TY - GEN
T1 - Rotationally asymmetric optical concentrators for solar PV and BIPV systems
AU - Ramirez-Iniguez, Roberto
AU - Muhammad-Sukki, Firdaus
AU - Abu-Bakar, Siti Rawa
AU - McMeekin, Scott G.
AU - Stewart, Brian G.
AU - Sarmah, Nabin
AU - Mallick, Tapas Kumar
AU - Munir, Abu Bakar
AU - Yasin, Siti Rajar Mohd
AU - Rahim, Ruzairi Abdul
PY - 2013
Y1 - 2013
N2 - Building Integrated Concentrated Photovoltaic (BICPV) systems are one of the options to reduce the dependency on fossil fuels and minimise energy consumption in buildings. These systems not only contribute to the generation of electricity, but also to the reduction of energy consumption by allowing the passage of ambient light and by making use of the cogenerated heat for indoor heating and/or cooling. This paper presents a novel optical concentrator called Rotationally Asymmetric Dielectric Totally Internally Reflecting Concentrator (RADTIRC) for use in BICPV systems. The RADTIRC-PV structure is capable of providing a maximum power concentration of 4.2x. Key benefits of this technology include: reduction of cost of BICPV systems, flexibility of design, and higher electrical power outputs.
AB - Building Integrated Concentrated Photovoltaic (BICPV) systems are one of the options to reduce the dependency on fossil fuels and minimise energy consumption in buildings. These systems not only contribute to the generation of electricity, but also to the reduction of energy consumption by allowing the passage of ambient light and by making use of the cogenerated heat for indoor heating and/or cooling. This paper presents a novel optical concentrator called Rotationally Asymmetric Dielectric Totally Internally Reflecting Concentrator (RADTIRC) for use in BICPV systems. The RADTIRC-PV structure is capable of providing a maximum power concentration of 4.2x. Key benefits of this technology include: reduction of cost of BICPV systems, flexibility of design, and higher electrical power outputs.
KW - solar photovoltaic
KW - building integrated photovoltaic systems
KW - rotationally asymmetric dielectric totally internally reflecting concentrator
KW - optoelectronic gain
KW - PERFORMANCE ANALYSIS
U2 - 10.1109/ICP.2013.6687055
DO - 10.1109/ICP.2013.6687055
M3 - Conference contribution
SN - 978-1-4673-6075-3
T3 - IEEE International Conference on Photonics
SP - 15
EP - 17
BT - 2013 IEEE 4TH International Conference on Photonics (ICP)
A2 - Abdullah, F
PB - IEEE
CY - New York
T2 - IEEE 4th International Conference on Photonics
Y2 - 28 October 2013 through 30 October 2013
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