Title :
An experimental study of low concentration on monocrystalline solar cells
Author :
Habireche, Abderrahmane ; Saidi, Nacer ; Boukhelifa, Akkila ; Talha, Abdelaziz ; Boumaaraf, Houria
Author_Institution :
Lab. d´Instrum., Univ. des Sci. et de la Technol. Houari Boumediene, Algiers, Algeria
Abstract :
In this paper, we present an experimental study on photovoltaic solar energy. The objective is to produce more energy and reduce the price by applying a low concentration of solar radiation. Either on smaller cells; so we reduce the manufacturing cost, or on the same cells; so that the energy output increases. Tests have shown that we can make a concentration up to 5 X; so the cell surface can be reduced 5 times while keeping the same delivered power. To examine the results, we have built a concentrator of 2.5 X concentration ratio and put it in use to commercial photovoltaic panel.
Keywords :
photovoltaic power systems; solar absorber-convertors; solar cells; solar radiation; monocrystalline solar cells; photovoltaic panel; photovoltaic solar energy; solar radiation; Photovoltaic cells; Photovoltaic systems; Reflection; Resistance; Sun; Temperature; low concentration; monocrystalline; photovoltaic; reflection; solar cell;
Conference_Titel :
Control, Engineering & Information Technology (CEIT), 2015 3rd International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Tlemcen
DOI :
10.1109/CEIT.2015.7233085