Performance analysis of a novel rotationally asymmetrical compound parabolic concentrator.

Abu-Bakar, Siti Hawa; Muhammad-Sukki, Firdaus; Freier, Daria; Ramirez-Iniguez, Roberto; Mallick, Tapas Kumar; Munir, Abu Bakar; Yasin, Siti Hajar Mohd; Mas'ud, Abdullahi Abubakar; Yunus, Norhidayah Md

doi:10.1016/j.apenergy.2015.04.122

Authors

Siti Hawa Abu-Bakar

Firdaus Muhammad-Sukki

Daria Freier

Roberto Ramirez-Iniguez

Tapas Kumar Mallick

Abu Bakar Munir

Siti Hajar Mohd Yasin

Abdullahi Abubakar Mas'ud

Norhidayah Md Yunus

Abstract

The low-concentration photovoltaic (LCPV) system has been identified as one of the potential solutions in lowering the overall installation cost of a building integrated photovoltaic (BIPV) system. This paper evaluates the performance of a novel type of LCPV concentrator known as the rotationally asymmetrical compound parabolic concentrator (RACPC). A specific RACPC design with a geometrical concentration ratio of 3.6675× was fabricated and integrated with a 1. cm by 1. cm monocrystalline laser grooved buried contact silicon solar cell. This design was tested indoors to evaluate its current-voltage (. I-. V), angular response and thermal characteristics. Under standard test conditions, it was found that the RACPC increases the short circuit current by 3.01× and the maximum power by 3.33× when compared with a bare solar cell. The opto-electronic gain from the experiment showed good agreement when compared with the simulation results, with a deviation of 11%.

Citation

ABU-BAKAR, S.H., MUHAMMAD-SUKKI, F., FREIER, D., RAMIREZ-INIGUEZ, R., MALLICK, T.K., MUNIR, A.B., YASIN, S.H.M., MAS'UD, A.A. and YUNUS, N.M. 2015. Performance analysis of a novel rotationally asymmetrical compound parabolic concentrator. Applied energy [online], 154, pages 221-231. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apenergy.2015.04.122

Journal Article Type	Article
Acceptance Date	Apr 30, 2015
Online Publication Date	May 16, 2015
Publication Date	Sep 15, 2015
Deposit Date	Feb 12, 2016
Publicly Available Date	May 17, 2016
Journal	Applied energy
Print ISSN	0306-2619
Publisher	Elsevier
Peer Reviewed	Peer Reviewed
Volume	154
Pages	221-231
DOI	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apenergy.2015.04.122
Keywords	Solar photovoltaic; Solar concentrator; Rotationally asymmetrical compound parabolic concentrator
Public URL	http://hdl.handle.net/10059/1383