Title :
Static concentration systems with enhanced light concentration
Author_Institution :
Fraunhofer Inst. fuer Solare Energiesyst., Freiburg, West Germany
Abstract :
Static concentrators are investigated in conjunction with high-efficiency solar cells to reduce solar cell area, and thus cost significantly. Two means of light concentration are introduced, one resulting in a gain by a factor of two. Other static concentrator designs are introduced leading to concentration factors of up to ten. The limitations and energy losses of these concepts are analyzed.
Keywords :
losses; solar cells; solar energy concentrators; energy losses; enhanced light concentration; high-efficiency solar cells; static solar concentrators; Apertures; Costs; Energy loss; Laboratories; Manufacturing; Mirrors; Optical reflection; Photovoltaic cells; Silicon; Solar radiation;
Conference_Titel :
Photovoltaic Specialists Conference, 1988., Conference Record of the Twentieth IEEE
Conference_Location :
Las Vegas, NV, USA
DOI :
10.1109/PVSC.1988.105922
