Title :
Development of a metal homogenizer for concentrator monolithic multi-junction-cells
Author :
Araki, Kenji ; Leutz, Ralf ; Kondo, Michio ; Akisawa, Atsushi ; Kashiwagi, Takao ; Yamaguchi, Masafumi
Author_Institution :
Daido Steel Co. Ltd., Nagoya, Japan
Abstract :
A high reflectance, low cost and robust metal homogenizer suitable for monolithic multi-junction concentrator cells was developed. Mismatching the loss caused by chromatic aberration and FF loss caused by flux intensity inhomogeneity are shown to have significantly improved.
Keywords :
III-V semiconductors; aberrations; elemental semiconductors; gallium arsenide; germanium; heat treatment; lenses; p-n heterojunctions; ray tracing; solar cell arrays; solar energy concentrators; stainless steel; FF loss; Fresnel lens; GaP-GaAs-Ge; III-V semiconductors; chromatic aberration; concentrator photovoltaic cells; fluorine polymer protection coating; flux intensity inhomogeneity; metal homogenizer; monolithic multijunction cells; optical ray-tracing; silver plating; spectral response; stainless steel kaleidoscope; Focusing; Glass; Optical imaging; Optical losses; Optical mixing; Optical refraction; Optical variables control; Ray tracing; Robustness; Solids;
Conference_Titel :
Photovoltaic Specialists Conference, 2002. Conference Record of the Twenty-Ninth IEEE
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-7471-1
DOI :
10.1109/PVSC.2002.1190914
