An Outdoor Experiment of a Lens-Walled Compound Parabolic Concentrator Photovoltaic Module on a Sunny Day in Nottingham-Reference-Cited by-同舟云学术

An Outdoor Experiment of a Lens-Walled Compound Parabolic Concentrator Photovoltaic Module on a Sunny Day in Nottingham

Published:2013-09-16 Issue:2 Volume:136 Page:
ISSN:0199-6231
Container-title:Journal of Solar Energy Engineering
language:en
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Author:

Li Guiqiang¹²,Su Yuehong³,Pei Gang¹⁴,Zhou Hang⁵,Yu Xu⁵,Ji Jie⁶,Riffat Saffa⁵

Affiliation:

1. Department of Architecture and Built Environment, University of Nottingham, Nottingham NG7 2RD, UK;

2. Department of Thermal Science and Energy Engineering, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui 230026, China

3. Department of Architecture and Built Environment, University of Nottingham, Nottingham NG7 2RD, UK e-mail:

4. Department of Thermal Science and Energy Engineering, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui 230026, China e-mail:

5. Department of Architecture and Built Environment, University of Nottingham, Nottingham NG7 2RD, UK

6. Department of Thermal Science and Energy Engineering, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui 230026, China

Abstract

A lens-walled compound parabolic concentrator (lens-walled CPC) has a larger half acceptance angle than a mirror CPC for the same geometrical concentration ratio of 2.5X, so it would be more suitable for the building-integrated application as a stationary solar concentrator. Based on our previous work, an outdoor experimental study of a sample trough lens-walled CPC PV module under sunny condition in Nottingham is described. The experimental results provide the verification of actual larger half acceptance angle obtained by the lens-walled CPC in comparison with a mirror CPC of the same size. Along with the analysis of the projected incidence angles, the experimental results also indicate that the lens-walled CPC of 2.5X orientated east–west may be a good choice for high latitude area as a stationary solar concentrator to give a satisfactory whole year performance.

Publisher

ASME International

Subject

Energy Engineering and Power Technology,Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment

Link

http://asmedigitalcollection.asme.org/solarenergyengineering/article-pdf/doi/10.1115/1.4024929/6325778/sol_136_02_021011.pdf

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