Printed luminescent solar concentrators: Artistic renewable energy

Schiphorst, Jeroen ter; Cheng, Marx L.M.K.H.Y.K.; Heijden, Maxime van der; Hageman, Renee L.; Bugg, Emily L.; Wagenaar, Teun J.L.; Debije, Michael G.

doi:10.1016/j.enbuild.2019.109625

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“…Efficiency under diffuse light and limited angular dependence on incident light are specific advantages of LSCs for BIPV [5][6][7]257,265] in addition to their multiple possibilities of color and shape that also open large possibilities for artistic creation. [264,[266][267][268][269] For example, Kerrouche et al have analyzed a large number of LSCs of various shapes and colors and presented a model of artistic stained-glass window with an optical peak power of 5 W under 1000 W m -2 illumination. [266] The design of LSCs for solar window application cannot exclusively focus on performances but requires the definition of appropriate balance between efficiency, optical transparency, and social acceptability.…”

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Luminescent Solar Collectors: Quo Vadis?

Roncali

2020

Advanced Energy Materials

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Luminescent solar concentrators (LSCs) are optical systems that absorb, convert, and concentrate solar light by means of photoluminescence of an emitting material embedded in a transparent waveguide. LSCs combine large possibilities of variation of shape, flexibility, color, and transparency and can operate under direct or diffuse light. LSCs were actively investigated in the period 1975–1985 in view of photovoltaic (PV) conversion. After 20 years of sleep, research on LSCs has reemerged in the first years of the millennium driven by their potential application for PV conversion in built environment. Research on LSCs aims at the development of new active and passive components, namely emitting and light‐guiding materials, and at the reduction of the loss factors associated with the elemental processed involved in the operation in order to improve power conversion efficiency. After a brief historical account, the operating principles, characterization, components, technology, and applications are reviewed. Finally, the performance of LSCs are critically discussed in a global perspective with particular emphasis on the basic contradiction between light concentration and conversion efficiency leading to some suggestions for future development of the topic.

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Luminescent Solar Collectors: Quo Vadis?

Roncali

2020

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“…This typical BAPV is also known as BAPVthermal (BAPV/T) water or air collector, where water or air will extract the additional heat energy A typical LSC consists of a glass or plastic-based square/rectangular-shaped waveguide luminophores, which absorbs a short-wavelength photon and convert them into long-wavelength. Further, due to total internal reflection, these photons finally reach the PV cells attached at the edge of the waveguide [106][107][108][109][110], as shown in Figure 4. The advantage of LSC-BIPV system is that the PV cells are placed at the edge, which does not create an obstacle for viewing.…”

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“…Working principle of inkjet-printed luminescent solar concentrator and photograph of a printed A4 sized luminescent solar concentrator[109].…”

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Status of BIPV and BAPV System for Less Energy-Hungry Building in India—A Review

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The photovoltaic (PV) system is one of the most promising technologies that generate benevolent electricity. Therefore, fossil fuel-generated electric power plants, that emit an enormous amount of greenhouse gases, can be replaced by the PV power plant. However, due to its lower efficiency than a traditional power plant, and to generate equal amount of power, a large land area is required for the PV power plant. Also, transmission and distribution losses are intricate issues for PV power plants. Therefore, the inclusion of PV into a building is one of the holistic approaches which reduce the necessity for such large land areas. Building-integrated and building attached/applied are the two types where PV can be included in the building. Building applied/attached PV(BAPV) indicates that the PV system is added/attached or applied to a building, whereas, building integrated PV (BIPV) illustrates the concept of replacing the traditional building envelop, such as window, wall, roof by PV. In India, applying PV on a building is growing due to India’s solar mission target for 2022. In 2015, through Jawaharlal Nehru National Solar Mission, India targeted to achieve 100 GW PV power of which 40 GW will be acquired from roof-integrated PV by 2022. By the end of December 2019, India achieved 33.7 GW total installed PV power. Also, green/zero energy/and sustainable buildings are gaining significance in India due to rapid urbanization. However, BIPV system is rarely used in India which is likely due to a lack of government support and public awareness. This work reviewed the status of BIPV/BAPV system in India. The BIPV window system can probably be the suitable BIPV product for Indian context to reduce the building’s HVAC load.

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“…Jianyong Yu (small overlap between the absorption and emission spectra of the fluorophores), high absorption coefficient and good stability. 25,27,30,[33][34][35] In the past forty years of research, various types of fluorophores have been used as absorbers/emitters for LSCs, including organic dyes, polymers, upconversion nanocrystals (NCs), quantum wells, QDs and perovskite NCs etc. 8,27,33,[36][37][38][39][40] Among them, colloidal QDs have attracted a lot of attention as fluorophores for application in LSCs due to their excellent optical properties, including size/shape/chemical composition tunable absorption spectra, structurally engineered Stokes shift, high QYs and improved photostability compared to traditional organic dyes/polymers.…”

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“…Although several recent reviews have described advances in LSCs, focusing on the different types of fluorophores (dyes, polymers, and QDs), waveguide materials and configuration of LSCs, there is still no report focusing on the use of C-dots for efficient LSCs. 16,25,27,30,31,[33][34][35]43,53 Our objective in this review is to highlight recent developments and exciting perspectives in the field of C-dots in terms of their synthesis, optical properties, and their applications in LSCs. Specifically, we present the key aspects of the design and synthesis of crystalline C-dots through different methods and the control of the optical properties of C-dots by tuning their size/shape, chemical composition and surface chemicals, and review emerging applications of LSCs.…”

Section: Jianyong Yumentioning

confidence: 99%