Photovoltaic System: New Concept, Design and Applications

Dear Colleagues,

Incident photons can be partly transferred into electricity by solar cells based on the effect of solar photovoltaic conversion, which has been regarded as one of the most promising renewable-energy methods for green power generation. In recent decades, photovoltaic conversion technique has been developed rapidly and the industrialization and commercialization of photovoltaic system have gradually matured. A variety of photovoltaic modules, such as crystalline silicon photovoltaic modules, amorphous silicon photovoltaic modules, and cadmium telluride photovoltaic modules, have been exploited and applied. More importantly, numerous classical photovoltaic systems that include building-integrated photovoltaic systems, photovoltaic power plants, and semi-transparent photovoltaic window systems have been widely investigated and applied in real-world applications.

The original intention of this special issue is to explore new photovoltaic systems that can be interesting concepts, novel designs, and potential applications, which aims to further promote the development of solar photovoltaic techniques and correspondingly achieve fossil energy saving and greenhouse gas emissions reduction. Topics covered in this special issue include, but are not limited to, the following:

• New concepts of photovoltaic conversion system;
• Innovative cooling techniques for photovoltaic system;
• Concentrate photovoltaic systems;
• Novel building-integrated photovoltaic systems;
• Advanced materials for photovoltaic conversion;
• Recycling technique for photovoltaic modules;
• Hybrid energy system with photovoltaic conversion;
• Energy storage techniques for photovoltaic systems;
• Small and/or off-grid photovoltaic system;
• State-of-the-art reviews on photovoltaic systems.

Dr. Guiqiang Li
Dr. Bin Zhao
Dr. Qingdong Xuan
Prof. Chenglong Luo
Guest Editors

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• Photovoltaic energy management
• Solar cells
• Photovoltaic/thermal
• Photovoltaic/daylighting
• Photovoltaic cooling
• Electricity storage