Title :
Towards commercialization of concentrator multijunction photovoltaic modules
Author :
Kinsey, G.S. ; Sherif, R.A. ; Pien, P. ; Hebert, P. ; King, R.R. ; Aldrich, D.
Author_Institution :
Spectrolab, Inc., Sylmar, CA 91342, USA
Abstract :
Concentrating photovoltaic (CPV) modules occupy the middle ground between conventional, flat-plate photovoltaics and concentrating solar power (CSP) technologies. CPV promises to deliver the best of both worlds: the highest efficiency of any photovoltaic system combined with the higher capacity factor and scale-up potential of dual-axis tracking systems characteristic of CSP power towers. Having demonstrated cell efficiencies over 40%, the CPV industry has now embarked on an aggressive program to demonstrate cost-effective, highly-reliable CPV modules in the field.
Keywords :
Atmospheric modeling; Commercialization; Notice of Violation; Performance analysis; Photovoltaic systems; Poles and towers; Power system reliability; Prototypes; Solar energy; Solar power generation;
Conference_Titel :
Photovoltaic Specialists Conference, 2008. PVSC '08. 33rd IEEE
Conference_Location :
San Diego, CA, USA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-1640-0
Electronic_ISBN :
0160-8371
DOI :
10.1109/PVSC.2008.4922749
