Performance analysis of a novel rotationally asymmetrical compound parabolic concentrator

Siti Hawa Binti  Abu-Bakar; Firdaus Muhammad-Sukki; Daria Freier; Roberto Ramirez-Iniguez; Tapas Kumar Mallick; Abu Bakar Munir; Siti Hajar Mohd Yasin; Abdullahi Abubakar Mas'ud; Norhidayah Md Yunus

doi:10.1016/j.apenergy.2015.04.122

Performance analysis of a novel rotationally asymmetrical compound parabolic concentrator

Siti Hawa Binti Abu-Bakar^*, Firdaus Muhammad-Sukki, Daria Freier, Roberto Ramirez-Iniguez, Tapas Kumar Mallick, Abu Bakar Munir, Siti Hajar Mohd Yasin, Abdullahi Abubakar Mas'ud, Norhidayah Md Yunus

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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%.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	221–231
Number of pages	11
Journal	Applied Energy
Volume	154
Early online date	16 May 2015
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apenergy.2015.04.122
Publication status	Published - 15 Sep 2015

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energy systems
voltage
current efficiency

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Abu-Bakar, S. H. B., Muhammad-Sukki, F., Freier, D., Ramirez-Iniguez, R., Mallick, T. K., Munir, A. B., Mohd Yasin, S. H., Mas'ud, A. A., & Yunus, N. M. (2015). Performance analysis of a novel rotationally asymmetrical compound parabolic concentrator. Applied Energy, 154, 221–231. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apenergy.2015.04.122

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Performance analysis of a novel rotationally asymmetrical compound parabolic concentrator. / Abu-Bakar, Siti Hawa Binti ; Muhammad-Sukki, Firdaus; Freier, Daria; Ramirez-Iniguez, Roberto; Mallick, Tapas Kumar; Munir, Abu Bakar; Mohd Yasin, Siti Hajar; Mas'ud, Abdullahi Abubakar; Yunus, Norhidayah Md.

In: Applied Energy, Vol. 154, 15.09.2015, p. 221–231.

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