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Rotationally asymmetric optical concentrators for solar PV and BIPV systems
  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.

  • Date:

    19 December 2013

  • Publication Status:

    Published

  • Publisher

    IEEE

  • DOI:

    10.1109/icp.2013.6687055

  • Cross Ref:

    10.1109/icp.2013.6687055

  • Funders:

    Glasgow Caledonian University; Scottish Funding Council; New Funder

Citation

Ramirez-Iniguez, R., Muhammad-Sukki, F., Abu-Bakar, S. R., McMeekin, S. G., Stewart, B. G., Sarmah, N., …Abdul Rahim, R. (2013). Rotationally asymmetric optical concentrators for solar PV and BIPV systems. In 2013 IEEE 4th International Conference on Photonics (ICP). , (15-17). https://doi.org/10.1109/icp.2013.6687055

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Keywords

Optical reflection, Stimulated emission, Rotation measurement, Performance analysis

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