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Dr Katie Shanks

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| 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 | 2014 |

2022

• Shanks K, Ffrench-Constant R. (2022) Understanding the anti-reflective glasswing butterfly for enhanced solar concentrator optics, Light in Nature IX, Proceedings of SPIE, volume 12214, DOI:10.1117/12.2633041.
• Ahmed A, Alzahrani M, Shanks K, Sundaram S, Mallick TK. (2022) Reliability and temperature limits of the focal spot of a primary optical component for an ultra-high concentrated photovoltaic system, 17TH INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON CONCENTRATOR PHOTOVOLTAIC SYSTEMS (CPV-17), AIP Conference Proceedings, volume 2550, no. 1, DOI:10.1063/5.0099091.
• Zhang W, Li J, Xie L, Hao X, Mallick T, Wu Y, Baig H, Shanks K, Sun Y, Yan X. (2022) Comprehensive analysis of electrical-optical performance and application potential for 3D concentrating photovoltaic window, Renewable Energy, volume 189, pages 369-382, DOI:10.1016/j.renene.2022.02.121.

2021

• Ahmed A, Shanks K, Sundaram S, Mallick T. (2021) Energy and exergy analyses of new cooling schemes based on a serpentine configuration for a high concentrator photovoltaic system, Applied Thermal Engineering, volume 199, DOI:10.1016/j.applthermaleng.2021.117528.
• Alzahrani M, Ahmed A, Shanks K, Sundaram S, Mallick T. (2021) Optical component analysis for ultrahigh concentrated photovoltaic system (UHCPV), Solar Energy, volume 227, pages 321-333, DOI:10.1016/j.solener.2021.09.019.
• Li J, Zhang W, He B, Xie L, Hao X, Mallick T, Shanks K, Chen M, Li Z. (2021) Experimental study on the comprehensive performance of building curtain wall integrated compound parabolic concentrating photovoltaic, Energy, volume 227, DOI:10.1016/j.energy.2021.120507.
• Li Q, Zhuo Y, Shanks K, Taylor RA, Conneely B, Tan A, Shen Y, Scott J. (2021) A winged solar biomass reactor for producing 5-hydroxymethylfurfural (5-HMF), Solar Energy, volume 218, pages 455-468, DOI:10.1016/j.solener.2021.03.001.
• Pickering T, Shanks K, Sundaram S. (2021) Modelling technique and analysis of porous anti-reflective coatings for reducing wide angle reflectance of thin-film solar cells, Journal of Optics, volume 23, no. 2, pages 025901-025901, DOI:10.1088/2040-8986/abeaec.
• Alzahrani M, Roy A, Shanks K, Sundaram S, Mallick TK. (2021) Graphene as a pre-illumination cooling approach for a concentrator photovoltaic (CPV) system, Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells, volume 222, pages 110922-110922, article no. 110922, DOI:10.1016/j.solmat.2020.110922.
• Alzahrani M, Shanks K, Mallick TK. (2021) Advances and limitations of increasing solar irradiance for concentrating photovoltaics thermal system, Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, volume 138, DOI:10.1016/j.rser.2020.110517.
• Ahmed A, Zhang G, Shanks K, Sundaram S, Ding Y, Mallick T. (2021) Performance evaluation of single multi-junction solar cell for high concentrator photovoltaics using minichannel heat sink with nanofluids, Applied Thermal Engineering, volume 182, DOI:10.1016/j.applthermaleng.2020.115868.
• Khalid M, Shanks K, Ghosh A, Tahir A, Sundaram S, Mallick TK. (2021) Temperature regulation of concentrating photovoltaic window using argon gas and polymer dispersed liquid crystal films, Renewable Energy, volume 164, pages 96-108, DOI:10.1016/j.renene.2020.09.069.

2020

• Ahmed A, Alzahrani M, Shanks K, Sundaram S, Mallick TK. (2020) Effect of using an infrared filter on the performance of a silicon solar cell for an ultra-high concentrator photovoltaic system, Materials Letters, volume 277, DOI:10.1016/j.matlet.2020.128332.
• Alzahrani M, Ahmed A, Shanks K, Sundaram S, Mallick T. (2020) Optical losses and durability of flawed Fresnel lenses for concentrated photovoltaic application, Materials Letters, volume 275, pages 128145-128145, article no. 128145, DOI:10.1016/j.matlet.2020.128145.
• Alzahrani M, Baig H, Shanks K, Mallick T. (2020) Estimation of the performance limits of a concentrator solar cell coupled with a micro heat sink based on a finite element simulation, Applied Thermal Engineering, volume 176, pages 115315-115315, article no. 115315, DOI:10.1016/j.applthermaleng.2020.115315.
• Ahmed A, Shanks K, Sundaram S, Mallick TK. (2020) Theoretical Investigation of the Temperature Limits of an Actively Cooled High Concentration Photovoltaic System, Energies, volume 13, no. 8, pages 1902-1902, DOI:10.3390/en13081902.
• Al Siyabi I, Shanks K, Mallick T, Sundaram S. (2020) Indoor and outdoor characterization of concentrating photovoltaic attached to multi-layered microchannel heat sink, Solar Energy, volume 202, pages 55-72, DOI:10.1016/j.solener.2020.03.101.
• Sun Y, Liu D, Flor JF, Shank K, Baig H, Wilson R, Liu H, Sundaram S, Mallick TK, Wu Y. (2020) Analysis of the daylight performance of window integrated photovoltaics systems, Renewable Energy, volume 145, pages 153-163, DOI:10.1016/j.renene.2019.05.061.

2019

• Shanks K, Knowles A, Brierly A, Baig H, Sun Y, Wu Y, Mallick T. (2019) Prototype optical modelling procedure and outdoor characterization of an embedded polyolefin crossed compound parabolic concentrator for integrated photovoltaic windows, AIP Conference Proceedings, volume 2149, DOI:10.1063/1.5124182.
• Shanks K, Baig H, Knowles A, Brierley A, Orr H, Patel J, Foster N, Ball S, Sun Y, Wu Y. (2019) The Assembly of Embedded Systems for Integrated Photovoltaic windows in Rural Buildings (E-IPB), IOP Conference Series: Materials Science and Engineering, volume 556, no. 1, DOI:10.1088/1757-899X/556/1/012040.
• Spalding A, Shanks K, Bennie J, Potter U, Ffrench-Constant R. (2019) Optical Modelling and Phylogenetic Analysis Provide Clues to the Likely Function of Corneal Nipple Arrays in Butterflies and Moths, Insects, volume 10, no. 9, DOI:10.3390/insects10090262. [PDF]
• Shanks K, Knowles A, Brierley A, Baig H, Orr H, Sun Y, Wu Y, Sundaram S, Mallick T. (2019) An experimental analysis of the optical, thermal and power to weight performance of plastic and glass optics with AR coatings for embedded CPV windows, Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells, volume 200, DOI:10.1016/j.solmat.2019.110027.
• Sun Y, Shanks K, Baig H, Zhang W, Hao X, Li Y, He B, Wilson R, Liu H, Sundaram S. (2019) Integrated CdTe PV glazing into windows: Energy and daylight performance for different window-to-wall ratio, Energy Procedia, volume 158, pages 3014-3019, DOI:10.1016/j.egypro.2019.01.976.
• Al Siyabi I, Shanks K, Khanna S, Mallick TK, Sundaram S. (2019) Evaluation of concentrating photovoltaic performance under different homogeniser materials, Materials Letters, volume 241, pages 219-222, DOI:10.1016/j.matlet.2019.01.129.

2018

• Sundaram S, Shanks K, Upadhyaya H. (2018) 18 Thin Film Photovoltaics, A Comprehensive Guide to Solar Energy Systems, 361-370, DOI:10.1016/b978-0-12-811479-7.00018-x.
• Sun Y, Shanks K, Baig H, Zhang W, Hao X, Li Y, He B, Wilson R, Liu H, Sundaram S. (2018) Integrated semi-transparent cadmium telluride photovoltaic glazing into windows: Energy and daylight performance for different architecture designs, Applied Energy, volume 231, pages 972-984, DOI:10.1016/j.apenergy.2018.09.133.
• Shanks K, Ferrer-Rodriguez JP, Fernàndez EF, Almonacid F, Pérez-Higueras P, Senthilarasu S, Mallick T. (2018) A >3000 suns high concentrator photovoltaic design based on multiple Fresnel lens primaries focusing to one central solar cell, Solar Energy, volume 169, pages 457-467, DOI:10.1016/j.solener.2018.05.016.

2017

• Siyabi IA, Shanks K, Mallick T, Sundaram S. (2017) Thermal analysis of a multi-layer microchannel heat sink for cooling concentrator photovoltaic (CPV) cells, AIP Conference Proceedings, volume 1881, DOI:10.1063/1.5001434.
• Shanks K, Senthilarasu S, Mallick T. (2017) Reliability investigation for a built ultrahigh concentrator prototype, AIP Conference Proceedings, volume 1881, DOI:10.1063/1.5001410.
• Shanks K, Baig H, Singh NP, Senthilarasu S, Reddy KS, Mallick TK. (2017) Prototype fabrication and experimental investigation of a conjugate refractive reflective homogeniser in a cassegrain concentrator, Solar Energy, volume 142, pages 97-108, DOI:10.1016/j.solener.2016.11.038.

2016

• Shanks K, Sarmah N, Ferrer-Rodriguez JP, Senthilarasu S, Reddy KS, Fernández EF, Mallick TK. (2016) Theoretical Investigation Considering Manufacturing Errors of a High Concentrating Photovoltaic of Cassegrain design and it’s Experimental Validation, Solar Energy, volume 131, pages 235-245.
• Shanks K, Senthilarasu S, Mallick TK. (2016) Optics for concentrating photovoltaics: Trends, limits and opportunities for materials and design, Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, volume 60, pages 394-407, DOI:10.1016/j.rser.2016.01.089.

2015

• Mallick TK, Micheli L, Banerjee S, Shanks K, Lokeswaran S, Baig H, Calabria F, Sarmah N, Walker M, Theristis M. (2015) Status and perspective of concentrating photovoltaic systems: The results of the BioCPV project and opportunities for a sustainable energy supply to rural areas, ISES Solar World Congress 2015, Conference Proceedings, pages 488-499, DOI:10.18086/swc.2015.05.23.
• Perez-Higueras P, Pablo Ferrer-Rodriguez J, Shanks K, Almonacid F, Fernandez EF. (2015) Thin Photovoltaic Modules at Ultra High Concentration, 11TH INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON CONCENTRATOR PHOTOVOLTAIC SYSTEMS (CPV-11), volume 1679, DOI:10.1063/1.4931564. [PDF]
• Shanks K, Senthilarasu S, Mallick TK. (2015) High-concentration optics for photovoltaic applications, Green Energy and Technology, volume 190, pages 85-113, DOI:10.1007/978-3-319-15039-0_4.
• Ffrench-Constant RH. (2015) White butterflies as solar photovoltaic concentrators, Scientific Reports, volume 5, DOI:10.1038/srep12267. [PDF]
• Shanks K, Baig H, Mallick TK. (2015) The Conjugate Refractive-Reflective Homogeniser in a 500x Cassegrain Concentrator: Design and Limits, PVSAT-11, Leeds, Uk, 15th - 17th Apr 2015.

2014

• Shanks K, Sarmah N, Reddy KS, Mallick T. (2014) The Design Of A Parabolic Reflector System With High Tracking Tolerance For High Solar Concentration, 10TH INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON CONCENTRATOR PHOTOVOLTAIC SYSTEMS (CPV-10), volume 1616, pages 211-214, DOI:10.1063/1.4897063. [PDF]

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