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Towards industrialization of planar microtracking photovoltaic panels
Year:2019
Research Areas
  • Photovoltaic generation
Information
Abstract
Planar micro-tracking concentrator photovoltaic modules hold great promises, as they enable the combination of efficiencies greater than 30% with the form factor of conventional rooftop panels operating at fixed tilt. Over the past three years, Insolight has been developing a fixed-tilt system, combining a biconvex silicone lens array, high efficiency multi-junction cells and integrated micro-tracking. A first prototype built in 2016 was validated with a peak conversion efficiency of 36.4 %. On the path towards industrialization of the systems, we present the evolution from the first lab prototype to fully automated panels featuring several thousands cells, installed on a rooftop pilot site. Continuous operation and data logging of the outdoor installation over a year enable us to validate a simple and robust integrated micro-tracking scheme. Recent measurements showed a module efficiency of 29% at concentrated standard test conditions. Different hybrid PV-CPV architectures are under evaluation for the capture of global irradiance.
International
Si
Congress
15th International Conference on Concentrator Photovoltaic Systems (CPV-15)
960
Place
Fez
Reviewers
Si
ISBN/ISSN
978-0-7354-1894-3
10.1063/1.5124185
Start Date
25/03/2019
End Date
27/03/2019
From page
400011
To page
40007
AIP Conference Proceedings 2149, 040001 (2019)
Participants
Research Group, Departaments and Institutes related
  • Creador: Grupo de Investigación: Integración de Sistemas e Instrumentos (ISI)
  • Departamento: Ingeniería Eléctrica, Electrónica Automática y Física Aplicada
  • Centro o Instituto I+D+i: Instituto de Energía Solar