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Outdoor characterisation of High Efficiency Luminescent Solar Concentrators

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  31 January 2011

Mauro Pravettoni ,
Alessandro Virtuani ,
Robert P. Kenny ,
Daniel J Farrell ,
Amanda J. Chatten  and
Keith W.J. Barnham
Mauro Pravettoni
Affiliation:
mauro.pravettoni@jrc.it, European Commission, DG JRC, Institute for Energy, Renewable Energy Unit, Ispra, Italy
Alessandro Virtuani
Affiliation:
alessandro.virtuani@jrc.it, European Commission, DG JRC, Institute for Energy, Renewable Energy Unit, Ispra, Italy
Robert P. Kenny
Affiliation:
robert.kenny@jrc.it, European Commission, DG JRC, Institute for Energy, Renewable Energy Unit, Ispra, Italy
Daniel J Farrell
Affiliation:
daniel.farrell@imperial.ac.uk, Imperial College London, Blackett Laboratory, London, United Kingdom
Amanda J. Chatten
Affiliation:
a.chatten@imperial.ac.uk, Imperial College London, Blackett Laboratory, London, United Kingdom
Keith W.J. Barnham
Affiliation:
k.barnham@imperial.ac.uk, Imperial College London, Physics, London, United Kingdom
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Abstract

This work presents recent results on outdoor characterisation of high efficiency luminescent solar concentrators. Outdoor measurements at 25�C and corrected to 1000 W/m2 have been compared with indoor characterization according to the international standards for conventional photovoltaic devices. Dependence of electrical parameters with temperature is also shown, together with results of various 1-day monitoring campaigns of luminescent concentrators performance under varying irradiance conditions. Results highlight the importance of those devices as potentially cheap, residential concentrating systems.

Keywords

photovoltaicenergy generationluminescence
Type
Research Article
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MRS Online Proceedings Library (OPL) , Volume 1168: Symposium P – Three-Dimensional Architectures for Energy Generation and Storage , 2009 , 1168-P02-06
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Copyright © Materials Research Society 2009

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