A Preliminary Investigation on the Photothermal Properties of Luminescent Solar Concentrators
Luminescent solar concentrators (LSCs) are considered promising photovoltaic (PV) devices to circumvent practical issues of applying conventional solar panels to the built environment. However, LSCs suffer from low power conversion efficiencies (PCEs) (typically <2% for devices of over 1 m<sup...
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| description | Luminescent solar concentrators (LSCs) are considered promising photovoltaic (PV) devices to circumvent practical issues of applying conventional solar panels to the built environment. However, LSCs suffer from low power conversion efficiencies (PCEs) (typically <2% for devices of over 1 m<sup>2</sup>), despite numerous efforts having been made to develop novel luminescent materials and optical techniques. In this report, we proposed to utilize photothermal (PT) energy of the LSCs to further improve the PCE. We conducted a preliminary investigation on the PV and PT properties of an LSC with dimensions of 300 mm × 300 mm × 5 mm. The results showed that the PT power (27.05 W) was much higher than the PV power (2.12 W). Further analysis indicated that the PCE could reach 3.41% for a device of 1 m<sup>2</sup>. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-fdf678b0cc5c460ea5cd98e7705b82462023-11-22T14:40:47ZengMDPI AGOptics2673-32692021-08-012314815410.3390/opt2030014A Preliminary Investigation on the Photothermal Properties of Luminescent Solar ConcentratorsYilin Li0Yujian Sun1Yongcao Zhang2Wenji Dong3Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Rice University, Houston, TX 77005, USADepartment of Earth and Environmental Engineering, Columbia University, New York, NY 10027, USAPhysical Sciences and Engineering Division, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology, Thuwal 23955, Saudi ArabiaSchool of Chemical Engineering and Bioengineering, Washington State University, Pullman, WA 99164, USALuminescent solar concentrators (LSCs) are considered promising photovoltaic (PV) devices to circumvent practical issues of applying conventional solar panels to the built environment. However, LSCs suffer from low power conversion efficiencies (PCEs) (typically <2% for devices of over 1 m<sup>2</sup>), despite numerous efforts having been made to develop novel luminescent materials and optical techniques. In this report, we proposed to utilize photothermal (PT) energy of the LSCs to further improve the PCE. We conducted a preliminary investigation on the PV and PT properties of an LSC with dimensions of 300 mm × 300 mm × 5 mm. The results showed that the PT power (27.05 W) was much higher than the PV power (2.12 W). Further analysis indicated that the PCE could reach 3.41% for a device of 1 m<sup>2</sup>.https://www.mdpi.com/2673-3269/2/3/14luminescent solar concentratorphotovoltaicphotothermalray-tracing simulation |
| spellingShingle | Yilin Li Yujian Sun Yongcao Zhang Wenji Dong A Preliminary Investigation on the Photothermal Properties of Luminescent Solar Concentrators Optics luminescent solar concentrator photovoltaic photothermal ray-tracing simulation |
| title | A Preliminary Investigation on the Photothermal Properties of Luminescent Solar Concentrators |
| title_full | A Preliminary Investigation on the Photothermal Properties of Luminescent Solar Concentrators |
| title_fullStr | A Preliminary Investigation on the Photothermal Properties of Luminescent Solar Concentrators |
| title_full_unstemmed | A Preliminary Investigation on the Photothermal Properties of Luminescent Solar Concentrators |
| title_short | A Preliminary Investigation on the Photothermal Properties of Luminescent Solar Concentrators |
| title_sort | preliminary investigation on the photothermal properties of luminescent solar concentrators |
| topic | luminescent solar concentrator photovoltaic photothermal ray-tracing simulation |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2673-3269/2/3/14 |
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