Reuse of the Reflective Light and the Recycle Heat Energy in Concentrated Photovoltaic System | Zendy

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Reuse of the Reflective Light and the Recycle Heat Energy in Concentrated Photovoltaic System

Author(s) -

HsinChien Chen,

LiannBe Chang,

Ho-Thea Lin,

MingJer Jeng,

Lee Chow

Publication year - 2013

Publication title -

international journal of photoenergy

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.426

H-Index - 51

eISSN - 1687-529X

pISSN - 1110-662X

DOI - 10.1155/2013/579453

Subject(s) - photovoltaic system , materials science , reuse , microcrystalline , optoelectronics , solar cell , solar energy , power (physics) , environmental science , process engineering , engineering physics , optics , electrical engineering , waste management , physics , chemistry , engineering , thermodynamics , crystallography

A complex solar unit with microcrystalline silicon solar cells placed around the centered GaAs triple junction solar cell has been proposed and carried out. With the same illumination area and intensity, the total resultant power shows that the excess microcrystalline silicon solar cells increase the total output power by 13.2% by absorbing the reflective light from the surface of optical collimators. Furthermore, reusing the residual heat energy generated from the above-mentioned mechanism helps to increase the output power by around 14.1%. This mechanism provides a simple method to enhance the utility rate of concentrated photovoltaic (CPV) system. Such concept can be further applied to the aerospace industry and the development of more efficient CPV solar energy applications

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