Fabrication and Characterization of a Nano Crystalline Natural Dye-Sensitized Solar Cell and Design of an Artificial Solar Simulator

Anam, Khairul; Haque, Radif Rildad; Asif, Omar

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dc.contributor.author	Anam, Khairul
dc.contributor.author	Haque, Radif Rildad
dc.contributor.author	Asif, Omar
dc.date.accessioned	2021-10-14T09:50:51Z
dc.date.available	2021-10-14T09:50:51Z
dc.date.issued	2012-11-15
dc.identifier.citation	[1] Safa O. Kasap, Optoelectronics And Photonics: Principles and Practices, First Impression 2009, ISBN 978-81-317-2468-2, pg. 254-261. [2] Shogo Kohraku, Kosuke Kurokawa, ―New methods for solar cells measurement by LED solar simulator‖, Proceedings of 3rd World Conference on Photovoltaic Energy Conversion, 2003. IEEE Xplore, Vol. 2, pages:1977-1980 [3] M A Mainster, G T Timberlake, ―Why HID headlights bother older drivers‖, Br J Ophthalmol 2003;87:113-117 doi:10.1136/bjo.87.1.113 [4] Y.K. Cheng, K.W.E. Cheng, ― General Study for using LED to replace traditional lighting devices‖, 2nd International Conference ofn Power Electronic Systems and Applications 2006, pg- 173- 177 [5] http://pveducation.org/pvcdrom/properties-of-sunlight/spectral-irradiance [6] http://kenuo88.en.made-in-china.com/ [7] http://pveducation.org/pvcdrom/properties-of-sunlight/calculation-fo-solar-insolation	en_US
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/123456789/1220
dc.description	Supervised by Dr. Mubarak Ahmad Khan, Director, Institute of Radiation and Polymer Technology (IRPT), Bangladesh Atomic Energy Commission, Savar, Dhaka, Co-supervisor, Prof. Dr. Kazi Khairul Islam, Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering (EEE), Islamic University of Technology (IUT), Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC), Gazipur-1704, Bangladesh.	en_US
dc.description.abstract	The present thesis investigates the performance of a dye-sensitized solar cell (DSC) under both idealized and outdoor conditions. Different electrical behavior under varying compositions of TiO2 is found. An understanding of the cell behavior with respect to the change in different compositions of TiO2 paste has been sought by experimental investigations and following data analysis. The efficiency, behavior of the cell with different molarity of acid, effect of using industrial grade TiO2 instead of laboratory grade TiO2, life time of the cell with variation of the film thickness of electrolyte are also carried out in this chapter. The performance of Red Spinach (Amaranthus cruentus) has been investigated for the first time ever. The experimental investigations have been carried out in the laboratory under controlled conditions and the influence of one performance parameter could be determined. The cells investigated show very different electrical behavior under varying conditions. An artificial solar simulator has been built using a 450W Xenon lamp that produces a light of intensity from 200W/m2 to 1200W/m2. It has been made using all the cheap materials available in Bangladesh. The system can produce AM 1.5G which is the standard to measure the solar cell performance in a condition with no sunlight. The main purpose of making this solar simulator is to measure cell performance under AM 1.5G as most of the time around the year it is very difficult to get continuous solar radiation of 1000W/m2 in Bangladesh.	en_US
dc.language.iso	en	en_US
dc.publisher	Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Islamic University of Technology (IUT), Board Bazar, Gazipur-1704, Bangladesh	en_US
dc.title	Fabrication and Characterization of a Nano Crystalline Natural Dye-Sensitized Solar Cell and Design of an Artificial Solar Simulator	en_US
dc.type	Thesis	en_US