Low-X single-axis solar louver tracking system for residential rooftop applications

Autor: Ray Greensky, Kenneth Casperson, Christopher Fill, Mike Gearing, Tim Hebrink, Kevin Lidbeck, Paul J. Weber
Rok vydání: 2011
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Zdroj: 2011 37th IEEE Photovoltaic Specialists Conference.
DOI: 10.1109/pvsc.2011.6186111
Popis: Concentrated PhotoVoltaic (CPV) systems have the potential to minimize system cost as compared with traditional PV systems by replacing a portion of the solar cells with less-expensive reflective material. In this project, a CPV prototype was designed, built, constructed, and tested that utilized far Infrared (IR) transmissive mirror film for the reflective material. The film was adhered to a series of panels which articulated to track the sun throughout the day and concentrated 2 to 3 times the sunlight onto a set of stationary PV arrays. The system was designed such that it could be installed on a residential rooftop. When compared to a PV array on a similarly sloped roof without concentration, the system produced 51% more energy output over the course of several days.
Databáze: OpenAIRE