The III–V Triple-Junction Solar Cell Characteristics and Optimization with a Fresnel Lens Concentrator
At present, the Fresnel lens are commonly used as the condenser in high-concentrating photovoltaic (HCPV) modules. It is ideally believed that the output power of a III–V triple-junction solar cell which is placed on the focal plane of a Fresnel lens is the largest, because the intensity of the sunl...
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| description | At present, the Fresnel lens are commonly used as the condenser in high-concentrating photovoltaic (HCPV) modules. It is ideally believed that the output power of a III–V triple-junction solar cell which is placed on the focal plane of a Fresnel lens is the largest, because the intensity of the sunlight on the focal plane is the largest. Actually, according to our work, the dispersion of sunlight through a Fresnel lens and the nonparallelism and divergence of the incident light will lead to changes in the spectrum and the homogeneity of illumination, and cause a drop of the solar cell output. In this paper, the influence of the dispersion and nonparallel incidence of the light on the output of a triple-junction solar cell at different positions near the focal plane were theoretically studied, combined with the light-tracing simulation method and triple-junction solar cell circuit network model. The results show that the III–V triple-junction solar cell has the highest output power in both sides of the focal plane positions. The output power can be increased by about 15% after being optimized. The simulation results were verified by the experiments. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-f618bbb9032a426d86853e36cc7189f12025-02-03T01:09:28ZengWileyInternational Journal of Photoenergy1110-662X1687-529X2018-01-01201810.1155/2018/72858497285849The III–V Triple-Junction Solar Cell Characteristics and Optimization with a Fresnel Lens ConcentratorYin Guo0Qibing Liang1Bifen Shu2Jing Wang3Qingchuan Yang4Institute for Solar Energy Systems, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou, ChinaInstitute for Solar Energy Systems, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou, ChinaInstitute for Solar Energy Systems, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou, ChinaInstitute for Solar Energy Systems, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou, ChinaInstitute for Solar Energy Systems, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou, ChinaAt present, the Fresnel lens are commonly used as the condenser in high-concentrating photovoltaic (HCPV) modules. It is ideally believed that the output power of a III–V triple-junction solar cell which is placed on the focal plane of a Fresnel lens is the largest, because the intensity of the sunlight on the focal plane is the largest. Actually, according to our work, the dispersion of sunlight through a Fresnel lens and the nonparallelism and divergence of the incident light will lead to changes in the spectrum and the homogeneity of illumination, and cause a drop of the solar cell output. In this paper, the influence of the dispersion and nonparallel incidence of the light on the output of a triple-junction solar cell at different positions near the focal plane were theoretically studied, combined with the light-tracing simulation method and triple-junction solar cell circuit network model. The results show that the III–V triple-junction solar cell has the highest output power in both sides of the focal plane positions. The output power can be increased by about 15% after being optimized. The simulation results were verified by the experiments.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2018/7285849 |
| spellingShingle | Yin Guo Qibing Liang Bifen Shu Jing Wang Qingchuan Yang The III–V Triple-Junction Solar Cell Characteristics and Optimization with a Fresnel Lens Concentrator International Journal of Photoenergy |
| title | The III–V Triple-Junction Solar Cell Characteristics and Optimization with a Fresnel Lens Concentrator |
| title_full | The III–V Triple-Junction Solar Cell Characteristics and Optimization with a Fresnel Lens Concentrator |
| title_fullStr | The III–V Triple-Junction Solar Cell Characteristics and Optimization with a Fresnel Lens Concentrator |
| title_full_unstemmed | The III–V Triple-Junction Solar Cell Characteristics and Optimization with a Fresnel Lens Concentrator |
| title_short | The III–V Triple-Junction Solar Cell Characteristics and Optimization with a Fresnel Lens Concentrator |
| title_sort | iii v triple junction solar cell characteristics and optimization with a fresnel lens concentrator |
| url | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2018/7285849 |
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