Assessment of the RACPC performance under diffuse radiation for use in BIPV system
In the last four decades there has been a significant increase in solar photovoltaic (PV) capacity, which makes solar one of the most promising renewable energy sources. Following this trend, solar power would become the world's largest source of electricity by 2050. Building Integrated Photovo...
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my.utm.914172021-06-30T12:16:13Z http://eprints.utm.my/id/eprint/91417/ Assessment of the RACPC performance under diffuse radiation for use in BIPV system Foster, Stephania Muhammad Sukki, Firdaus Ramirez Iniguez, Roberto Raine, Daria Freier Deciga Gusi, Jose Abu Bakar, Siti Hawa Bani, Nurul Aini Munir, Abu Bakar Mas’ud, Abdullahi Abubakar Ardila-Rey, Jorge Alfredo QA76 Computer software TK Electrical engineering. Electronics Nuclear engineering In the last four decades there has been a significant increase in solar photovoltaic (PV) capacity, which makes solar one of the most promising renewable energy sources. Following this trend, solar power would become the world's largest source of electricity by 2050. Building Integrated Photovoltaic (BIPV) systems, in which conventional materials can be replaced with PV panels that become an integral part of the building, can be enhanced with concentrating photovoltaic (CPV) systems. In order to increase the cost efficiency of a BIPV system, an optical concentrator can be used to replace expensive PV material with a lower cost option, whilst increasing the electrical output through the concentration of solar power. A concentrator called rotationally asymmetrical compound parabolic concentrator (RACPC) was analysed in this work under diffuse light conditions. Software simulations and experimental work were carried out to determine the optical concentration gain of the concentrator. Results from this work show that, under diffuse light, the RACPC has an optical concentration gain of 2.12. The experimental work showed a value of 2.20, which confirms the results with only a 3.8% difference. MDPI AG 2020-05-01 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://eprints.utm.my/id/eprint/91417/1/NurulAiniBani2020_AssessmentoftheRACPCPerformance.pdf Foster, Stephania and Muhammad Sukki, Firdaus and Ramirez Iniguez, Roberto and Raine, Daria Freier and Deciga Gusi, Jose and Abu Bakar, Siti Hawa and Bani, Nurul Aini and Munir, Abu Bakar and Mas’ud, Abdullahi Abubakar and Ardila-Rey, Jorge Alfredo (2020) Assessment of the RACPC performance under diffuse radiation for use in BIPV system. Applied Sciences (Switzerland), 10 (10). ISSN 2076-3417 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/app10103552 DOI:10.3390/app10103552 |
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In the last four decades there has been a significant increase in solar photovoltaic (PV) capacity, which makes solar one of the most promising renewable energy sources. Following this trend, solar power would become the world's largest source of electricity by 2050. Building Integrated Photovoltaic (BIPV) systems, in which conventional materials can be replaced with PV panels that become an integral part of the building, can be enhanced with concentrating photovoltaic (CPV) systems. In order to increase the cost efficiency of a BIPV system, an optical concentrator can be used to replace expensive PV material with a lower cost option, whilst increasing the electrical output through the concentration of solar power. A concentrator called rotationally asymmetrical compound parabolic concentrator (RACPC) was analysed in this work under diffuse light conditions. Software simulations and experimental work were carried out to determine the optical concentration gain of the concentrator. Results from this work show that, under diffuse light, the RACPC has an optical concentration gain of 2.12. The experimental work showed a value of 2.20, which confirms the results with only a 3.8% difference. |
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Assessment of the RACPC performance under diffuse radiation for use in BIPV system |
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Assessment of the RACPC performance under diffuse radiation for use in BIPV system |
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Assessment of the RACPC performance under diffuse radiation for use in BIPV system |
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