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Nonimaging High Concentrating Photovoltaic System Using Trough

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  • Waseem Iqbal

    (Department of Electrical Engineering, School of Engineering, University of Management and Technology, C-II, Johar Town, Lahore 54770, Pakistan)

  • Irfan Ullah

    (Department of Electrical Engineering, School of Engineering, University of Management and Technology, C-II, Johar Town, Lahore 54770, Pakistan)

  • Seoyong Shin

    (Department of Information and Communication Engineering, College of ICT Convergence, Myongji University, 116 Myongji-ro, Yongin 17058, Gyeonggi-do, Republic of Korea)

Abstract

Solar energy is a long-established technology, which has zero CO 2 emissions, and provides low-cost energy for a given area of land. The concentrator photovoltaic (CPV) has been given preference over the photovoltaic due to its high efficiency. In a CPV system, most of the solar cell area has been replaced with an optical concentrator. Various parabolic trough based CPV systems have been presented where a concentration of <300 is achieved. In the current research, a design is presented to achieve a high concentration of 622×. The design consists of two stages of concentration including parabolic trough as a main concentrator and nonimaging reflective grooves as a secondary concentrator. The trough reflects the incident light towards the secondary reflector where the light is redirected over the solar cell. Design of the two-stage concentrator, ray-tracing simulation, and results are presented. The system achieved an optical efficiency of 79%. The system would also be highly acceptable in solar thermal applications owing to its high concentration.

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  • Waseem Iqbal & Irfan Ullah & Seoyong Shin, 2023. "Nonimaging High Concentrating Photovoltaic System Using Trough," Energies, MDPI, vol. 16(3), pages 1-15, January.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jeners:v:16:y:2023:i:3:p:1336-:d:1048043
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