High-concentration photovoltaic designs based on miniature parabolic dishes

Daniel Feuermann; Jeffrey M. Gordon

doi:10.1117/12.448829

High-concentration photovoltaic designs based on miniature parabolic dishes

Daniel Feuermann, Jeffrey M. Gordon

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Abstract

A new approach for concentrating photovoltaic systems that can easily attain the maximum flux levels commensurate with solar cell technology (of the order of 1000 suns) is proposed. The collection unit is a miniature paraboloidal dish (e.g., with a diameter of order 100 mm) which concentrates sunlight into a short glass rod. The flux distribution of the transported light is homogenized in a miniature glass kaleidoscope that is optically coupled to a small high-efficiency solar cell. The cell resides behind the dish and can be cooled adequately with a passive heat sink. These nominally independent collection units can be assembled into modules and arrays that produce almost any prescribed power level. All system elements are predicated on existing technologies.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	43-51
Number of pages	9
Journal	Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering
Volume	4446
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1117/12.448829
State	Published - 1 Dec 2001
Event	Nonimaging Optics: Maximum Efficiency Light Transfer VI - San Diego, CA, United States Duration: 2 Aug 2001 → 3 Aug 2001

Keywords

High-concentration
Mini-dish
Miniaturization
Modular
Optical fiber
Parabolic dish
Photovoltaic
Solar cell

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Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials
Condensed Matter Physics
Computer Science Applications
Applied Mathematics
Electrical and Electronic Engineering

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