Petru Adrian Cotfas

Dr. Petru Adrian Cotfas

Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Faculty, Transilvania University of Brasov, Eroilor, nr. 29, 500036 Brasov, Romania
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Academic Career Length

18Years (2009-Present)

(Calculated once Scilit publication data is synced: current year − year of first publication + 1)

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1 December 2013 in Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews
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Daniel Tudor CotfasDaniel Tudor Cotfas
Daniel Tudor Cotfas
Petru Adrian CotfasPetru Adrian Cotfas
Petru Adrian Cotfas
SKS. Kaplanis
S. Kaplanis

1 April 2018 in International Journal of Photoenergy
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Daniel Tudor CotfasDaniel Tudor Cotfas
Daniel Tudor Cotfas
Petru Adrian CotfasPetru Adrian Cotfas
Petru Adrian Cotfas
OMOctavian Machidon
Octavian Machidon
The temperature is one of the most important factors which affect the performance of the photovoltaic cells and panels along with the irradiance. The current voltage characteristics, I-V, are measured at different temperatures from 25°C to 87°C and at different illumination levels from 400 to 1000 W/m2, because there are locations where the upper limit of the photovoltaic cells working temperature exceeds 80°C. This study reports the influence of the temperature and the irradiance on the important parameters of four commercial photovoltaic cell types: monocrystalline silicon—mSi, polycrystalline silicon—pSi, amorphous silicon—aSi, and multijunction InGaP/InGaAs/Ge (Emcore). The absolute and normalized temperature coefficients are determined and compared with their values from the related literature. The variation of the absolute temperature coefficient function of the irradiance and its significance to accurately determine the important parameters of the photovoltaic cells are also presented. The analysis is made on different types of photovoltaics cells in order to understand the effects of technology on temperature coefficients. The comparison between the open-circuit voltage and short-circuit current was also performed, calculated using the temperature coefficients, determined, and measured, in various conditions. The measurements are realized using the SolarLab system, and the photovoltaic cell parameters are determined and compared using the LabVIEW software created for SolarLab system.

1 March 2019 in Energy Conversion and Management
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SMS. Mahmoudinezhad
S. Mahmoudinezhad
SAS. Ahmadi Atouei
S. Ahmadi Atouei
Petru Adrian CotfasPetru Adrian Cotfas
Petru Adrian Cotfas
DCD.T. Cotfas
D.T. Cotfas
Lasse RosendahlLasse Rosendahl
Lasse Rosendahl
ARA. Rezania
A. Rezania

1 September 2018 in Energy
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SMS. Mahmoudinezhad
S. Mahmoudinezhad
ARA. Rezania
A. Rezania
DCD.T. Cotfas
D.T. Cotfas
Petru Adrian CotfasPetru Adrian Cotfas
Petru Adrian Cotfas
Lasse RosendahlLasse Rosendahl
Lasse Rosendahl

25 December 2024 in Energy Strategy Reviews
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BÁBernardo Yaser León Ávila
Bernardo Yaser León Ávila
CVCarlos Alberto García Vázquez
Carlos Alberto García Vázquez
OBOsmel Pérez Baluja
Osmel Pérez Baluja
DCDaniel Tudor Cotfas
Daniel Tudor Cotfas
Petru Adrian CotfasPetru Adrian Cotfas
Petru Adrian Cotfas

1 August 2023 in International Journal of Information Security
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ARAlexandre Rekeraho
Alexandre Rekeraho
DCDaniel Tudor Cotfas
Daniel Tudor Cotfas
Petru Adrian CotfasPetru Adrian Cotfas
Petru Adrian Cotfas
TBTitus Constantin Bălan
Titus Constantin Bălan
ETEmmanuel Tuyishime
Emmanuel Tuyishime
RARebecca Acheampong
Rebecca Acheampong