Planar solar concentrator with a v-groove array for a side-absorption concentrated photovoltaic system

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• 作者：An-Chi Wei^a ; ^{acwei@ncu.edu.tw" class="auth_mail" title="E-mail the corresponding author} ; Zih-Rong Chen^b ; Jyh-Rou Sze^c
• 关键词：Concentrated photovoltaics (CPV) ; Side-absorption CPV ; Planar solar concentrator ; Period-varied structure
• 刊名：Optik - International Journal for Light and Electron Optics
• 出版年：2016
• 出版时间：November 2016
• 年：2016
• 卷：127
• 期：22
• 页码：10858-10867
• 全文大小：2230 K

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In this paper, we propose a planar solar concentrator with a v-groove array for a side-absorption concentrated photovoltaic system (SCPV) to produce a planar and thin system and reduce the alignment complexity of concentrating optics. The design principle and a design example of the proposed SCPV are described. We demonstrate and analyze the design example in both simulation and experiment. The causes of the efficiency loss of the SCPV are discussed and reported. In addition, we integrated four fabricated SCPVs and corresponding solar cells to form a SCPV module. Moreover, such a SCPV module is demonstrated as a power source to energize a commercial portable energy charger.