光电转换体系太阳能聚集器(英文)

Solar Concentrator for Photo-Voltaic System

In standard P-V systems, the high cost and low quantum efficiency of silicon cells has held back widespread adoption of this technology for decades. To generate electrical power from solar energy in a cost effective way, most methods require the concentration of the sunlight in order to increase the efficiency of energy conversion. Most systems use parabolic mirrors to focus sunlight to either a line (trough systems) or a small volume (dishes). One of the reasons solar power still remains little utilised, is the high cost of the collection systems.Light focussing devices using reflection usually take the form of a curved mirror. In contrast, this paper describes the new design of a device consisting of an array of small angled reflecting mirror facets located in a planar form. The three dimensional angle of each facet in the array is a function of its position in the array, and is calculated to be such that for a parallel beam striking the array, each facet will reflect the light in such a way as to form a focal point region.

In standard P-V systems, the high cost and low quantum efficiency of silicon cells has held back widespread adoption of this technology for decades. To generate electrical power from solar energy in a cost effective way, most methods require the concentration of the sunlight in order to increase the efficiency of energy conversion. Most systems use parabolic mirrors to focus sunlight to either a line （trough systems） or a small volume （dishes）. One of the reasons solar power still remains little utilised, is the high cost of the collection systems. Light focussing devices using reflection usually take the form of a curved rein＇or. In contrast, this paper describes the new design of a device consisting of an array of small angled reflecting m/trot facets located in a planar form. The three dimensional angle of each facet in the array is a function of its position in the array, and is calculated to be such that for a parallel beam striking the array, each facet will reflect the light in such a way as to form a focal point region.