TY - GEN
T1 - Rotationally asymmetric optical concentrators for solar PV and BIPV systems
AU - Ramirez-Iniguez, Roberto
AU - Muhammad Sukki, Firdaus
AU - Abu-Bakar, Siti Rawa
AU - McMeekin, Scott G
AU - Stewart, Brian G
AU - Sarmah, Nabin
AU - Mallick, Tapas Kumar
AU - Munir, Abu Bakar
AU - Yasin, Siti Rajar Mohd
AU - Rahim, Ruzairi Abdul
PY - 2013/12/19
Y1 - 2013/12/19
N2 - Building Integrated Concentrated Photovoltaic (BICPV) systems are one of the options to reduce the dependency on fossil fuels and minimise energy consumption in buildings. These systems not only contribute to the generation of electricity, but also to the reduction of energy consumption by allowing the passage of ambient light and by making use of the cogenerated heat for indoor heating and/or cooling. This paper presents a novel optical concentrator called Rotationally Asymmetric Dielectric Totally Internally Reflecting Concentrator (RADTIRC) for use in BICPV systems. The RADTIRC-PV structure is capable of providing a maximum power concentration of 4.2x. Key benefits of this technology include: reduction of cost of BICPV systems, flexibility of design, and higher electrical power outputs
AB - Building Integrated Concentrated Photovoltaic (BICPV) systems are one of the options to reduce the dependency on fossil fuels and minimise energy consumption in buildings. These systems not only contribute to the generation of electricity, but also to the reduction of energy consumption by allowing the passage of ambient light and by making use of the cogenerated heat for indoor heating and/or cooling. This paper presents a novel optical concentrator called Rotationally Asymmetric Dielectric Totally Internally Reflecting Concentrator (RADTIRC) for use in BICPV systems. The RADTIRC-PV structure is capable of providing a maximum power concentration of 4.2x. Key benefits of this technology include: reduction of cost of BICPV systems, flexibility of design, and higher electrical power outputs
KW - optoelectronic gain
KW - solar photo voltaic
KW - building integrated photovoltaic systems
KW - optical reflection
UR - http://toc.proceedings.com/20509webtoc.pdf
U2 - 10.1109/ICP.2013.6687055
DO - 10.1109/ICP.2013.6687055
M3 - Conference contribution
SN - 9781467360739
T3 - 2013 IEEE 4th International Conference on Photonics (ICP)
SP - 15
EP - 17
BT - IEEE Explore
PB - IEEE
T2 - 4th International Conference on Photonics
Y2 - 28 October 2013 through 30 October 2013
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