Performance analysis of a novel rotationally asymmetrical compound parabolic concentrator
- Submitting institution
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Glasgow Caledonian University
- Unit of assessment
- 12 - Engineering
- Output identifier
- 33453665
- Type
- D - Journal article
- DOI
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10.1016/j.apenergy.2015.04.122
- Title of journal
- Applied Energy
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- First page
- 221
- Volume
- 154
- Issue
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- ISSN
- 0306-2619
- Open access status
- Out of scope for open access requirements
- Month of publication
- May
- Year of publication
- 2015
- URL
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- Supplementary information
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- Output has been delayed by COVID-19
- No
- COVID-19 affected output statement
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- Forensic science
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- Criminology
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- Interdisciplinary
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- Number of additional authors
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8
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- Proposed double-weighted
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- Reserve for an output with double weighting
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- Additional information
- The low-concentration photovoltaic (LCPV) system has been identified as one of the potential solutions in lowering the overall installation cost of a building integrated photovoltaic (BIPV) system. This paper evaluates the performance of a novel type of LCPV concentrator known as the rotationally asymmetrical compound parabolic concentrator (RACPC). A specific RACPC design with a geometrical concentration ratio of 3.6675× was fabricated and integrated with a 1 cm by 1 cm monocrystalline laser grooved buried contact silicon solar cell. This design was tested indoors to evaluate its current–voltage (I–V), angular response and thermal characteristics.
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- Non-English
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- English abstract
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