Development and characterization of an FK photovoltaic concentrator for maximum conversion efficiency

Abstract: 

The outdoor measurements of a single-cell concentrator PV module reaching a regressed 35.6% efficiency and a maximum peak efficiency of 36.0% (both corrected @Tcell=25ºC) are presented. This is the result of the joint effort by LPI and Solar Junction to demonstrate the potential of combining their respective state-of-the-art concentrator optics and solar cells. The LPI concentrator used is an FK, which is an advanced nonimaging concentrator using 4-channel Köhler homogenization, with a primary Fresnel lens and a refractive secondary made of glass. Solar Junction’s cell is a triplejunction solar cell with the A-SLAMTM architecture using dilute-nitrides.


Publication type: 
Congress
Published in: 
High and Low Concentrator Systems for Solar Electric Applications VIII San Diego, CA, USA. Proceedings of SPIE Volume 8821-16
ISBN/ISSN: 
9780819496713
Publication date: 
August 2013
CeDInt Authors: 
Other Authors: 
Juan F. Vilaplana