Design of concentrating elements with CIS thin-film solar cells for facade integration

M Brogren; J Wennerberg; R Kapper; Björn Karlsson

doi:10.1016/S0927-0248(02)00162-9

Design of concentrating elements with CIS thin-film solar cells for facade integration

M Brogren, J Wennerberg, R Kapper, Björn Karlsson

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A concentrating photovoltaic wall element, including Cu(In, Ga)Se-2-based modules, aluminum reflectors, and an insulation for building integration, has been developed and evaluated. The geometric concentration ratio of the system is about 3 x. However, the measured maximum electric power from the modules is only 1.9 times that of identical vertical modules without reflectors, due to optical losses and a decrease in fill-factor from 0.6 to 0.5 under concentrated light. The optical efficiency of the system is 76% at an effective solar height of 40degrees. (C) 2002 Elsevier Science B.V. All rights reserved.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	567-575
Journal	Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells
Volume	75
Issue number	3-4
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/S0927-0248(02)00162-9
Publication status	Published - 2003

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Cu(In
Ga)Se-2
module design
parabolic concentrators
building integration

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Design of concentrating elements with CIS thin-film solar cells for facade integration

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