Mirror symmetrical dielectric totally internally reflecting concentrator for building integrated photovoltaic systems

Firdaus Muhammad-Sukki; Siti Hawa Binti Abu Bakar; Roberto Ramirez-Iniguez; Scott G. McMeekin; Brian G. Stewart; Nabin Sarmah; Tapas Kumar Mallick; Abu Bakar Munir; Siti Hajar Mohd Yasin; Ruzairi Abdul Rahim

doi:10.1016/j.apenergy.2013.07.010

Mirror symmetrical dielectric totally internally reflecting concentrator for building integrated photovoltaic systems

Firdaus Muhammad-Sukki^*, Siti Hawa Binti Abu Bakar, Roberto Ramirez-Iniguez, Scott G. McMeekin, Brian G. Stewart, Nabin Sarmah, Tapas Kumar Mallick, Abu Bakar Munir, Siti Hajar Mohd Yasin, Ruzairi Abdul Rahim

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This paper describes a novel type of solar concentrator – a mirror symmetrical dielectric totally internally reflecting concentrator (MSDTIRC). This new concentrator type has been designed to satisfy the following objectives: (i) to provide optimum gain in two different planes, therefore increasing the electrical output of a solar photovoltaic (PV) system, and (ii) to reduce the amount of the PV cell material needed, hence minimising the cost of the system. The concentrator is capable of having two different acceptance angles on different planes. The procedure of designing an MSDTIRC is explained and the geometrical properties are analysed in detail. In addition, the optical concentration gain is presented for various angles of incidence.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	32-40
Number of pages	9
Journal	Applied Energy
Volume	113
Early online date	30 Jul 2013
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apenergy.2013.07.010
Publication status	Published - Jan 2014

Keywords

solar concentrator
optical concentration
dielectric
photovoltaic

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Muhammad-Sukki, F., Abu Bakar, S. H. B., Ramirez-Iniguez, R., McMeekin, S. G., Stewart, B. G., Sarmah, N., Mallick, T. K., Munir, A. B., Yasin, S. H. M., & Rahim, R. A. (2014). Mirror symmetrical dielectric totally internally reflecting concentrator for building integrated photovoltaic systems. Applied Energy, 113, 32-40. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apenergy.2013.07.010

Muhammad-Sukki, Firdaus ; Abu Bakar, Siti Hawa Binti ; Ramirez-Iniguez, Roberto ; McMeekin, Scott G. ; Stewart, Brian G. ; Sarmah, Nabin ; Mallick, Tapas Kumar ; Munir, Abu Bakar ; Yasin, Siti Hajar Mohd ; Rahim, Ruzairi Abdul. / Mirror symmetrical dielectric totally internally reflecting concentrator for building integrated photovoltaic systems. In: Applied Energy. 2014 ; Vol. 113. pp. 32-40.

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