Integrating tracking in concentrating photovoltaics using non-rotational symmetric laterally moving optics

Fabian Duerr; Pablo Benítez; Juan Carlos Miñano; Youri Meuret; Hugo Thienpont

doi:10.1117/12.893330

22 September 2011 Integrating tracking in concentrating photovoltaics using non-rotational symmetric laterally moving optics

Fabian Duerr, Pablo Benítez, Juan Carlos Miñano, Youri Meuret, Hugo Thienpont

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Proceedings Volume 8124, Nonimaging Optics: Efficient Design for Illumination and Solar Concentration VIII; 81240M (2011) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.893330
Event: SPIE Optical Engineering + Applications, 2011, San Diego, California, United States

Abstract

In this work the concept of integrating tracking in concentrating photovoltaics is briefly summarized and possible fields of application are classified. A previously proposed system setup relies on the use of two rotational symmetric laterally moving plano-convex lenses to achieve 500× concentration over an angular range of ±24°. However, the circular lens apertures are less suitable for application in lens array structures. A new design algorithm based on the Simultaneous Multiple Surface algorithm in three dimensions (SMS3D) demonstrates the ability to address this problem. Performance simulations show that the resulting non-rotational symmetric design outperforms its conventional rotational symmetric counterpart.

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Fabian Duerr, Pablo Benítez, Juan Carlos Miñano, Youri Meuret, and Hugo Thienpont "Integrating tracking in concentrating photovoltaics using non-rotational symmetric laterally moving optics", Proc. SPIE 8124, Nonimaging Optics: Efficient Design for Illumination and Solar Concentration VIII, 81240M (22 September 2011); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.893330

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