Novel Configurations of Luminescent Solar Concentrators
The luminescent solar concentrator (LSC) collects incident radiation over a large surface and concentrates it with the
use of luminescent centres onto small edge surfaces, where it can be converted by photovoltaic (PV) cells. It presents
a way to make photovoltaic systems more cost-effective and is particularly suited for building integration.
Conventional LSCs and thin film composite LSCs have been fabricated and compared. No significant difference in
performance was found between these two configurations. Moreover, the angular distribution of the luminescent
output was examined for both types of LSCs. A versatile raytrace model has been developed and applied to the
experiments with good qualitative agreement. Simulations have been carried out with the raytrace model to
determine the potential and the mechanisms for performance optimisations of the LSC.
BOSE Rahul;
FARRELL Daniel J.;
CHATTEN Amanda J.;
PRAVETTONI Mauro;
BUCHTEMANN Andreas;
BARNHAM Keith W. J.;
2008-11-06
WIP-Renewable Energies
JRC42252
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