The Assembly of Embedded Systems for Integrated Photovoltaic windows in Rural Buildings (E-IPB)

Shanks, K; Baig, Hasan; Knowles, Ashley; Brierley, Adam; Orr, Henry; Patel, Jayesh; Foster, Neil; Ball, Stephen; Sun, Yanyi; Wu, Yupeng; Senthilarasu, Sundaram; Mallick, Tapas

Abstract

Embedded PV systems are required to help improve the synergy of renewable energy and smart buildings. A novel concentrator photovoltaic (CPV) system embedded as a window for integration into buildings is presented. The system is made up of crossed compound parabolic concentrators (CCPC), Talesun Silicon solar cells and glass panes. The materials and manufacturing methods are presented along with their advantages and disidvantages. Two sized prototypes are presented, 7cm by 7cm and 20cm by 20cm. The maximum power obtained was 3.53 Watts for the larger prototype. The glass CCPC optics produce more power but plastic alternatives are only 44% the weight of the glass optics. The best performing plastic optics were made of Topaz and injection moulded. The cell soldering and alignment method is explored and in particular silver tracks printed on glass are analysed for their resistance, aesthetics and benefit to the assembly process. Using plastic optics for CPV technology is a relatively new area of research, and the combination of silver tracks printed on glass could make this innovative design revolutionary in its field.

Citation

Shanks, K., Baig, H., Knowles, A., Brierley, A., Orr, H., Patel, J., Foster, N., Ball, S., Sun, Y., Wu, Y., Senthilarasu, S., & Mallick, T. (2018, August). The Assembly of Embedded Systems for Integrated Photovoltaic windows in Rural Buildings (E-IPB). Presented at 9th edition of the international SOLARIS conference, Chengdu, China

• Presentation Conference Type: Conference Paper (published)
• Conference Name: 9th edition of the international SOLARIS conference
• Start Date: Aug 30, 2018
• End Date: Aug 31, 2018
• Publication Date: 2019
• Deposit Date: Mar 10, 2023
• Publicly Available Date: Mar 10, 2023
• Publisher: IOP Publishing
• Volume: 556
• Pages: 012040
• Series Title: IOP Conference Series: Materials Science and Engineering
• Series Number: 556
• Book Title: IOP Conference Series: Materials Science and Engineering
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.1088/1757-899X/556/1/012040