TY - JOUR
T1 - Design of concentrating elements with CIS thin-film solar cells for facade integration
AU - Brogren, M
AU - Wennerberg, J
AU - Kapper, R
AU - Karlsson, Björn
PY - 2003
Y1 - 2003
N2 - 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.
AB - 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.
KW - Cu(In
KW - Ga)Se-2
KW - module design
KW - parabolic concentrators
KW - building integration
U2 - 10.1016/S0927-0248(02)00162-9
DO - 10.1016/S0927-0248(02)00162-9
M3 - Article
SN - 0927-0248
VL - 75
SP - 567
EP - 575
JO - Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells
JF - Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells
IS - 3-4
ER -
