Time-Resolved Temperature Map Prediction of Concentration Photovoltaics Systems by Means of Coupled Ray Tracing Flux Analysis and Thermal Quadrupoles Modelling

Time-Resolved Temperature Map Prediction of Concentration Photovoltaics Systems by Means of Coupled Ray Tracing Flux Analysis and Thermal Quadrupoles Modelling

A transient 3D thermal model based on the thermal quadrupole method, coupled to ray tracing analysis, is presented. This methodology can predict transient temperature maps under any time-fluctuating irradiance flux—either synthetic or experimental—providing a useful tool for the...

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Main Authors: Alejandro Mateos-Canseco, Manuel I. Peña-Cruz, Arturo Díaz-Ponce, Jean-Luc Battaglia, Christophe Pradère, Luis David Patino-Lopez
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2018-08-01
Series:Energies
Subjects:
CPV systems
solar concentration
Fresnel lens
ray tracing
thermal quadrupoles
temperature field
2D transient thermal analysis
Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/1996-1073/11/8/2042

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