoppe, Olle Inganäs, Lethy Krishnan Jagadamma, Min Hun Jee, Raymond Kostuk, Daniel Kirk, Stephan Kube, Minyoung Lim, Joseph Luther, Lorelle Mansfield, Michael McGehee, Duong Nguyen Minh, Preeti Nain, Matthew Reese, Angèle Reinders, Ifor D. Samuel, Wilfried van Sark, Hele Savin, Ian Sellers, Sean Shaheen, Zheng Tang, Fatima Toor, Ville Vähänissi, Ella Wassweiler, Emily Warren, Vincent Whiteside, Han Young Woo, Gang Xiong, Xitong Zhu

JPE, Vol. 13, Issue 04, 042301, (December 2023) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.10.1117/1.JPE.13.042301

KEYWORDS: Solar cells, Photovoltaics, Solar energy, Silicon, Perovskite, Manufacturing, Sustainability, Dye sensitized solar cells, Design, Energy efficiency

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Proceedings Article | 20 March 2023 Presentation

Investigating the effect of energy level spacing and inhomogeneous broadening on performance of quantum dash ridge-wavelengths lasers at elevated temperatures

Sebastian Schaefer, Ras-Jeevan Obhi, Christopher Valdivia, Philip Poole, Pedro Barrios, Jiaren Liu, Zhenguo Lu, Karin Hinzer

Proceedings Volume PC12415, PC1241502 (2023) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2650505

KEYWORDS: Optical simulations, Device simulation, Computer simulations, 3D modeling, Photonic integrated circuits, Optoelectronics, Laser development, Integrated optics, Instrument modeling, Electron transport

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Proceedings Article | 10 March 2023 Presentation

Impact of spectral versus broadband albedo on bifacial silicon heterojunction photovoltaic devices across North America (Conference Presentation)

Erin Tonita, Christopher Valdivia, Annie C. Russell, Karin Hinzer

Proceedings Volume PC12416, PC124160G (2023) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2650155

KEYWORDS: Photovoltaics, Silicon, Solar energy, Heterojunctions, Solar cells, Tandem solar cells, Crystals, Amorphous silicon

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Proceedings Article | 10 March 2023 Presentation

Strategies for high-performance O-band photonic power converters (Conference Presentation)

Karin Hinzer, Meghan Beattie, Neda Nouri, Henning Helmers, Gavin Forcade, Christopher Valdivia, Oliver Höhn, Jacob Krich

Proceedings Volume PC12416, PC1241609 (2023) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2653280

KEYWORDS: Reflectors, Telecommunications, Particle swarm optimization, Indium gallium arsenide, Gallium arsenide, Finite-difference time-domain method, Circuit switching

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Proceedings Article | 29 August 2022 Poster + Paper

On-sky demonstration of astrophotonic fiber Fabry-Pérot correlation spectroscopy

Ross Cheriton, Erin Tonita, Volodymyr Artyshchuk, Adam Densmore, Suresh Sivanandam, Ernst de Mooij, Pavel Cheben, Dan-Xia Xu, Jens H. Schmid, Karin Hinzer, Siegfried Janz

Proceedings Volume 12188, 121885F (2022) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2619244

KEYWORDS: Carbon dioxide, Absorption, Modulation, Optical filters, Tunable filters, Telescopes, Absorption filters, Exoplanets, Astrophotonics, Sun

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Proceedings Article | 29 August 2022 Poster + Paper

Design and testing of an on-sky astrophotonic telescope platform for on-chip instrumentation

Erin M. Tonita, Volodymyr Artyshchuk, John Weber, Siegfried Janz, Adam Densmore, Suresh Sivanandam, Ernst de Mooij, Jens H. Schmid, Pavel Cheben, DanXia Xu, Karin Hinzer, Ross Cheriton

Proceedings Volume 12188, 121882Z (2022) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2622465

KEYWORDS: Telescopes, Astrophotonics, Absorption, Domes, Optical instrument design, Spectroscopes, Resonators, Remote sensing, Astronomy, Carbon dioxide

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Proceedings Article | 1 April 2022 Presentation

Effect of temperature on internal efficiency in InGaAsP/InP quantum dash lasers

Sebastian Schaefer, Ras-Jeevan Obhi, Christopher Valdivia, Philip Poole, Jiaren Liu, Zhenguo Lu, Pedro Barrios, Karin Hinzer

Proceedings Volume PC11995, PC119950C (2022) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2607422

KEYWORDS: Quantum efficiency, Quantum wells, Internal quantum efficiency, Performance modeling, Instrument modeling, Indium arsenide

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Proceedings Article | 5 March 2022 Poster + Presentation + Paper

Height distributions of uncapped InAs/InGaAsP/InP quantum dashes and their effect on emission wavelengths

Ras-Jeevan Obhi, Sebastian Schaefer, Christopher Valdivia, Philip Poole, Jiaren Liu, Zhenguo Lu, Karin Hinzer

Proceedings Volume 12010, 120100C (2022) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2609954

KEYWORDS: Indium arsenide, Atomic force microscopy, Quantum dots, Nanoparticles, Luminescence, Statistical analysis, Gallium arsenide, Image analysis, Epitaxy

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Proceedings Article | 4 March 2022 Presentation + Paper

Probabilistic description of short-term cloud dynamics from rapid sampling of the solar spectral irradiance

Nick Anderson, Viktar Tatsiankou, Karin Hinzer, Richard Beal, Henry Schriemer

Proceedings Volume 11996, 119960B (2022) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2616231

KEYWORDS: Clouds, Solar energy, Photovoltaics, Solar cells, Databases, Atmospheric optics, Radiometry, Infrared radiation, Infrared imaging, Data analysis

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Proceedings Article | 4 March 2022 Presentation + Paper

Impact of reflective torque tube on rear side irradiance in bifacial photovoltaic modules

Trevor Coathup, Mandy Lewis, Annie C. Russell, Alejandro Conesa, Javier Guerrero-Perez, Christopher Validivia, Karin Hinzer

Proceedings Volume 11996, 119960A (2022) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2615658

KEYWORDS: Reflectivity, Systems modeling, Solar cells, Solar energy, Photovoltaics, Ray tracing, Performance modeling, Sun, Renewable energy

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Proceedings Article | 5 March 2021 Presentation

Impact of Spectral Correction on Bifacial Silicon Heterojunction Module Energy Yield in High Latitude Locations

Mandy Lewis, Annie C. Russell, Christopher Valdivia, Joan Haysom, Mariana Bertoni, Karin Hinzer

Proceedings Volume 11681, 116810R (2021) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2578783

KEYWORDS: Solar energy, Silicon, Heterojunctions, Solar cells, Ultraviolet radiation, Quantum efficiency, Photovoltaics, Absorption

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Proceedings Article | 5 March 2021 Presentation

Welcome and Introduction to SPIE Conference 11681

Alexandre Freundlich, Stéphane Collin, Karin Hinzer

Proceedings Volume 11681, 1168102 (2021) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2592134

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Proceedings Article | 5 March 2021 Presentation

Ultrathin monochromatic photonic power converters with nanostructured back mirror for light trapping of 1310-nm laser illumination

Neda Nouri, Christopher Valdivia, Meghan Beattie, Marziyeh Zamiri, Jacob Krich, Karin Hinzer

Proceedings Volume 11681, 116810X (2021) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2584689

KEYWORDS: Nanostructuring, Mirrors, Absorption, Optical simulations, Telecommunications, Target designation, Statistical modeling, Refractive index, Reflectors, Molecular beam epitaxy

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Proceedings Article | 5 March 2021 Presentation + Paper

Development of dual junction GaInP/GaAs solar cells for high-performance concentrator photovoltaic quad-junction III-V/IV

A. Poungoué Mbeunmi, A. Turala, R. Arvinte, C. Validiva, K. Hinzer, V. Aimez, R. Arès, A. Boucherif, S. Fafard

Proceedings Volume 11681, 116810C (2021) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2578808

KEYWORDS: Solar cells, Solar concentrators, Photovoltaics, Heterojunctions, Calibration, Absorption

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Proceedings Article | 10 March 2020 Presentation

Impact of bifacial photovoltaic cell characteristics on module energy yield in high-latitude locations (Conference Presentation)

Mandy Lewis, Annie C. Russell, Erin Tonita, Christopher Valdivia, Joan Haysom, Mariana Bertoni, Karin Hinzer

Proceedings Volume 11275, 112750W (2020) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2546583

KEYWORDS: Solar energy, Solar cells, MATLAB, Silicon, Heterojunctions, Photovoltaics, Computer simulations, Absorption, Ultraviolet radiation, Reflectivity

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Proceedings Article | 3 March 2020 Presentation + Paper

Trade-off study on the radiative efficiency and carrier transport of multiple-quantum-well solar cells

Hsiang-Hung Huang, Kasidit Toprasertpong, Matthew Wilkins, Karin Hinzer, Masakazu Sugiyama, Yoshiaki Nakano

Proceedings Volume 11275, 112750Q (2020) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2546279

KEYWORDS: Solar cells, Quantum wells

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Proceedings Article | 27 February 2019 Presentation + Paper

A porous Ge/Si interface layer for defect-free III-V multi-junction solar cells on silicon

Youcef Bioud, Meghan Beattie, Abderraouf Boucherif, Mourad Jellit, Romain Stricher, Serge Ecoffey, Gilles Patriarche, David Troadec, Ali Soltani, Nadi Braidy, Matthew Wilkins, Christopher Valdivia, Karin Hinzer, Dominique Drouin, Richard Arès

Proceedings Volume 10913, 109130T (2019) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2511080

KEYWORDS: Silicon, Germanium, Interfaces, Multijunction solar cells, Photovoltaics, Electrochemical etching, Transmission electron microscopy, Chemical mechanical planarization, Solar cells

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SPIE Journal Paper | 22 June 2018

Critical design criteria for silicon nanocrystals downshifting layers enhancement in CIGS solar cells

Ahmed Gabr, Alexandre Walker, Karin Hinzer

JPE, Vol. 8, Issue 02, 025502, (June 2018) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.10.1117/1.JPE.8.025502

KEYWORDS: Solar cells, Copper indium gallium selenide, Absorption, Reflectivity, External quantum efficiency, Nanocrystals, Silicon, Zinc oxide, Cadmium sulfide, Quantum efficiency

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SPIE Journal Paper | 20 April 2018 Open Access

Special Section Guest Editorial: Tandem Junction Solar Cells

Fatima Toor, Arthur Onno, Karin Hinzer

JPE, Vol. 8, Issue 02, 022600, (April 2018) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.10.1117/1.JPE.8.022600

KEYWORDS: Solar cells, Silicon, Solar energy, Tandem solar cells, Electrical engineering, Energy efficiency, Computer engineering, Physics, Doping, Optics

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Proceedings Article | 19 April 2017 Presentation

20-junction photonic power converter performance under non-uniform illumination calculated by 3D distributed circuit model (Conference Presentation)

Sanmeet Chahal, Mathew Wilkins, Denis Masson, Simon Fafard, Christopher Valdivia, Karin Hinzer

Proceedings Volume 10099, 1009908 (2017) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2252919

KEYWORDS: Mathematical modeling, Resistors, 3D modeling, Circuit switching, Photovoltaics, Instrument modeling, Performance modeling, Computer simulations, Solar cells, Optimization (mathematics)

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SPIE Journal Paper | 7 April 2017

Design of thin InGaAsN(Sb) n-i-p junctions for use in four-junction concentrating photovoltaic devices

Matthew Wilkins, James Gupta, Abdelatif Jaouad, Boussairi Bouzazi, Simon Fafard, Abderraouf Boucherif, Christopher Valdivia, Richard Arès, Vincent Aimez, Henry Schriemer, Karin Hinzer

JPE, Vol. 7, Issue 02, 022502, (April 2017) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.10.1117/1.JPE.7.022502

KEYWORDS: Sun, Gallium arsenide, Doping, Diffusion, Germanium, Resistance, Solar concentrators, Solar cells, Semiconducting wafers, Annealing

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SPIE Journal Paper | 12 January 2017

Concentrating optical system optimization for 3- and 4-junction solar cells: impact of illumination profiles

Pratibha Sharma, Matthew Wilkins, Henry Schriemer, Karin Hinzer

JPE, Vol. 7, Issue 01, 014501, (January 2017) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.10.1117/1.JPE.7.014501

KEYWORDS: Solar cells, Gallium, Resistance, Optical transfer functions, Circuit switching, Ray tracing, Geometrical optics, Fresnel lenses, Optical design, Device simulation

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Proceedings Article | 14 March 2016 Paper

Performance impact of luminescent coupling on monolithic 12-junction phototransducers for 12 V photonic power systems

Matthew Wilkins, Christopher Valdivia, Sanmeet Chahal, Masanori Ishigaki, Denis Masson, Simon Fafard, Karin Hinzer

Proceedings Volume 9743, 97430W (2016) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2213727

KEYWORDS: Photovoltaics, Gallium arsenide, Manufacturing, Quantum efficiency, Multijunction solar cells, Heterojunctions, Photonic devices, Indium gallium phosphide, Physics, Silicon carbide, Field effect transistors, Diodes

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Proceedings Article | 14 March 2016 Paper

Advances with vertical epitaxial heterostructure architecture (VEHSA) phototransducers for optical to electrical power conversion efficiencies exceeding 50 percent

S. Fafard, F. Proulx, M. C. A. York, M. Wilkins, C. Valdivia, M. Bajcsy, D. Ban, A. Jaouad, B. Bouzazi, R. Arès, V. Aimez, K. Hinzer, D. Masson

Proceedings Volume 9743, 974304 (2016) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2218486

KEYWORDS: Heterojunctions, Measurement devices, Temperature metrology, Quantum efficiency, Diodes, External quantum efficiency, Gallium arsenide, Absorption, Semiconductor lasers, Platinum

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Proceedings Article | 16 March 2015 Paper

Five-volt vertically-stacked, single-cell GaAs photonic power converter

Christopher Valdivia, Matthew Wilkins, Boussairi Bouzazi, Abdelatif Jaouad, Vincent Aimez, Richard Arès, Denis Masson, Simon Fafard, Karin Hinzer

Proceedings Volume 9358, 93580E (2015) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2079824

KEYWORDS: External quantum efficiency, Gallium arsenide, Sensors, Absorption, Photons, Optical simulations, Image segmentation, Photovoltaics, Device simulation, Quantum efficiency

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Proceedings Article | 13 March 2014 Paper

Reconstruction of solar spectral resource using limited spectral sampling for concentrating photovoltaic systems

Viktar Tatsiankou, Karin Hinzer, Jafaru Mohammed, Aaron Muron, Matthew Wilkins, Joan Haysom, Henry Schriemer, Stefan Myrskog

Proceedings Volume 8915, 891506 (2014) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2033613

KEYWORDS: Aerosols, Ozone, Absorption, Transmittance, Photodiodes, Atmospheric particles, Gases, Atmospheric modeling, Optical filters, Atmospheric optics

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Proceedings Article | 7 March 2014 Paper

Modeling intermediate band solar cells: a roadmap to high efficiency

Jacob Krich, Anna Trojnar, Liang Feng, Karin Hinzer, Alexandre Walker

Proceedings Volume 8981, 89810O (2014) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2041807

KEYWORDS: Instrument modeling, Solar cells, Photons, Absorption, Semiconductors, Diffusion, Solar energy, Photovoltaics, Interfaces, Motion models

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Proceedings Article | 11 October 2013 Paper

Modeling a monocrystalline Cu(In,Ga)Se2 single junction solar cell grown on a GaAs substrate

F. Bouchard, A. Walker, Z. Mi, K. Hinzer

Proceedings Volume 8915, 891507 (2013) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2036189

KEYWORDS: Copper indium gallium selenide, Solar cells, Gallium arsenide, Interfaces, Gallium, Device simulation, Absorption, External quantum efficiency, Photovoltaics, Solar energy

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Proceedings Article | 11 October 2013 Paper

Shutter array technique for real-time non-invasive extraction of individual channel responses in multi-channel CPV modules

John Cook, Mark Yandt, Michael Kelly, Jeffrey Wheeldon, Karin Hinzer, Henry Schriemer

Proceedings Volume 8915, 891509 (2013) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2037346

KEYWORDS: Camera shutters, Concentrated solar cells, Photovoltaics, Diodes, Solar cells, Resistance, Channel projecting optics, Simulation of CCA and DLA aggregates, Receivers, Oscilloscopes

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Concentrator photovoltaic (CPV) solar energy systems use optics to concentrate direct normal incidence (DNI) sunlight onto multi-junction photovoltaic (MJPV) cells fabricated from III-V compound semiconductors on germanium substrates. The MJPV receiver, which integrates cell and bypass diode, is then mated with its concentrating optic to form a channel, and several such channels form a CPV module, in which the receivers are connected electrically in series. The two ends of the module receiver string are brought out to a single pair of electrical connections, at which point the lightcurrent- voltage (L-I-V) response of the entire module can be tested. With commercial CPV modules commonly sealed against outdoor exposure, there are no other accessible test points, and field installation on trackers further complicates access to performance data. There are many physical phenomena influencing module performance, and in early development and commercialization some of these may not yet be completely under control. Unambiguous diagnosis of such phenomena from one full-module L-I-V curve is problematic. Simple, fast test methods are needed to develop more detailed information from full-module on-tracker testing, without opening up modules in the field. We describe a test protocol, using a simple optical shutter array constructed to fit mechanically over the module. When module L-I-V curves are recorded for each of various combinations of open and closed shutters, the information can be used to identify one or more anomalous channels, and to further identify the kind of anomaly present, such as optical misalignment, conductor failure, series or shunt resistance, and so on. Simulated results from anomaly models can be compared with the measured results to identify the anomalous behaviour. Results herein are compared with direct single-channel measurements to verify the technique. The L-I-V response curves were obtained in continuous real time, an approach found to be more helpful than single-shot capture in understanding field response. A triangular wave function generator is used to drive the DC power supply, and a four-channel digital sampling oscilloscope displays and stores the real time response. Where modules exhibit unstable or intermittent response under certain conditions, this is immediately obvious in real-time display.

Proceedings Article | 11 October 2013 Paper

Optimization of finger spacing for concentrator photovoltaic cells under non-uniform illumination using SPICE

Pratibha Sharma, Alex Walker, Jeff Wheeldon, Henry Schriemer, Karin Hinzer

Proceedings Volume 8915, 891505 (2013) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2033340

KEYWORDS: Solar cells, Resistance, Sun, Solar concentrators, Photovoltaics, Multijunction solar cells, Device simulation, Metals, Electrodes, Germanium

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Proceedings Article | 8 September 2011 Paper

Design of a multiplexer to characterize individual optics at a concentrating photovoltaic test site

Matthew Wilkins, Richard Beal, Joan Haysom, Jeffrey Wheeldon, Philippe Mulet, Graeme Jamieson, Nashed Youssef, Dhan Balachandreswaran, Jennifer Fan, Trevor Hall, Stefan Myrskog, Karin Hinzer

Proceedings Volume 8007, 800725 (2011) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.906246

KEYWORDS: Solar cells, Temperature metrology, Multiplexers, Multiplexing, Optics manufacturing, Solar concentrators, Resistance, Optical design, Relays, Photovoltaics

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Proceedings Article | 8 September 2011 Paper

Thermal optimization of a solar cell carrier for concentrator systems

Aaron Muron, Simon Chow, Jeffrey Wheeldon, Karin Hinzer, Henry Schriemer

Proceedings Volume 8007, 800722 (2011) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.905692

KEYWORDS: Solar cells, Resistance, Copper, Data modeling, Sun, Calibration, Solar concentrators, Thermal modeling, Computer simulations, Heat flux

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