Title :
Luminescent concentrator module of a practical size
Author :
Sakuta, Koichi ; Sawata, Shinji ; Tanimoto, Mitsumori
Author_Institution :
Electrotech. Lab., Japan
Abstract :
A prototype of a luminescent concentrator module of a practical size of 960 mm×420 mm was designed, fabricated and evaluated. A new “bottom-mounting” configuration was introduced. Single crystalline silicon solar cells were mounted at the center of the bottom surface of a luminescent plate made of PMMA containing a perylene-derivative dye. Enhancement of the short-circuit current by a factor of 2.23 was achieved. Another advantage in performance of the module under the partial shadowing conditions was demonstrated
Keywords :
elemental semiconductors; organic compounds; photoluminescence; semiconductor materials; silicon; solar cells; solar energy concentrators; 420 mm; 960 mm; PMMA; Si; bottom surface; luminescent concentrator module; luminescent plate; partial shadowing conditions; perylene-derivative dye; short-circuit current enhancement; single crystalline silicon solar cells; Circuits; Crystallization; Fluorescence; Laboratories; Optical coupling; Photovoltaic cells; Photovoltaic systems; Prototypes; Shadow mapping; Silicon;
Conference_Titel :
Photovoltaic Energy Conversion, 1994., Conference Record of the Twenty Fourth. IEEE Photovoltaic Specialists Conference - 1994, 1994 IEEE First World Conference on
Conference_Location :
Waikoloa, HI
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-1460-3
DOI :
10.1109/WCPEC.1994.520157
