Evaluation of concentrating photovoltaic performance under different homogeniser materials

Idris Al Siyabi; Katie Shanks; Sourav Khanna; Tapas K. Mallick; Senthilarasu Sundaram

doi:10.1016/j.matlet.2019.01.129

Evaluation of concentrating photovoltaic performance under different homogeniser materials

Idris Al Siyabi, Katie Shanks, Sourav Khanna, Tapas K. Mallick, Senthilarasu Sundaram^*

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School of Energy & Electronic Engineering

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Abstract

In concentrating photovoltaic (CPV), increasing the incoming sunlight to the solar cell influences the performance of the solar cells. The optical efficiency of the CPV components is a key factor to improve the electrical efficiency. Two types of homogeniser materials (K9 glass and crystal resin) were investigated in the CPV application. The results show a higher power generation of the CPV module when using K9 glass homogeniser compared to the crystal resin homogeniser by 27% due to the high transmittance value of the K9 glass material. In addition, the K9 glass material shows an excellent resistance to the heat produced by the concentrated sunlight compared to the crystal resin material.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	219-222
Number of pages	4
Journal	Materials Letters
Volume	241
Early online date	30 Jan 2019
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.matlet.2019.01.129
Publication status	Published - 15 Apr 2019

Keywords

Concentrator photovoltaics
Homogeniser optics
I-V characteristics
K9 glass
Optical materials and properties

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