Title :
Cost-effective concentrator progress
Author :
Kaminar, Neil ; McEntee, John ; Stark, Peter ; Adkins, Lori ; Lapson, Bill ; Curchod, Don
Author_Institution :
SEA Corp., USA
Abstract :
Important progress has been made in the continuing development of the SEA 10X Concentrator. The authors present these developments which include: the demonstration of cost-effective, cost-optimized solar cells for use at low concentration; lens transmission improvement from 79% to 86%; the construction of a 25 MW/yr capacity automated receiver assembly station; the performance of Sandia Qualification Tests; and protoype array design and construction. The authors also describe how this technology will be demonstrated with a rod mounted 48 array system through a contract with the Sacramento Municipal Utility District
Keywords :
Assembly; Contracts; Costs; Lenses; Optical design; Optical receivers; Production; Qualifications; Testing; US Department of Energy;
Conference_Titel :
Photovoltaic Specialists Conference, 1993., Conference Record of the Twenty Third IEEE
Conference_Location :
Louisville, KY
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-1220-1
DOI :
10.1109/PVSC.1993.346949
