Spectral Correction of CPV Modules Equipped with GaInP/GaInAs/Ge Solar Cells and Fresnel Lenses
Photovoltaic (PV) devices are spectrally selective, and their performance is influenced by unavoidable spectral variations. In addition, multijunction-based concentrating photovoltaic (CPV) devices show a strong spectral dependence due to the series connection of various junctions with different abs...
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| author | Marios Theristis Eduardo F. Fernández Florencia Almonacid George E. Georghiou |
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| description | Photovoltaic (PV) devices are spectrally selective, and their performance is influenced by unavoidable spectral variations. In addition, multijunction-based concentrating photovoltaic (CPV) devices show a strong spectral dependence due to the series connection of various junctions with different absorption bands, and also due to the use of concentrator optics. In this work, the accuracy of a new set of analytical equations that quantify the spectral impact caused by the changes in air mass (AM), aerosol optical depth (AOD) and precipitable water (PW) is discussed. Four different CPV devices based on lattice-matched and metamorphic triple-junction solar cells and a poly(methyl methacrylate) (PMMA) and silicon-on-glass (SoG) Fresnel lenses are considered. A long-term outdoor experimental campaign was carried out at the Centre for Advanced Studies on Energy and Environment (CEAEMA) of the University of Jaén, Spain. Results show a high accuracy in the estimations of the spectral factor (SF), with an average mean absolute percentage error (MAPE) within 0.91% and a mean relative error (MRE) within −0.32%. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-165ddabda6474ad08d75556c2fae886c2022-12-21T23:56:02ZengMDPI AGApplied Sciences2076-34172017-08-017884210.3390/app7080842app7080842Spectral Correction of CPV Modules Equipped with GaInP/GaInAs/Ge Solar Cells and Fresnel LensesMarios Theristis0Eduardo F. Fernández1Florencia Almonacid2George E. Georghiou3PV Technology Laboratory, FOSS Research Centre for Sustainable Energy, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Cyprus, Nicosia 1678, CyprusCentre for Advanced Studies on Energy and Environment (CEAEMA), IDEA Solar Energy Research Group, Electronics and Automation Engineering Department, University of Jaén, Las Lagunillas Campus, 23071 Jaén, SpainCentre for Advanced Studies on Energy and Environment (CEAEMA), IDEA Solar Energy Research Group, Electronics and Automation Engineering Department, University of Jaén, Las Lagunillas Campus, 23071 Jaén, SpainPV Technology Laboratory, FOSS Research Centre for Sustainable Energy, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Cyprus, Nicosia 1678, CyprusPhotovoltaic (PV) devices are spectrally selective, and their performance is influenced by unavoidable spectral variations. In addition, multijunction-based concentrating photovoltaic (CPV) devices show a strong spectral dependence due to the series connection of various junctions with different absorption bands, and also due to the use of concentrator optics. In this work, the accuracy of a new set of analytical equations that quantify the spectral impact caused by the changes in air mass (AM), aerosol optical depth (AOD) and precipitable water (PW) is discussed. Four different CPV devices based on lattice-matched and metamorphic triple-junction solar cells and a poly(methyl methacrylate) (PMMA) and silicon-on-glass (SoG) Fresnel lenses are considered. A long-term outdoor experimental campaign was carried out at the Centre for Advanced Studies on Energy and Environment (CEAEMA) of the University of Jaén, Spain. Results show a high accuracy in the estimations of the spectral factor (SF), with an average mean absolute percentage error (MAPE) within 0.91% and a mean relative error (MRE) within −0.32%.https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3417/7/8/842concentrating photovoltaicstriple-junction solar cellsspectral correctionsair massaerosol optical depthprecipitable wateranalytical equations |
| spellingShingle | Marios Theristis Eduardo F. Fernández Florencia Almonacid George E. Georghiou Spectral Correction of CPV Modules Equipped with GaInP/GaInAs/Ge Solar Cells and Fresnel Lenses Applied Sciences concentrating photovoltaics triple-junction solar cells spectral corrections air mass aerosol optical depth precipitable water analytical equations |
| title | Spectral Correction of CPV Modules Equipped with GaInP/GaInAs/Ge Solar Cells and Fresnel Lenses |
| title_full | Spectral Correction of CPV Modules Equipped with GaInP/GaInAs/Ge Solar Cells and Fresnel Lenses |
| title_fullStr | Spectral Correction of CPV Modules Equipped with GaInP/GaInAs/Ge Solar Cells and Fresnel Lenses |
| title_full_unstemmed | Spectral Correction of CPV Modules Equipped with GaInP/GaInAs/Ge Solar Cells and Fresnel Lenses |
| title_short | Spectral Correction of CPV Modules Equipped with GaInP/GaInAs/Ge Solar Cells and Fresnel Lenses |
| title_sort | spectral correction of cpv modules equipped with gainp gainas ge solar cells and fresnel lenses |
| topic | concentrating photovoltaics triple-junction solar cells spectral corrections air mass aerosol optical depth precipitable water analytical equations |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3417/7/8/842 |
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