Most cited papers in solar cell performance optimization
What are the most cited papers in solar cell performance optimization?
The most cited paper in solar cell performance optimization is "Comparison of Photovoltaic Array Maximum Power Point Tracking Techniques" (Trishan Esram, Patrick Lyle Chapman, 2007), with 5,398 citations. Next come "Comprehensive Approach to Modeling and Simulation of Photovoltaic Arrays" (4,380) and "Optimization of Perturb and Observe Maximum Power Point Tracking Method" (2,975).
Showing 50 of 100 papers. Every paper with more than 663 citations is listed.
| # | Paper | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Comparison of Photovoltaic Array Maximum Power Point Tracking Techniques Trishan Esram, Patrick Lyle Chapman · IEEE Transactions on Energy Conversion | Jun 2007 | 5,398 |
| 2 | Comprehensive Approach to Modeling and Simulation of Photovoltaic Arrays Marcelo Gradella Villalva, Jonas Rafael Gazoli, Ernesto Ruppert Filho · IEEE Transactions on Power Electronics | 30 Mar 2009 | 4,380 |
| 3 | Optimization of Perturb and Observe Maximum Power Point Tracking Method Nicola Femia, Giovanni Petrone, G. Spagnuolo et al. · IEEE Transactions on Power Electronics | Jul 2005 | 2,975 |
| 4 | On the temperature dependence of photovoltaic module electrical performance: A review of efficiency/power correlations E. Skoplaki, John A. Palyvos · Solar Energy | 5 Nov 2008 | 2,677 |
| 5 | Solar cell efficiency tables (Version 45) Martin Andrew Green, Keith A. Emery, Yoshihiro Hishikawa et al. · Progress in Photovoltaics Research and Applications | 20 Dec 2014 | 2,437 |
| 6 | Toward Cost-Effective Solar Energy Use Nathan S. Lewis · Science | 8 Feb 2007 | 2,405 |
| 7 | Increasing the Efficiency of Ideal Solar Cells by Photon Induced Transitions at Intermediate Levels Antonio L. Luque, Antonio Martı́ · Physical Review Letters | 30 Jun 1997 | 2,360 |
| 8 | Photovoltaic materials: Present efficiencies and future challenges Albert Polman, Mark W. Knight, Erik Christian Garnett et al. · Science | 14 Apr 2016 | 2,332 |
| 9 | Improvement and validation of a model for photovoltaic array performance W. De Soto, S.A. Klein, William A. Beckman · Solar Energy | 17 Aug 2005 | 2,199 |
| 10 | A review of solar photovoltaic technologies Bhubaneswari Parida, Selvarasan Iniyan, Ranko Goić · Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews | 12 Jan 2011 | 2,012 |
| 11 | Lessons from nature about solar light harvesting Gregory D. Scholes, Graham R. Fleming, Alexandra Olaya-Castro et al. · Nature Chemistry | 22 Sep 2011 | 1,940 |
| 12 | A Comparative Study on Maximum Power Point Tracking Techniques for Photovoltaic Power Systems Bidyadhar Subudhi, Raseswari Pradhan · IEEE Transactions on Sustainable Energy | 26 Jul 2012 | 1,870 |
| 13 | Photovoltaic Degradation Rates—an Analytical Review Dirk C. Jordan, Sarah Kurtz · Progress in Photovoltaics Research and Applications | 13 Oct 2011 | 1,521 |
| 14 | Solar conversion efficiency of photovoltaic and photoelectrolysis cells with carrier multiplication absorbers Mark C. Hanna, Arthur J. Nozik · Journal of Applied Physics | Oct 2006 | 1,519 |
| 15 | Evaluation of the Main MPPT Techniques for Photovoltaic Applications Moacyr Aureliano Gomes de Brito, Luigi Galotto, Leonardo Poltronieri Sampaio et al. · IEEE Transactions on Industrial Electronics | 7 Jun 2012 | 1,509 |
| 16 | Solar cell efficiency tables (version 54) Martin Andrew Green, Ewan D. Dunlop, Dean H. Levi et al. · Progress in Photovoltaics Research and Applications | 20 Jun 2019 | 1,507 |
| 17 | A review on photovoltaic/thermal hybrid solar technology T.T. Chow · Applied Energy | 26 Jul 2009 | 1,499 |
| 18 | Roll-to-roll fabrication of polymer solar cells Roar R. Søndergaard, Markus Hösel, Dechan Angmo et al. · Materials Today | 2012 | 1,447 |
| 19 | Temperature Dependent Photovoltaic (PV) Efficiency and Its Effect on PV Production in the World – A Review Swapnil Dubey, Jatin N. Sarvaiya, Bharath Seshadri · Energy Procedia | 2013 | 1,416 |
| 20 | Enhanced absorption and carrier collection in Si wire arrays for photovoltaic applications Michael D. Kelzenberg, Shannon Wachter Boettcher, Jan Petykiewicz et al. · Nature Materials | 14 Feb 2010 | 1,333 |
| 21 | A Variable Step Size INC MPPT Method for PV Systems Fangrui Liu, Shanxu Duan, Fei Liu et al. · IEEE Transactions on Industrial Electronics | 24 Jun 2008 | 1,311 |
| 22 | Development of a microcontroller-based, photovoltaic maximum power point tracking control system Eftichios Koutroulis, K. C. Kalaitzakis, Nicholas C. Voulgaris · IEEE Transactions on Power Electronics | 2001 | 1,300 |
| 23 | Thin‐film solar cells: an overview K. L. Chopra, P.D. Paulson, Viresh Dutta · Progress in Photovoltaics Research and Applications | Mar 2004 | 1,298 |
| 24 | MATLAB-Based Modeling to Study the Effects of Partial Shading on PV Array Characteristics Hiren H. Patel, Vivek Agarwal · IEEE Transactions on Energy Conversion | 21 Feb 2008 | 1,263 |
| 25 | Solar cell efficiency tables (version 57) Martin Andrew Green, Ewan D. Dunlop, Jochen Hohl‐Ebinger et al. · Progress in Photovoltaics Research and Applications | 27 Nov 2020 | 1,225 |
| 26 | Review of the maximum power point tracking algorithms for stand-alone photovoltaic systems V. Salas, Emilio Olias, A. Barrado et al. · Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells | 11 Jan 2006 | 1,183 |
| 27 | Solar cell efficiency tables (version 39) Martin Andrew Green, Keith A. Emery, Yoshihiro Hishikawa et al. · Progress in Photovoltaics Research and Applications | 29 Dec 2011 | 1,159 |
| 28 | Thin-film CdS/CdTe solar cell with 15.8% efficiency J. Britt, Chris S. Ferekides · Applied Physics Letters | 31 May 1993 | 1,157 |
| 29 | Temperature dependence of solar cell performance—an analysis Priyanka Singh, Nuggehalli M. Ravindra · Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells | 10 Mar 2012 | 1,121 |
| 30 | Reassessment of the Limiting Efficiency for Crystalline Silicon Solar Cells Armin Richter, Martin Hermle, Stefan W. Glunz · IEEE Journal of Photovoltaics | 10 Jul 2013 | 1,096 |
| 31 | Development of a photovoltaic arraymodel for use in power-electronics simulation studies John A. Gow, C.D. Manning · IEE Proceedings - Electric Power Applications | 10 Mar 1999 | 1,094 |
| 32 | Simulation and Hardware Implementation of Incremental Conductance MPPT With Direct Control Method Using Cuk Converter Azadeh Safari, Saad Mekhilef · IEEE Transactions on Industrial Electronics | 10 May 2010 | 1,092 |
| 33 | Solar photovoltaic electricity: Current status and future prospects Takhir M. Razykov, Chris S. Ferekides, Don L. Morel et al. · Solar Energy | 4 Jan 2011 | 1,091 |
| 34 | An Improved Particle Swarm Optimization (PSO)–Based MPPT for PV With Reduced Steady-State Oscillation Kashif Ishaque, Zainal Salam, Muhammad Waqar Amjad et al. · IEEE Transactions on Power Electronics | 23 Jan 2012 | 1,075 |
| 35 | All-perovskite tandem solar cells with improved grain surface passivation Renxing Lin, Jian Xu, Mingyang Wei et al. · Nature | 17 Jan 2022 | 1,069 |
| 36 | Maximum Power Point Tracking Scheme for PV Systems Operating Under Partially Shaded Conditions Himanshu J. Patel, Vivek Agarwal · IEEE Transactions on Industrial Electronics | Apr 2008 | 1,062 |
| 37 | High-efficiency organic solar cells with low non-radiative recombination loss and low energetic disorder Sha Liu, Jun Yuan, Wanyuan Deng et al. · Nature Photonics | 20 Jan 2020 | 1,058 |
| 38 | Progress toward 20% efficiency in Cu(In,Ga)Se2 polycrystalline thin-film solar cells Miguel Agustin Contreras, Brian Egaas, K. Ramanathan et al. · Progress in Photovoltaics Research and Applications | Jul 1999 | 1,051 |
| 39 | Power loss due to soiling on solar panel: A review Mohammad Reza Maghami, Hashim Hizam, Chandima Gomes et al. · Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews | 29 Jan 2016 | 1,034 |
| 40 | Upscaling of polymer solar cell fabrication using full roll-to-roll processing Frederik Christian Krebs, Thomas Tromholt, Mikkel Jørgensen · Nanoscale | 2010 | 1,022 |
| 41 | Improving solar cell efficiencies by down-conversion of high-energy photons Thorsten Trupke, Martin Andrew Green, P. Würfel · Journal of Applied Physics | 28 Jul 2002 | 1,001 |
| 42 | Efficiency of hot-carrier solar energy converters Robert T. Ross, Arthur J. Nozik · Journal of Applied Physics | May 1982 | 1,000 |
| 43 | The chemical potential of radiation P. Würfel · Journal of Physics C Solid State Physics | 30 Jun 1982 | 992 |
| 44 | Strong Internal and External Luminescence as Solar Cells Approach the Shockley–Queisser Limit Owen D. Miller, Eli Yablonovitch, Sarah Kurtz · IEEE Journal of Photovoltaics | 6 Jun 2012 | 980 |
| 45 | A comprehensive review of the impact of dust on the use of solar energy: History, investigations, results, literature, and mitigation approaches Travis Sarver, Ali Al-Qaraghuli, Lawrence Lee Kazmerski · Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews | 17 Apr 2013 | 972 |
| 46 | Light management for photovoltaics using high-index nanostructures Mark L. Brongersma, Yi Ping Cui, Shanhui Fan · Nature Materials | 22 Apr 2014 | 952 |
| 47 | Combining solar photovoltaic panels and food crops for optimising land use: Towards new agrivoltaic schemes Christian Dupraz, Hélène Marrou, Grégoire Talbot et al. · Renewable Energy | 18 Apr 2011 | 950 |
| 48 | Polymer solar cells with enhanced fill factors Xugang Guo, Nan Zhou, Sylvia J. Lou et al. · Nature Photonics | 9 Aug 2013 | 940 |
| 49 | Solar cell efficiency tables (version 50) Martin Andrew Green, Yoshihiro Hishikawa, Wilhelm Warta et al. · Progress in Photovoltaics Research and Applications | 21 Jun 2017 | 913 |
| 50 | An active cooling system for photovoltaic modules Han Guan Teo, Poh Seng Lee, M.N.A. Hawlader · Applied Energy | 5 Feb 2011 | 909 |
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