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Effect of diffuse radiation on the performance of a rotationally asymmetrical optical concentrator
  This paper evaluates the performance of a recently patented rotationally asymmetrical dielectric totally internally reflective concentrator (RADTIRC) under diffuse radiation. The RADTIRC has a geometrical concentration gain of 4.969 and two half acceptance angles of plus/minus 30 degrees and plus/minus 40 degress along the x-axis and z-axis respectively. Simulation and experimental work have been carried out to determine the optical concentration gain under diffuse radiation. It was found that the RADTIRC has an optical concentration gain of 1.94 under diffuse irradiance. The experimental results for the single concentrator showed an optoelectronic gain of 2.13, giving a difference of 9.8\% due to factors such as the presence of direct radiation during experiments, the increase in diffuse radiation due to the reflection from surrounded buildings as well as from the ground reflection.

  • Date:

    14 July 2016

  • Publication Status:

    Published

  • Publisher

    Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers

  • DOI:

    10.1109/ICP.2016.7510017

  • Funders:

    Energy Technology Partnership; New Funder; Glasgow Caledonian University

Citation

Freier, D., Muhammad-Sukki, F., Abu-Bakar, S. H., Ramirez-Iniguez, R., Munir, A. B., Yasin, S. H. M., & Mas'ud, A. A. (2016). Effect of diffuse radiation on the performance of a rotationally asymmetrical optical concentrator. In 2016 IEEE 6th International Conference on Photonics (ICP). , (71-73). https://doi.org/10.1109/ICP.2016.7510017

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Keywords

Building integrated photovoltaic systems, Optoelectronic gain, Rotationally asymmetrical dielectric totally internally reflecting concentrator, Solar photovoltaic, Building integrated photovoltaics, Buildings, Dielectrics, Optical reflection, Reflectivity

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