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Experimental Electrical Assessment Evaluation of a Vertical n-PERT Half-Size Bifacial Solar Cell String Receiver on a Parabolic Trough Solar Collector
University of Gävle, Faculty of Engineering and Sustainable Development, Department of Building Engineering, Energy Systems and Sustainability Science, Energy Systems and Building Technology.ORCID iD: 0000-0002-0539-3291
University of Gävle, Faculty of Engineering and Sustainable Development, Department of Building Engineering, Energy Systems and Sustainability Science, Energy Systems and Building Technology.ORCID iD: 0000-0002-4007-3074
University of Gävle, Faculty of Engineering and Sustainable Development, Department of Building Engineering, Energy Systems and Sustainability Science, Energy Systems and Building Technology. MG Sustainable Engineering AB, Uppsala, Sweden.ORCID iD: 0000-0002-8156-2587
Department of Mechanical Engineering, Shahid Bahonar University of Kerman, Kerman 76175 133, Iran.ORCID iD: 0000-0001-6327-0321
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2023 (English)In: Energies, E-ISSN 1996-1073, Vol. 16, no 4Article in journal (Refereed) Published
Abstract [en]

A two-trough parabolic-shaped concentrating photovoltaic solar collector with a vertical half-size ‘phosphorus-passivated emitter rear totally diffused’ bifacial cell string receiver was designed and built for household applications, with the aim of smooth the electrical ‘duck curve’. The study consisted in testing the concentrating photovoltaic solar collector outdoors, under real weather conditions, for its daily electrical peak power and efficiency, as well as for its electrical transversal and longitudinal Incidence Angle Modifier direction. The outdoor testing measurements were conducted in a parabolic trough with low concentration coupled with a central vertical half-size ‘phosphorus-passivated emitter rear totally diffused’ bifacial cell string receiver. Furthermore, the electrical transversal Incidence Angle Modifier showed to be very delicate due to the position and outline of the receiver, which led to an electrical peak efficiency close to 10% at ±25° (i.e., for an electrical power output of around 49.3 W/m2). To validate the measured parameters, a ray-tracing software has been used, where the measured Incidence Angle Modifiers have a very good agreement with the simulated Incidence Angle Modifiers (e.g., deviation of <4%). Consequently, the concentrating solar collector met the objective of lowering the Photovoltaic cell stress and high radiation intensity, by shifting the electrical peak power at normal (e.g., at 0°) to higher incidence angles (e.g., ±25°); this aids the electrical demand peak shaving, by having the highest electrical power production displaced from the highest intensity solar radiation during the day.

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MDPI , 2023. Vol. 16, no 4
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concentrating photovoltaic solar collector; compound parabolic collector; half-size bifacial photovoltaic cells; phosphorus-passivated emitter rear totally diffused cells; collector testing
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URN: urn:nbn:se:hig:diva-41145DOI: 10.3390/en16042007ISI: 000944950000001Scopus ID: 2-s2.0-85149167311OAI: oai:DiVA.org:hig-41145DiVA, id: diva2:1742875
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The Swedish Foundation for International Cooperation in Research and Higher Education (STINT), ME 2018-7559Available from: 2023-03-13 Created: 2023-03-13 Last updated: 2023-08-28Bibliographically approved

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