• DocumentCode
    460134
  • Title

    Prediction of PV Concentrators Energy Production

  • Author

    Pachon, D. ; Martinez, M. ; Dominguez, C. ; Anton, I. ; Vivar, M. ; Sala, G.

  • Author_Institution
    Inst. de Energia Solar, Univ. Autonoma de Madrid
  • Volume
    1
  • fYear
    2006
  • fDate
    38838
  • Firstpage
    671
  • Lastpage
    674
  • Abstract
    Data of direct beam radiation and irradiance are very scarce, but such information is required to predict the performance and productivity of PV concentrators. These systems seem to reach the market and investors requires information on its productivity. In this paper the energy produced by two well modelled C-systems (linear Euclides and classic Point focus) using actual and calculated direct beam irradiance distribution data are compared
  • Keywords
    solar energy concentrators; C-system model; PV concentrators; classic Point focus model; direct beam irradiance distribution data; direct beam radiation data; energy production; linear Euclides model; Equations; Extraterrestrial measurements; Optical arrays; Optical receivers; Optical recording; Production; Productivity; Temperature; Thermal resistance; Wind speed;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Photovoltaic Energy Conversion, Conference Record of the 2006 IEEE 4th World Conference on
  • Conference_Location
    Waikoloa, HI
  • Print_ISBN
    1-4244-0017-1
  • Electronic_ISBN
    1-4244-0017-1
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/WCPEC.2006.279544
  • Filename
    4059717