Title :
A New Solar Concentrator Based on One-Dimensional Grating
Author :
Liu, Guohua ; Ren, Xuechang ; Wang, Canhui ; Chen, Xiaoyun ; Li, Jianzhong
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Phys., Xiamen Univ., Xiamen, China
Abstract :
A new way of concentrating sunlight, which is based on one-dimensional grating, and could be used for concentrator photovoltaic, is described. The light changes its direction in the plane perpendicular to the grating direction, the diffracted lights translates through the glass and radiates on the solar cell which is on the edge of the glass. The diffraction efficiency is calculated in theory, and the concentration ratio is estimated.
Keywords :
diffraction gratings; light diffraction; photovoltaic cells; solar absorber-convertors; solar cells; concentrator photovoltaic; diffracted lights; one dimensional grating; solar concentrator; Building integrated photovoltaics; Costs; Diffraction gratings; Equations; Glass; Optical reflection; Photovoltaic cells; Photovoltaic systems; Propagation losses; Solar power generation;
Conference_Titel :
Photonics and Optoelectronic (SOPO), 2010 Symposium on
Conference_Location :
Chengdu
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-4963-7
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4244-4964-4
DOI :
10.1109/SOPO.2010.5504369
