Design, manufacture and characterization of compact optics for micro-CPV
Concentrator photovoltaics (CPV) modules are complex, heavy and bulky which hinders the deployment of this technology. Over the past few years, the miniaturization of this technology, called micro-CPV, promises to make more compact and less expensive modules. This article focuses on the design, fabr...
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| author | Jouanneau Corentin Denain Marius Guernion Léo Bidaud Thomas Kouame Konan Weiss Maxime Turala Artur Danovitch David Bryche Jean-François Darnon Maxime Hamon Gwenaëlle |
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| description | Concentrator photovoltaics (CPV) modules are complex, heavy and bulky which hinders the deployment of this technology. Over the past few years, the miniaturization of this technology, called micro-CPV, promises to make more compact and less expensive modules. This article focuses on the design, fabrication and characterization of a 350× single-stage concentrator optic made of PMMA. A matrix of 16 lenses has been produced, and a prototype module has been fabricated and characterized outdoors, achieving an optical efficiency of over 80%. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-7744dc218462446e845e8db2e36019fd2025-08-20T02:33:35ZengEDP SciencesEPJ Photovoltaics2105-07162025-01-01162710.1051/epjpv/2025015pv20250006Design, manufacture and characterization of compact optics for micro-CPVJouanneau Corentin0Denain Marius1Guernion Léo2Bidaud Thomas3Kouame Konan4Weiss Maxime5https://orcid.org/0009-0005-2181-8842Turala Artur6Danovitch David7https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3304-4264Bryche Jean-François8Darnon Maxime9https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6188-7157Hamon Gwenaëlle10Institut Interdisciplinaire d'Innovation Technologique (3iT)Institut Interdisciplinaire d'Innovation Technologique (3iT)Institut Interdisciplinaire d'Innovation Technologique (3iT)Institut Interdisciplinaire d'Innovation Technologique (3iT)Institut Interdisciplinaire d'Innovation Technologique (3iT)Institut Interdisciplinaire d'Innovation Technologique (3iT)Institut Interdisciplinaire d'Innovation Technologique (3iT)Institut Interdisciplinaire d'Innovation Technologique (3iT)Institut Interdisciplinaire d'Innovation Technologique (3iT)Institut Interdisciplinaire d'Innovation Technologique (3iT)Institut Interdisciplinaire d'Innovation Technologique (3iT)Concentrator photovoltaics (CPV) modules are complex, heavy and bulky which hinders the deployment of this technology. Over the past few years, the miniaturization of this technology, called micro-CPV, promises to make more compact and less expensive modules. This article focuses on the design, fabrication and characterization of a 350× single-stage concentrator optic made of PMMA. A matrix of 16 lenses has been produced, and a prototype module has been fabricated and characterized outdoors, achieving an optical efficiency of over 80%.https://www.epj-pv.org/articles/epjpv/full_html/2025/01/pv20250006/pv20250006.htmlopticsmicro-cpviii-vmulti-junctions solar cell |
| spellingShingle | Jouanneau Corentin Denain Marius Guernion Léo Bidaud Thomas Kouame Konan Weiss Maxime Turala Artur Danovitch David Bryche Jean-François Darnon Maxime Hamon Gwenaëlle Design, manufacture and characterization of compact optics for micro-CPV EPJ Photovoltaics optics micro-cpv iii-v multi-junctions solar cell |
| title | Design, manufacture and characterization of compact optics for micro-CPV |
| title_full | Design, manufacture and characterization of compact optics for micro-CPV |
| title_fullStr | Design, manufacture and characterization of compact optics for micro-CPV |
| title_full_unstemmed | Design, manufacture and characterization of compact optics for micro-CPV |
| title_short | Design, manufacture and characterization of compact optics for micro-CPV |
| title_sort | design manufacture and characterization of compact optics for micro cpv |
| topic | optics micro-cpv iii-v multi-junctions solar cell |
| url | https://www.epj-pv.org/articles/epjpv/full_html/2025/01/pv20250006/pv20250006.html |
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