Publications (356)
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Experimental Measurement of Minority Carriers Effective Lifetime in Silicon Solar Cell Using Open Circuit Voltage Decay under Magnetic Field in Transient Mode
Alain Diasso, Raguilignaba Sam, Bernard Zouma, François ZougmoréThis manuscript presents a simple method for excess minority carriers’ lifetime measurement within the base region of p-n junction polycrystalline solar cell in transient mode. This work is an experimental transient 3-Dimensionnal study. The magnitude of the magnetic field B is varied from 0...
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THEORETICAL AND EXPERIMENTAL ANALYSIS OF A BOOST CONVERTER
Badiane Modou, Honadia Prince Abdoul Aziz, Barro Fabé IdrissaA theoretical and experimental study of a conventional boost converter is presented. Based on the real behavior of the components, the conventional boost converter model dealing with both inductive and capacitive losses as well as switching losses is introduced. From this model, the detailed...
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Étude de la convection naturelle dans une cavité différentiellement chauffée
KONFE AmadouOn étudie la convection naturelle laminaire dans une cavité carrée rempli d’air dont les deux cotés
verticales sont soumises à une différence de température, tandis que les deux autres horizontaux sont
adiabatiques. Les températures de la paroi chaude et froide sont maintenues...
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Vers une génération plus « verte » de biodiesels
Gilles Vaitilingom, Zéphirin Mouloungui, Anthony Benoist, François Broust, Tizane Daho etBruno PiriouDans le monde, le pétrole assure 96 % des besoins des transports, lesquels mobilisent 65 % du pétrole consommé et participent à hauteur de 20 % aux émissions de CO 2 . Afin de réduire la consommation de ressources fossiles, une des alternatives est notamment l’utilisation de «...
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Towards a "greener" generation of biodiesels
Gilles Vaitilingom, Zéphirin Mouloungui, Anthony Benoist, François Broust, Tizane Daho3 etBruno PiriouDans le monde, le pétrole assure 96 % des besoins des transports, lesquels mobilisent 65 % dupétrole consommé et participent à hauteur de 20 % aux émissions de CO2. Afin de réduire la consommationde ressources fossiles, une des alternatives est notamment l’utilisation de « biocarburants...
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NIGHT-SKY BRIGHTNESS IN BURKINA FASO: OUAGADOUGOU LIGHT POLLUTION ASSESSMENT AND IMPACT ON THE STARRY SKY OBSERVATION
Sié Zacharie KAM, Moussa SOUGOTI , Sidiki ZONGO , Issoufou OUARMA , Ollé Zachée KAM , Jean KOULIDIATI & Antoine BEREThe quest for well-being and improvement of the populations living conditions in the borders of the big cities have changed habits in terms of lighting. The use of LED lamps and the reduction in the cost of photovoltaic panels, have allowed easy access to electricity nowadays. The lack of...
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2D Modeling of Solar Cell Radial Junction: Study of Carriers Charge Density and Photocurrent Density in Static Mode under Monochromatic Illumination
Moussa Ouédraogo, Raguilignaba Sam, Alain Diasso, Bernard Zouma3 François ZougmoréA theoretical study of a polysilicon solar cell with a radial junction in static regime under monochromatic illumination is presented in this paper. The junction radial solar cell geometry is illustrated and described. The carriers’ diffusion equation is established and solved under...
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Evaluation of Wind Energy Potential in a Sahelian Zone: A Case Study of Ouahigouya, Burkina Faso
Drissa Boro1,*, Windmanagda Sawadogo2, Hagninou Elagnon Venance Donnou3, Alfred Bayala1, Florent P. Kieno1, Joseph Bathiebo1This study investigates the characteristics of the wind energy potential in Ouahigouya, Burkina Faso. For this purpose, eleven-years data (2006-2016) of wind speed (at 10 m above ground level (AGL)) and surface temperature data from Burkina Faso meteorological agency and wind speed (50 m AGL)...
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Synthesis of a cleaner potassium hydroxide-activated carbon from baobab seeds hulls and investigation of adsorption mechanisms for diuron
L.M. Ndjientcheu Yossa, S.K. Ouiminga , S.S. Sidibe, I.W.K. OuedraogoLignocellulosic agricultural residues are worldwide used for the production of activated carbons with purpose of eliminate a large range of pollutants such as diuron, a very per- sistent herbicide found in streams. This work studies the adsorption of diuron in aqueous solution on two different...
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NUMERICAL STUDY OF HEAT AND MASS EVAPORATION-BASED BASED TRANSFERS IN A LARGE DIMENSION RESERVOIR: THE INFLUENCE OF METEOROLOGICAL PARAMETERS AND RAYLEIGH
BAYALA Alfred1, TUBREOUMYA G. Christian3, BORO Drissa1, IMBIDA B. Kossi1, BADO Nebon1, ZEGHMATI Belkasem2, KIENO P. Florent1 and BATHIEBO JosephA numerical study of heat and mass transfers in a large water reservoir is presented. This water reservoir is being considered as a parallelepiped tank which vertical and lower walls are adiabatic and impermeable. The equations that govern the natural convection in water are solved using the...
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Effect of Ar Gas Pressure on LSPR Property of Au Nanoparticles: Comparison of Experimental and Theoretical Studies
Serap Yigit Gezgin, Abdullah Kepceoglu , Yasemin Gündogdu , Sidiki Zongo , Anna Zawadzka, Hamdi ¸Sükür Kiliç and Bouchta Sahraoui; NanomaterialsIn this study, the thin films were produced by using pulsed laser deposition (PLD) technique from gold (Au) nanoparticles deposited on two kinds of substrates under different argon (Ar) gas pressure. Microscope glass slides and silicon (100) wafers were used as amorphous and crystal substrates....
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Temperature Effect on Light Concentration Silicon Solar Cell’s Operating Point and Conversion Efficiency
Mahamadi Savadogo, Boubacar Soro, Ramatou Konate, Idrissa Sourabié, Martial Zoungrana, Issa Zerbo, Dieudonné Joseph BathieboIt is well known that temperature acts negatively on practically all the parameters of photovoltaic solar cells. Also, the solar cells which are subjected to particularly very high temperatures are the light concentration solar cells and are used in light concentration photovoltaic systems...
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Modélisation du rayonnement solaire global incident sur un plan horizontal et incliné par quatre modèles semi-empiriques sur le site de la ville de Ouagadougou
Ouédraogo Souleymane , Zongo S. Augustin, Nzihou Jean-Fièle , Daho Tizane,and Béré AntoineLes paramètres météorologiques et radiométriques tels que le rayonnement solaire influencent fondamentalement la rentabilité et la performance des systèmes de conversion de l’énergie solaire. L’optimisation des convertisseurs d’énergie solaire dépend du modèle de rayonnement...
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Effect of Reverse Polarisation of an Electromagnetic Field on the Performance of a Silicon PV Cell
Mamoudou Saria, Bernard Zouma, Bruno Korgo, Vinci de Dieu Bokoyo Barandja, Martial Zoungrana , Issa Zerbo, and Dieudonné Joseph BathieboThis paper investigated, by one-dimensional modelling, the effects of reverse polarisation of an electromagnetic field, generated by an amplitude modulation radio antenna, on the efficiency of a silicon PV cell. Through a simulation, the effects of both the incidence angle and the...
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Effect of Temperature on the Electric Power of Si, InAs and GaAs Based Solar Cells
Nfally Dieme, Moustapha Sane, Prince Abdoul Aziz Honadia, Fabé. Idrissa BarroThe electrical power is a nominal quantity which indicates the performance of the solar panels. It depends on the sunshine and also on the properties of the material used. In this work we are interested in the properties of materials to study the evolution of electrical power as a function of...