Optimization of the Secondary Optical Element of a Hybrid Concentrator Photovoltaic Module Considering the Effective Absorption Wavelength Range

Hybrid concentrator photovoltaic (CPV) architectures that combine CPV modules with low-cost solar cells have the advantage of functioning well in modest direct normal irradiance (DNI) regions as well as high-DNI regions, where these architectures allow for higher performance in a limited space. For...

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Published inApplied sciences Vol. 10; no. 6; p. 2051
Main Authors Jeong, Woo-Lim, Kim, Kyung-Pil, Min, Jung-Hong, Lee, Jun-Yeob, Mun, Seung-Hyun, Park, Jeong-Hwan, Han, Jang-Hwan, Park, Won-Kyu, Yoon, Sewang, Lee, Dong-Seon
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Basel MDPI AG 01.03.2020
Subjects
Concentrators
Design
Efficiency
fresnel lens
hybrid concentrator photovoltaic
Irradiance
Light
Optimization
Photovoltaic cells
Photovoltaics
Polymethyl methacrylate
secondary optical element
Simulation
Solar cells
Wavelength
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Summary:Hybrid concentrator photovoltaic (CPV) architectures that combine CPV modules with low-cost solar cells have the advantage of functioning well in modest direct normal irradiance (DNI) regions as well as high-DNI regions, where these architectures allow for higher performance in a limited space. For higher performance of a hybrid CPV module, we optimized the secondary optical element (SOE) using raytracing software and conducted experimental measurements that consider the effective wavelength range. Our experiments with the optimized SOE (θ = 30°, h = 15 mm) demonstrated a maximum output power on the triple-junction cell and polycrystalline silicon cell of 212.8 W/m2 and 5.14 W/m2, respectively.
ISSN:2076-3417
2076-3417
DOI:10.3390/app10062051