A brief review of solar concentrators

Author

De, Dilip K. ; Olukunle, Olawole C.

Author_Institution

Phys. Dept., Covenant Univ., Ota, Nigeria

fYear

2015

fDate

27-28 March 2015

Firstpage

1

Lastpage

7

Abstract

For efficient and cost effective utilization Solar energy solar concentrators are vital. These are finding increasing applications in many solar energy applications such as concentrated solar photovoltaics, solar steam power generation, solar energy storage, solar cooking etc. In this brief review we discuss the various types of solar concentrators, their current applications, advantages and disadvantages. We also suggest future new applications of solar concentrators.

Keywords

photovoltaic power systems; power generation economics; solar energy concentrators; solar power; solar power stations; steam power stations; thermal energy storage; concentrated solar photovoltaics; cost effective utilization; solar cooking; solar energy solar concentrators; solar energy storage; solar steam power generation; Lenses; Optical receivers; Photovoltaic systems; Quantum dots; Solar energy; concentrated; concentrated photovolatics; concentrators; efficiency; irradiance; photovoltaic; quantum dots and parabolic concentrators; solar energy storage; thermionic converters;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Energy Economics and Environment (ICEEE), 2015 International Conference on

Conference_Location

Noida

Print_ISBN

978-1-4673-7491-0

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/EnergyEconomics.2015.7235082

Filename

7235082