DocumentCode
3439834
Title
Rondine PV concentrators: Field results and progresses
Author
Antonini, A. ; Butturi, M.A. ; Di Benedetto, P. ; Uderzo, D. ; Zurru, P. ; Milan, E. ; Parretta, A. ; Baggio, N.
Author_Institution
CPower SRL, Ferrara, Italy
fYear
2009
fDate
7-12 June 2009
Abstract
In this work the experimental results of two pilot installations of 3.8 kWp and 4.9 kWp of Rondine PV concentrators installed in Italy are presented. These concentrating modules have a medium concentration level (25×) and employ silicon solar cells. The non-imaging optics of the concentrator allows for larger angular acceptance respect to many CPV modules, giving us the possibility to employ trackers for standard PV modules. The effect of soiling in these first installations is evaluated as well as their working conditions in different weather situations.
Keywords
elemental semiconductors; silicon; solar cells; solar energy concentrators; CPV modules; Rondine PV concentrators; Si; angular acceptance; medium concentration level; nonimaging optics; silicon solar cells; soiling effect; Conductive films; Conductivity; Electrodes; Electrons; Epitaxial growth; Glass; Molecular beam epitaxial growth; Substrates; Transistors; X-ray scattering;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Photovoltaic Specialists Conference (PVSC), 2009 34th IEEE
Conference_Location
Philadelphia, PA
ISSN
0160-8371
Print_ISBN
978-1-4244-2949-3
Electronic_ISBN
0160-8371
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/PVSC.2009.5411200
Filename
5411200
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