Unfortunately the only useful bit of information is missing: how much efficiency is expected in future with this technology? At this moment the efficiency of just over 12% is underwhelming, because mass produced cheap silicon PV easily reaches 15% and in labs there have been versions that go to the 30% range. The issue with recharging on the car itself is the limited area requires an order of magnitude better efficiency than existing silicon PV to be practical as main energy source. Which means that the efficiency must be well above 50% at low mass-produced prices, in order to make on-car PV practical. Since the article does not mention the expected limit of efficiency or even the next steps, it does not help but to give me a feeling that this is a "different but not better" alternative to the same problem as silicon PV. I may be wrong. In fact, I hope I am.
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Any unauthorized use, disclosure, distribution, or copying of any part of this message is prohibited. -----Original Message----- From: EV [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of brucedp5 via EV Sent: Sunday, September 20, 2015 12:35 AM To: [email protected] Subject: [EVDL] EVLN: Perovskite solar cells may power electric cars http://ecomento.com/2015/09/14/perovskite-solar-cells-may-power-electric-cars/ Perovskite solar cells may power electric cars September 14, 2015 | [image / Bolloré BlueCar http://cdn.ecomento.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/Perovskite-solar-cells-electric-cars.jpg (BlueCar EV) ] The difference between perovskite and silicon when it comes to making solar cells is that perovskite reacts to a broader range of visible light frequencies, which means it converts more sunlight to electricity than silicone does. Researchers at Case Western Reserve University have been experimenting with the use of small perovskite solar cells to help recharge the batteries of electric cars and say they have come up with a system that performs better than any other. They wired four perovskite solar cells in series to directly photo-charge lithium batteries with 7.8 percent efficiency. That is the most efficient configuration reported to date. “We found the right match between the solar cell and battery. Others have used polymer solar cells to charge lithium batteries, but not with this efficiency,” said Liming Dai, the leader of the research team, adding that the coupling appears to have outperformed all other reported pairings of photo-charging components and compatible batteries or super-capacitors. Dai’s lab created cells with three layers converted into a single perovskite film and then wired four of the 1 mm square cells in series, achieving a solar-to-electric power conversion efficiency of 12.65 percent. When hooked up to charge small coin-sized lithium-ion batteries, the team achieved a conversion and storage efficiency of 7.8 percent and maintained it over a number of cycles. “We envision, in the not too distant future, this is a system that you could have at home to refuel your car and, eventually, because perovskite solar cells can be made as a flexible film, they would be on the car itself,” said contributing author Jiantie Xu. There are a number of new ideas for keeping the batteries of electric cars charged. Goodyear is working on tires that recapture electricity while driving and other companies are experimenting with shock absorbers that turn road motion into electricity. Extending the range of electric cars is critical to getting mainstream buyers to consider owning one. There are solar powered cars out there, but they all have large solar panels mounted to the exterior. Probably the most appealing of them is the Immortus sportscar from Australia, that tries to blend its solar panels in with the body work. The beauty of the perovskite cells may be that they allow recharging a battery without disrupting the styling of a car too much. Further down the road will be photovoltaic paints that convert sunlight directly to electric power for the cars of tomorrow. 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