Volume : 9, Issue : 3, MAR 2023

DRA ANNUAL NATIONAL CONFERENCE ON RESEARCH, EDUCATION AND SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT: OPPORTUNITIES & CHALLENGES

INNOVATIVE STUDY OF PHOTOGALVANIC CELL FOR SOLAR ENERGY CONVERSION AND STORAGE

MOHAN LAL, JAGRATI MEENA, ARCHANA SHARMA, KM GANGOTRI

Abstract

The scientific community is compelled so is search out the renewable source of energy to feed the whole world with non- polluting nature and commercially viability. Thus, the solar energy is the best option to fulfill the energy demand. World will have to significantly reduce its coal and oil use to accelerate climate action. A huge proportion of world electricity generation comes from thermal power, most of which is coal based. The non – renewable sources of energy have their own limitations along with hazardous processes involved and pollution creating. The consumption of fossil fuels like wood coal kerosene etc. is so rapid is reaching towards their complete depletion. Solar energy is already becoming cost competitive with solar power and better storage capacity, the day is not far when renewable energy will compete with coal-based power. However, over the next few decades. Currently, about more than half of world energy demand is met by two fossil fuels -coal and oil. Actual plan of research work was proposed for systematic investigating in the field of photo galvanic cell for solar energy transformation. It was necessary and proposed to carry out experimental work under the solar parameters. Detailed literature survey about different photo galvanic cells have been used in solar transformation for best results. Methods: A detailed reaction mechanism for the proposed solar cell for generating of photocurrent and photocurrent has been studied. PG Cells were studied for solar energy transformation system. Findings: PG Cells were studied using different parameters via photocurrent, Photo potential, conversion efficiency, fill factor and cell performance. The above values are as following 245.0 mA, 1267.0 mV, 0.6875%, 0.4972 and 129.0 minutes. Electrical output of the cell has also been observed for Dye based photo galvanic cell. Novelty: The photo galvanic is emerging field of research and manuscript contains substantial electrical output, conversion efficiency and storage capacity of developed photo galvanic cell with special attention to better performance and reduces the cost of the photo galvanic cell for its commercial viability.

Keywords

RENEWABLE ENERGY, INNOVATION, PHOTOCURRENT, PHOTOPOTENTIAL, FILL FACTOR, CONVERSION EFFICIENCY.

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