Novel optical concentrator technology for building integrated photovoltaic systems

Abu-Bakar, Siti Hawa; Muhammad-Sukki, Firdaus; Ramirez-Iniguez, Roberto; Freier, Daria; Mallick, Tapas Kumar; Munir, Abu Bakar; Yasin, Siti Hajar Mohd; Mas'ud, Abdullahi Abubakar; Bani, Nurul Aini

Abstract

This paper describes a novel type of solar concentrator for use in Building Integrated Photovoltaic (BIPV) Systems. The new design called rotationally asymmetrical compound parabolic concentrator (RACPC) is based on a novel algorithm that caters for the variation of the position of the sun throughout the day and throughout the year. The RACPC is designed to tackle the following issues: (i) to increase the electrical output of a concentrating photovoltaic (CPV) system by providing sufficient concentration gain; (ii) to minimise the usage of the PV material with the corresponding reduction of CPV system cost, and (iii) to eliminate the requirement of mechanical tracking by providing a wide field-of-view. The experimental results presented here indicate that the RACPC increases the short circuit current by 3.01x when compared with a bare solar cell.

• Presentation Conference Type: Conference Paper (unpublished)
• Conference Name: 2016 World Conference on Innovation, Engineering and Technology (IET 2016)
• Start Date: Jun 24, 2016
• End Date: Jun 26, 2016
• Deposit Date: Dec 2, 2020
• Publicly Available Date: Dec 4, 2020
• Keywords: Solar energy, Solar concentrator, Rotationally asymmetrical compound parabolic concentrator
• Public URL: http://researchrepository.napier.ac.uk/Output/2703672
• Related Public URLs: http://hdl.handle.net/10059/1738