Daria Freier
Annual prediction output of an RADTIRC-PV module
Freier, Daria; Muhammad-Sukki, Firdaus; Abu-Bakar, Siti Hawa; Ramirez-Iniguez, Roberto; Munir, Abu Bakar; Yasin, Siti Hajar Mohd; Bani, Nurul; Mas’ud, Abdullahi; Ardila-Rey, Jorge; Karim, Md
Authors
Dr Firdaus Muhammad Sukki F.MuhammadSukki@napier.ac.uk
Lecturer
Siti Hawa Abu-Bakar
Roberto Ramirez-Iniguez
Abu Bakar Munir
Siti Hajar Mohd Yasin
Nurul Bani
Abdullahi Mas’ud
Jorge Ardila-Rey
Md Karim
Abstract
The number of solar photovoltaic (PV) installations has been increasing worldwide but the high capital cost of installation continues to be the main challenge, particularly in many developing countries. The solar concentrator, a device that focuses the sunlight onto a small area, has the potential to minimize the use of expensive PV material while maintaining the system's performance, ultimately bringing down its overall cost. This study aims to predict the annual electrical output of a specific concentrator design called the rotationally asymmetrical dielectric totally internally reflecting concentrator (RADTIRC). The aforementioned design is assumed to be installed in Berlin/Brandenburg, Germany. First, a short review of concentrators is provided. Next, a description of the RADTIRC and the previous research that revolved around it are provided. Afterwards, the key parameters that are needed to determine the annual electrical output of the RADTIRC are explained before presenting the results of the simulations. It was found that the yearly energy yield was increased by a factor of 2.29 when the RADTIRC-PV module was used when compared with the non-concentrating PV module.
Citation
Freier, D., Muhammad-Sukki, F., Abu-Bakar, S. H., Ramirez-Iniguez, R., Munir, A. B., Yasin, S. H. M., Bani, N., Mas’ud, A., Ardila-Rey, J., & Karim, M. (2018). Annual prediction output of an RADTIRC-PV module. Energies, 11(3), Article 544. https://doi.org/10.3390/en11030544
Journal Article Type | Article |
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Acceptance Date | Mar 1, 2018 |
Online Publication Date | Mar 3, 2018 |
Publication Date | 2018 |
Deposit Date | Dec 1, 2020 |
Publicly Available Date | Dec 1, 2020 |
Journal | Energies |
Electronic ISSN | 1996-1073 |
Publisher | MDPI |
Peer Reviewed | Peer Reviewed |
Volume | 11 |
Issue | 3 |
Article Number | 544 |
DOI | https://doi.org/10.3390/en11030544 |
Keywords | Photovoltaic, Optical concentrator, Rotationally asymmetrical dielectric totally internally reflecting concentrator, Annual output, Berlin |
Public URL | http://researchrepository.napier.ac.uk/Output/2703206 |
Publisher URL | https://www.mdpi.com/1996-1073/11/3/544 |
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