Experimental investigations of the microscale concentrated photovoltaic/thermal system based on a solar parabolic trough concentrator
The world’s electricity generation from photovoltaic systems has been growing significantly for the last two decades. Nowadays, one of the most interesting trends in the conversion of solar radiation is the use of concentrating solar power collectors. Among other well-known technologies, quite a new...
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| description | The world’s electricity generation from photovoltaic systems has been growing significantly for the last two decades. Nowadays, one of the most interesting trends in the conversion of solar radiation is the use of concentrating solar power collectors. Among other well-known technologies, quite a new solution is concentrated photovoltaic thermal installations, which use photovoltaic panels as a power converter. This paper presents the experimental works carried out on the prototypical micro-scale parabolic-through solar concentrator equipped with monocrystalline silicon solar cells located on the hexagonal receiver tube. The main goal of these investigations was to determine the possibility of enhancing the efficiency of photovoltaic solar cells by placing them under concentrated solar radiation. Obtained results showed, that the maximum power of tested solar cells increased approx. 29% from 14.40 ±0.50Weto 18.60 ±0.60Weusing concentrated sunlight in comparison to efficiency measured in direct sunlight. It was demonstrated that the use of solar radiation concentrators is justified in the case of solar installations, even with low concentration ratio factors. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-925f86ab410646e18c96d43d86464aba2023-07-23T04:54:35ZengElsevierEnergy Reports2352-48472023-07-0198697Experimental investigations of the microscale concentrated photovoltaic/thermal system based on a solar parabolic trough concentratorKrzysztof Sornek0Maciej Żołądek1Karolina Papis-Frączek2Maciej Szram3Mariusz Filipowicz4Corresponding author.; AGH University of Science and Technology, Faculty of Energy and Fuels, Department of Sustainable Energy Development, Mickiewicza Ave. 30, 30-059 Krakow, PolandAGH University of Science and Technology, Faculty of Energy and Fuels, Department of Sustainable Energy Development, Mickiewicza Ave. 30, 30-059 Krakow, PolandAGH University of Science and Technology, Faculty of Energy and Fuels, Department of Sustainable Energy Development, Mickiewicza Ave. 30, 30-059 Krakow, PolandAGH University of Science and Technology, Faculty of Energy and Fuels, Department of Sustainable Energy Development, Mickiewicza Ave. 30, 30-059 Krakow, PolandAGH University of Science and Technology, Faculty of Energy and Fuels, Department of Sustainable Energy Development, Mickiewicza Ave. 30, 30-059 Krakow, PolandThe world’s electricity generation from photovoltaic systems has been growing significantly for the last two decades. Nowadays, one of the most interesting trends in the conversion of solar radiation is the use of concentrating solar power collectors. Among other well-known technologies, quite a new solution is concentrated photovoltaic thermal installations, which use photovoltaic panels as a power converter. This paper presents the experimental works carried out on the prototypical micro-scale parabolic-through solar concentrator equipped with monocrystalline silicon solar cells located on the hexagonal receiver tube. The main goal of these investigations was to determine the possibility of enhancing the efficiency of photovoltaic solar cells by placing them under concentrated solar radiation. Obtained results showed, that the maximum power of tested solar cells increased approx. 29% from 14.40 ±0.50Weto 18.60 ±0.60Weusing concentrated sunlight in comparison to efficiency measured in direct sunlight. It was demonstrated that the use of solar radiation concentrators is justified in the case of solar installations, even with low concentration ratio factors.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2352484723003256Solar energyConcentrating solar powerCSPPhotovoltaicCogenerationRay tracing |
| spellingShingle | Krzysztof Sornek Maciej Żołądek Karolina Papis-Frączek Maciej Szram Mariusz Filipowicz Experimental investigations of the microscale concentrated photovoltaic/thermal system based on a solar parabolic trough concentrator Energy Reports Solar energy Concentrating solar power CSP Photovoltaic Cogeneration Ray tracing |
| title | Experimental investigations of the microscale concentrated photovoltaic/thermal system based on a solar parabolic trough concentrator |
| title_full | Experimental investigations of the microscale concentrated photovoltaic/thermal system based on a solar parabolic trough concentrator |
| title_fullStr | Experimental investigations of the microscale concentrated photovoltaic/thermal system based on a solar parabolic trough concentrator |
| title_full_unstemmed | Experimental investigations of the microscale concentrated photovoltaic/thermal system based on a solar parabolic trough concentrator |
| title_short | Experimental investigations of the microscale concentrated photovoltaic/thermal system based on a solar parabolic trough concentrator |
| title_sort | experimental investigations of the microscale concentrated photovoltaic thermal system based on a solar parabolic trough concentrator |
| topic | Solar energy Concentrating solar power CSP Photovoltaic Cogeneration Ray tracing |
| url | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2352484723003256 |
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