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Preparation and properties of photovoltaic static concentrators

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  • Saitoh, T.
  • Yoshioka, K.

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To realize further cost reduction of photovoltaic solar systems, several kinds of refractive static concentrators have been investigated. Using a ray tracing method, a two-dimensional lens was designed to obtain an optical concentration ratio of 1.75. As for a three-dimensional lens, a higher optical concentration ratio of 2.3 was developed for half-acceptance angles of 30 and 45°. In addition, to clarify the issues for commercial use, a long-life static concentrator was fabricated using a glass-lens with three kinds of Tedlar rear films in a mini-module. These results suggest that the refractive static concentrators are feasible to decrease cost reduction of the current flat-plate modules by reducing an occupation area of costly cells.

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  • Saitoh, T. & Yoshioka, K., 1998. "Preparation and properties of photovoltaic static concentrators," Renewable Energy, Elsevier, vol. 15(1), pages 566-571.
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:renene:v:15:y:1998:i:1:p:566-571
    DOI: 10.1016/S0960-1481(98)00226-2
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    1. Freier, Daria & Ramirez-Iniguez, Roberto & Jafry, Tahseen & Muhammad-Sukki, Firdaus & Gamio, Carlos, 2018. "A review of optical concentrators for portable solar photovoltaic systems for developing countries," Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, Elsevier, vol. 90(C), pages 957-968.
    2. Gang Pei & Guiqiang Li & Yuehong Su & Jie Ji & Saffa Riffat & Hongfei Zheng, 2012. "Preliminary Ray Tracing and Experimental Study on the Effect of Mirror Coating on the Optical Efficiency of a Solid Dielectric Compound Parabolic Concentrator," Energies, MDPI, vol. 5(9), pages 1-13, September.

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