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Performance analysis of a novel rotationally asymmetrical compound parabolic concentrator
  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%.

  • Type:

    Article

  • Date:

    16 May 2015

  • Publication Status:

    Published

  • Publisher

    Elsevier

  • DOI:

    10.1016/j.apenergy.2015.04.122

  • ISSN:

    0306-2619

  • Funders:

    Energy Technology Partnership; Glasgow Caledonian University

Citation

Abu-Bakar, S. H., Muhammad-Sukki, F., Freier, D., Ramirez-Iniguez, R., Mallick, T. K., Munir, A. B., …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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Keywords

Solar photovoltaic, Solar concentrator, Rotationally asymmetrical compound parabolic concentrator

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