TY - JOUR
T1 - Mirror symmetrical dielectric totally internally reflecting concentrator for building integrated photovoltaic systems
AU - Muhammad-Sukki, Firdaus
AU - Abu Bakar, Siti Hawa Binti
AU - Ramirez-Iniguez, Roberto
AU - McMeekin, Scott G.
AU - Stewart, Brian G.
AU - Sarmah, Nabin
AU - Mallick, Tapas Kumar
AU - Munir, Abu Bakar
AU - Yasin, Siti Hajar Mohd
AU - Rahim, Ruzairi Abdul
N1 - acceptance from webpage 03/03/2020 TM
PY - 2014/1
Y1 - 2014/1
N2 - 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. Through simulation results, it is demonstrated that the MSDTIRC provides significant optical concentration gain within its acceptance angle, as high as 13.54× when compared with non-concentrating solar cell. It can be concluded that the MSDTIRC can be a way to produce a low cost solar PV system and can be chosen as an alternative design for the BIPV systems. © 2013 Elsevier Ltd.
AB - 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. Through simulation results, it is demonstrated that the MSDTIRC provides significant optical concentration gain within its acceptance angle, as high as 13.54× when compared with non-concentrating solar cell. It can be concluded that the MSDTIRC can be a way to produce a low cost solar PV system and can be chosen as an alternative design for the BIPV systems. © 2013 Elsevier Ltd.
KW - solar concentrator
KW - optical concentration
KW - dielectric
KW - photovoltaic
U2 - 10.1016/j.apenergy.2013.07.010
DO - 10.1016/j.apenergy.2013.07.010
M3 - Article
VL - 113
SP - 32
EP - 40
JO - Applied Energy
JF - Applied Energy
SN - 0306-2619
ER -
