OTSun Documentation Center

OTSun is developed at the University of the Balearic Islands.

OTSun python library

Availability

• Can be installed via pip install otsun

• Can be downloaded/forked from github: https://github.com/otsun-uib/OTSun

Publications using OTSun

• Synergy of the ray tracing + carrier transport approach: On efficiency of perovskite solar cells with a back reflector. Bonnin-Ripoll, et al. (2019). Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells.
  https://doi.org/10.1016/j.solmat.2019.110050

• OTSun, a python package for the optical analysis of solar-thermal collectors and photovoltaic cells with arbitrary geometry. Cardona, G.; Pujol-Nadal, R. PLOS ONE. (2020).
  https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0240735

• On the efficiency of perovskite solar cells with a back reflector: effect of a hole transport material. Bonnin-Ripoll, F. et al. Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics. (2021).
  https://doi.org/10.1039/D1CP03313A

• OTSunWebApp: A ray tracing web application for the analysis of concentrating solar-thermal and photovoltaic solar cells. Pujol-Nadal, R.; Cardona, G. (2023). SoftwareX.
  https://doi.org/10.1016/j.softx.2023.101449

• On performance of thin-film mesostructured perovskite solar cell through experimental analysis and device simulation. Bonnin-Ripoll, F. et al. (2023). Materials Today Sustainability.
  https://doi.org/10.1016/j.mtsust.2023.100548

• System approach to the analysis of solar cell efficiency: mesostructured perovskite solar cell. Bonnin-Ripoll, F. et al. (2024). Technical Physics Letters.
  https://doi.org/10.61011/TPL.2024.02.57983.19752

• Design and optical optimization of a 45 kW beam-down solar-thermal concentrator. Pujol-Nadal, R.; Guerreiro, L.; Cardona, G. (2024). Heliyon.
  https://doi.org/10.1016/j.heliyon.2024.e39381

• Optical performance analysis of a hybrid parabolic trough collector with photovoltaic slats. Leal, M. et al. (2024). Applied Optics.
  https://doi.org/10.1364/AO.537784

Documentation

• Published paper: Cardona G, Pujol-Nadal R (2020) OTSun, a python package for the optical analysis of solar-thermal collectors and photovoltaic cells with arbitrary geometry. PLOS ONE 15(10): e0240735. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0240735

• API documentation: https://otsun.readthedocs.io/en/latest/

OTSunWebApp application (v1)

Availability

• Can be downloaded/forked from github: https://github.com/otsun-uib/OTSunWebApp

• Once downloaded, it can be run via a docker container (see details in repo)

• Can also be accessed from our dedicated server

Documentation

• Published paper: Cardona G, Pujol-Nadal R (2023) OTSunWebApp: A ray tracing web application for the analysis of concentrating solar-thermal and photovoltaic solar cells. SoftwareX, Vol. 23: 101449. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.softx.2023.101449

• Manual of materials

• Manual of experiments

• Manual of FreeCAD file

• Tutorial 1

• Tutorial 2

• Tutorial 3

• Tutorial 4

OTSunWebApp application (v2 - a.k.a. OTSunApp)

Avaliability

• Can also be accessed from our dedicated server

State-funded Research Projects

• ENE2015-68339-R (OTSun): “Development of a computational tool for the high-resolution optical analysis of solar collectors”.
  Funded by the Spanish Ministry of Economy and Competitiveness (Ministerio de Economía y Competitividad, MINECO) and the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF – FEDER).
  University of the Balearic Islands (UIB).
  Project duration: 2016–2019.

• PID2021-126805OB-I00 (HELIOSUN): “More Efficient Heliostat Fields for Solar Tower Plants”.
  Funded by the Spanish Ministry of Economy and Competitiveness (Ministerio de Economía y Competitividad, MINECO) and the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF – FEDER).
  Plataforma Solar de Almería (PSA) – CIEMAT.
  Project duration: 2022–2025.

• TED2021-132758B-I00 (AppSun): “Distributed application for improving the optical efficiency of solar collectors using spectral analysis”.
  Funded by the Spanish Ministry of Economy and Competitiveness (Ministerio de Economía y Competitividad, MINECO) and the European Union – NextGenerationEU.
  University of the Balearic Islands (UIB).
  Project duration: 2022–2025.

• PID2024-160780OB-I00 (CAVES): “Enhancement of solar energy harvesting through advanced optical cavities”.
  Funded by the Spanish Ministry of Science, Innovation and Universities (Ministerio de Ciencia, Innovación y Universidades, MICIU) and the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF – FEDER).
  University of the Balearic Islands (UIB).
  Project duration: 2025–2029.