TY - GEN
T1 - Micro solar concentrators
T2 - 42nd IEEE Photovoltaic Specialist Conference, PVSC 2015
AU - Jutteau, Sebastien
AU - Paire, Myriam
AU - Proise, Florian
AU - Lombez, Laurent
AU - Guillemoles, Jean Francois
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2015 IEEE.
PY - 2015/12/14
Y1 - 2015/12/14
N2 - In this work we look at a micro-concentrating system adapted to a new type of solar concentrator photovoltaic material, well known for flate-plate applications, Cu(In,Ga)Se2. Cu(In,Ga)Se2 solar cells are polycrystalline thin film devices that can be deposited by a variety of techniques. We proposed to use a microcell architecture [1], [2], with lateral dimensions varying from a few μm to hundreds of μm, to adapt the film cell to concentration conditions. A 5% absolute efficiency increase on Cu(In,Ga)Se2 microcells at 475 suns has been observed for a final efficiency of 21.3% [3]. We study micro-concentrating systems adapted to the low and middle concentration range ([4], [5]), where thin film concentrator cells will lead to substrate fabrication simplification and costs savings. Our study includes optical design, fabrication and experimental tests of prototypes.
AB - In this work we look at a micro-concentrating system adapted to a new type of solar concentrator photovoltaic material, well known for flate-plate applications, Cu(In,Ga)Se2. Cu(In,Ga)Se2 solar cells are polycrystalline thin film devices that can be deposited by a variety of techniques. We proposed to use a microcell architecture [1], [2], with lateral dimensions varying from a few μm to hundreds of μm, to adapt the film cell to concentration conditions. A 5% absolute efficiency increase on Cu(In,Ga)Se2 microcells at 475 suns has been observed for a final efficiency of 21.3% [3]. We study micro-concentrating systems adapted to the low and middle concentration range ([4], [5]), where thin film concentrator cells will lead to substrate fabrication simplification and costs savings. Our study includes optical design, fabrication and experimental tests of prototypes.
KW - Concentrator
KW - Cu(In,Ga)Se2
KW - Microlens
KW - Photovoltaic cells
U2 - 10.1109/PVSC.2015.7355767
DO - 10.1109/PVSC.2015.7355767
M3 - Conference contribution
AN - SCOPUS:84961652533
T3 - 2015 IEEE 42nd Photovoltaic Specialist Conference, PVSC 2015
BT - 2015 IEEE 42nd Photovoltaic Specialist Conference, PVSC 2015
PB - Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
Y2 - 14 June 2015 through 19 June 2015
ER -
