Hybrid CPV-T micro-concentrator system

Author

Everett, V. ; Harvey, J. ; Surve, S. ; Thomsen, E. ; Vivar, Magno ; Fuentes, Manuel ; Rahman, Sazid ; Mayon, Y.O. ; Blakers, Andrew

Author_Institution

Australian Nat. Univ., Canberra, ACT, Australia

fYear

2011

fDate

19-24 June 2011

Abstract

A hybrid CPV-Thermal (CPV-T) micro-concentrator (MCT) system has been constructed. The MCT is a fully sealed, light-weight structure with a low wind-load factor. It incorporates modified one-sun solar cells operating at around 15 suns optical concentration using a novel ultra-lightweight Fresnel array with closed loop tracking to produce electricity and thermal energy suitable for generating hot water or running absorption chillers. Preliminary electrical and thermal performance data will be presented.

Keywords

Fresnel diffraction; absorption; solar cells; solar energy concentrators; MCT; absorption chillers; closed loop tracking; electrical performance; electricity production; hot water generation; hybrid CPV-T microconcentrator system; hybrid CPV-thermal microconcentrator system; light-weight structure; one-sun solar cells; optical concentration; thermal energy; thermal performance; ultra-lightweight Fresnel array; wind-load factor; Assembly; Lighting; Loading; Mirrors; Photovoltaic cells; Receivers; Sun;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Photovoltaic Specialists Conference (PVSC), 2011 37th IEEE

Conference_Location

Seattle, WA

ISSN

0160-8371

Print_ISBN

978-1-4244-9966-3

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/PVSC.2011.6186112

Filename

6186112