Optical performance of a hybrid compound parabolic concentrator and parabolic trough concentrator system for dual concentration

Indira, Sridhar Sripadmanabhan; Vaithilingam, Chockalingam Aravind; Sivasubramanian, Ramsundar; Chong, Kok‐Keong; Saidur, R.; Narasingamurthi, Kulasekharan

doi:10.1016/j.seta.2021.101538

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“…The cost of a CPV system is generally higher than that of traditional solar panels [23,24]. The concentrators and tracking systems for concentrating sunlight over the small cells need to be cost-effective for small-scale and large-scale systems [18,19,46]. Most CPV systems require direct sunlight to operate at their maximum efficiency [95].…”

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“…To design a system without tracking, the acceptance angle needs to be increased to capture the light at maximum daylight hours. The CPC, a nonimaging concentrator, is used for both CPV and CPV/T systems with and without sun-tracking [32,46]. An eightfold Fresnel-lens-based concentrator was designed to achieve uniform irradiance [28].…”

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Optical Developments in Concentrator Photovoltaic Systems—A Review

2023

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Energy needs have increased with global advancements and industrial revolutions. Electrical energy utilization shares a huge amount of energy with residential and industrial loads. Traditional energy resources are expensive and polluting, producing greenhouse gasses, which is a major environmental concern. Solar energy utilization is a cost-effective, sustainable, and green solution to meet the ongoing energy demand. Concentrator photovoltaic (CPV) systems are developed for energy conversion by providing high efficiency using multi-junction solar cells. This paper provides an overview of the recent optical developments in CPV systems and emerging technologies that are likely to shape the future of CPV systems. The objective of this article is to provide an overview of the issues that need to be resolved to improve the geometrical concentration, acceptance angle, uniformity, and optical efficiency of CPV systems. A comprehensive comparison is also presented on different types of solar concentrators. In addition, future research directions are presented to facilitate the continued growth and success of CPV systems. Furthermore, this review article gives an up-to-date and widespread overview of CPV technology, assesses its potential for various applications, and distinguishes the challenges and opportunities for future research and development.

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Optical Developments in Concentrator Photovoltaic Systems—A Review

2023

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“…Compared with other CPC solar collectors, the CPC-CSCs can achieve a higher collector efficiency at higher collecting temperatures. Indira et al [23] designed a dual-concentration collector using CPC, parabolic trough concentrator and dual-axis tracking. With the assistance of CPC, the maximum optical efficiency of this collector is around 6.35% higher than solely using parabolic trough concentrator.…”

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“…Considering both thermal and economic performances, the size of the concentrated solar collector could potentially be reduced to 9 m 2 or less.5. As collector area decreases from 18 m 2 to 6 m 2 , the heat provision by ASHP increases by23.7% and that by SHW decreases by 46%, the electricity consumed by ASHP and the pumps increase by 23 % and 8.1%. For SWHP, the heat provision slightly decreases by 5.3% and the electricity consumption is merely influenced.Tintemperature of working fluid at inlet of CPC-CSC, o C Tout temperature of working fluid at outlet of CPC-CSC, o C…”

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Investigation of solar assisted air source heat pump heating system integrating compound parabolic concentrator-capillary tube solar collectors

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Energy Conversion and Management

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“…The CPV system requires less area of solar cell by increasing geometrical concentration and providing high efficiency, thus reducing cost of the system [11][12][13]. Optical concentrators, such as parabolic concentrator, parabolic trough, CPC, heliostats, convex lens, and Fresnel lens, were used in the CPV systems [14][15][16][17]. Optical concentrators are used to increase the intensity of light and focus the available light over the solar cell.…”

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Nonimaging High Concentrating Photovoltaic System Using Trough

2023

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Solar energy is a long-established technology, which has zero CO2 emissions, and provides low-cost energy for a given area of land. The concentrator photovoltaic (CPV) has been given preference over the photovoltaic due to its high efficiency. In a CPV system, most of the solar cell area has been replaced with an optical concentrator. Various parabolic trough based CPV systems have been presented where a concentration of <300 is achieved. In the current research, a design is presented to achieve a high concentration of 622×. The design consists of two stages of concentration including parabolic trough as a main concentrator and nonimaging reflective grooves as a secondary concentrator. The trough reflects the incident light towards the secondary reflector where the light is redirected over the solar cell. Design of the two-stage concentrator, ray-tracing simulation, and results are presented. The system achieved an optical efficiency of 79%. The system would also be highly acceptable in solar thermal applications owing to its high concentration.

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Optical performance of a hybrid compound parabolic concentrator and parabolic trough concentrator system for dual concentration

Cited by 7 publications

References 45 publications

Optical Developments in Concentrator Photovoltaic Systems—A Review

Optical Developments in Concentrator Photovoltaic Systems—A Review

Investigation of solar assisted air source heat pump heating system integrating compound parabolic concentrator-capillary tube solar collectors

Nonimaging High Concentrating Photovoltaic System Using Trough

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