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

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
• Electronic ISSN: 1872-9118
• 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
• Contract Date: Feb 12, 2016