Cool covered sky-splitting spectrum-splitting FK
- LPI, Altadena, CA, USA and Madrid (Spain)
- LPI, Altadena, CA, USA and Madrid, Spain and Universidad Politécnica de Madrid (UPM), Madrid (Spain)
- Universidad Politécnica de Madrid (UPM), Madrid (Spain)
Placing a plane mirror between the primary lens and the receiver in a Fresnel Köhler (FK) concentrator gives birth to a quite different CPV system where all the high-tech components sit on a common plane, that of the primary lens panels. The idea enables not only a thinner device (a half of the original) but also a low cost 1-step manufacturing process for the optics, automatic alignment of primary and secondary lenses, and cell/wiring protection. The concept is also compatible with two different techniques to increase the module efficiency: spectrum splitting between a 3J and a BPC Silicon cell for better usage of Direct Normal Irradiance DNI, and sky splitting to harvest the energy of the diffuse radiation and higher energy production throughout the year. Simple calculations forecast the module would convert 45% of the DNI into electricity.
- OSTI ID:
- 22307883
- Journal Information:
- AIP Conference Proceedings, Vol. 1616, Issue 1; Conference: CPV-10: 10. international conference on concentrator photovoltaic systems, Albuquerque, NM (United States), 7-9 Apr 2014; Other Information: (c) 2014 AIP Publishing LLC; Country of input: International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA); ISSN 0094-243X
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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