A comparative study of 3D printed non-imaging solar V-trough and compound parabolic concentrators for low-cost, high-performance CPV applications

Alnajideen, Mohammad ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9408-6893, Al-Shidhani, Mazin, Naaman, Marwan, Eze, Martin ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2724-7516 and Suliman, Fouad 2023. A comparative study of 3D printed non-imaging solar V-trough and compound parabolic concentrators for low-cost, high-performance CPV applications. Presented at: 18th International Conference on Concentrator Photovoltaic Systems (CPV-18) and 13th World Conference on Thermophotovoltaic Generation of Electricity (TPV-13), 25-27 April 2023. AIP Conference Proceedings. , vol.2841 American Institute of Physics, 10.1063/5.0146166

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Abstract

Non-imaging solar concentrators are capable of increasing power output and reducing the cost of photovoltaic (PV) cells. This paper discusses the performance of non-imaging concentrators with two distinct configurations: V-trough and compound parabolic. The concentrators were successfully designed, fabricated, tested and characterized as reported in our previous papers [1, 2]. Herein, we present a comprehensive comparison between those non-imaging concentrators in terms of concentration ratio, power output, conversion efficiency, optical efficiency, light uniformity, angular response and cost. The results demonstrate the advantages of using V-trough and compound parabolic concentrators, particularly beneficial to be employed as the secondary optical elements with a primary concentrator and high-cost III-V cells such as GaInP/GaAs/Ge.

Item Type:	Conference or Workshop Item (Paper)
Date Type:	Publication
Status:	Published
Schools:	Schools > Engineering
Publisher:	American Institute of Physics
ISSN:	0094-243X
Date of First Compliant Deposit:	30 October 2023
Last Modified:	25 Feb 2025 09:46
URI:	https://orca.cardiff.ac.uk/id/eprint/163365

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