Publications List

My focus is much more on engineering (design, fabrication, modeling, problem-solving) than on research or writing, but here is a list of some of my "publications".

Patents:

• Issued: US6704133, 6982178, 7236292, 7312916, 7443571, 7729039
• A few other provisional or submitted patents in the PV field (which may or may not issue)

PV reliability papers:

• Electrical, Thermal, and Mechnical Modeling of Photovoltaic Modules (NREL PV Module Reliability Workshop, 2010)
• Soldering Induced Damage to Thin Si Solar Cells and Detection of Cracked Cells in Modules (EUPVSEC 21, 2006)

Papers and conference presentations related to solar tracking and characterization:

• Solar Tracking Considerations for Utility Scale Solar (Utility Scale Solar Summit, 2010) (this was primarily a verbal presentation)
• Tracker Accuracy: Field Experience (EUPVSEC 24, 2009)
• Tracker Accuracy: Correlation with Meteorological Conditions (IEEE PVSC 34, 2009)
• Understanding Tracker Accuracy (slides) (ICSC-5, 2008)
• Machine Vision as a Method for Characterizing Solar Tracker Performance (IEEE PVSC 33, 2008)
• Tracking Systems for CPV: Challenges and Opportunities (Solar Power 2007)

Other papers:

• Paper-like Color Displays Using Electrophoretic Ink and Color Filters (International Display Workshop 8, 2001)

Other writing on engineering topics:

• White paper on optical metrology (to be uploaded)
• White paper on color science and metrology (to be uploaded)
• Summary of semiconductor materials, processes, and terminology as applied to solar (to be uploaded)
• Conference Summaries (ranging from lengthy analysis to a collection of brief twitter posts) on the Steel & Silicon blog:
  • 2010 CPV-6 Concentrating Photovoltaic Conference
  • 2010 Utility Scale Solar Summit
  • 2010 NREL PV Module Reliability Workshop
  • 2009 NREL Industry Growth Forum (VCs, cleantech startups)
  • 2009 EUPVSEC
  • 2009 IEEE PVSC
  • 2008 Thin Film Summit
  • 2008 EUPVSEC
  • 2007 EUPVSEC
• A brief guest column in The Joule, the MIT Energy Club newsletter (not yet online)
• A few other selected posts from the Steel & Silicon blog:
• Thin-Film Solar Efficiency (measurement & reporting)
• Grants in Solar and other Cleantech area
• Standards in PV