Performance of Hybrid Micro-Concentrator Module with Integrated Planar Tracking and Diffuse Light Collection

Askins, Stephen A, Jost, Norman ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0111-9498, Aguila, Alvaro F, Anglade, Laetitia, Nardin, Gael, Duchemin, Mathilde, Gerlich, Florian, Ackerman, Mathieu, Coulot, Laurent, Levrat, Delphine, Petri, Jacques, Faes, Antonin, Champliaud, Jonathan, Despeisse, Matthieu, Domínguez Domínguez, César ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2751-7208 and Antón Hernández, Ignacio ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6890-5477 (2019). Performance of Hybrid Micro-Concentrator Module with Integrated Planar Tracking and Diffuse Light Collection. In: "46th IEEE Photovoltaic Specialists Conference (PVSC)", June 16-21, 2019, Chicago, Illinois.

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Title: Performance of Hybrid Micro-Concentrator Module with Integrated Planar Tracking and Diffuse Light Collection
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Item Type: Presentation at Congress or Conference (Article)
Event Title: 46th IEEE Photovoltaic Specialists Conference (PVSC)
Event Dates: June 16-21, 2019
Event Location: Chicago, Illinois
Title of Book: Proceedings of the 46th IEEE PVSC
Date: 20 July 2019
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Faculty: Instituto de Energía Solar (IES) (UPM)
Department: Otro
UPM's Research Group: Integración de Sistemas e Instrumentos ISI
Creative Commons Licenses: None

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Abstract

The Swiss start-up Insolight aims to be the first company to commercialize a high-efficiency III-V based low profile micro-CPV product that uses planar micro-tracking to eliminate the need for a tilting solar tracker, allowing rooftop mounting using typical flat-plate hardware, as well diffuse light capture using low cost Si solar cells which cover the area of the back plane not taken up by III-V solar cells. The IES-UPM has made an initial performance evaluation of a 0.1m2 prototype. We show that the integrated planar tracking can reach 55° AOI, show CSTC efficiency near to 30% for III-V output, and demonstrate the diffuse capture and planar tracking capability in a multi-week test campaign at our test site in Madrid.

Funding Projects

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Code
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Leader
Title
Horizon 2020
787289
GRECO
Universidad Politécnica de Madrid
Fostering a Next Generation of European Photovoltaic Society through Open Science

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Item ID: 57352
DC Identifier: https://oa.upm.es/57352/
OAI Identifier: oai:oa.upm.es:57352
Deposited by: Mr Stephen Askins
Deposited on: 20 Nov 2019 08:12
Last Modified: 20 Nov 2019 08:13
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