TY - JOUR
T1 - Performance analysis of a novel rotationally asymmetrical compound parabolic concentrator
AU - Abu-Bakar, Siti Hawa Binti
AU - Muhammad-Sukki, Firdaus
AU - Freier, Daria
AU - Ramirez-Iniguez, Roberto
AU - Mallick, Tapas Kumar
AU - Munir, Abu Bakar
AU - Mohd Yasin, Siti Hajar
AU - Mas'ud, Abdullahi Abubakar
AU - Yunus, Norhidayah Md
N1 - Acceptance from webpage - ELL 05/03/20
PY - 2015/9/15
Y1 - 2015/9/15
N2 - The low-concentration photovoltaic (LCPV) system has been identified as one of the potential solutions in lowering the overall installation cost of a building integrated photovoltaic (BIPV) system. This paper evaluates the performance of a novel type of LCPV concentrator known as the rotationally asymmetrical compound parabolic concentrator (RACPC). A specific RACPC design with a geometrical concentration ratio of 3.6675× was fabricated and integrated with a 1 cm by 1 cm monocrystalline laser grooved buried contact silicon solar cell. This design was tested indoors to evaluate its current–voltage (I–V), angular response and thermal characteristics. Under standard test conditions, it was found that the RACPC increases the short circuit current by 3.01× and the maximum power by 3.33× when compared with a bare solar cell. The opto-electronic gain from the experiment showed good agreement when compared with the simulation results, with a deviation of 11%.
AB - The low-concentration photovoltaic (LCPV) system has been identified as one of the potential solutions in lowering the overall installation cost of a building integrated photovoltaic (BIPV) system. This paper evaluates the performance of a novel type of LCPV concentrator known as the rotationally asymmetrical compound parabolic concentrator (RACPC). A specific RACPC design with a geometrical concentration ratio of 3.6675× was fabricated and integrated with a 1 cm by 1 cm monocrystalline laser grooved buried contact silicon solar cell. This design was tested indoors to evaluate its current–voltage (I–V), angular response and thermal characteristics. Under standard test conditions, it was found that the RACPC increases the short circuit current by 3.01× and the maximum power by 3.33× when compared with a bare solar cell. The opto-electronic gain from the experiment showed good agreement when compared with the simulation results, with a deviation of 11%.
KW - energy systems
KW - voltage
KW - current efficiency
U2 - 10.1016/j.apenergy.2015.04.122
DO - 10.1016/j.apenergy.2015.04.122
M3 - Article
VL - 154
SP - 221
EP - 231
JO - Applied Energy
JF - Applied Energy
SN - 0306-2619
ER -
