Concentrating photovoltaic (CPV) systems are a key step in expanding the use of solar
energy. Solar cells can operate at increased efficiencies under higher solar concentration …

Compound parabolic concentrator (CPC) has been gaining ever-increasing attention from
academic researchers and industrial developers owing to its stationary feature for solar …

A solar CPV device using a linear Fresnel reflector (LFR) concentrator is described. The
design principle of the concentrator is provided. The solar concentrating processes are …

In the building sector, concerns towards the vast energy consumption has promoted the
development of renewable energy technologies. In this regards, the solar concentration …

In this article, three dimensional turbulent flow for Syltherm heat transfer fluid in absorber
tube of solar system with turbulators is simulated. The thermo-hydraulic characteristics of …

In this study, the optical and the thermal performance of a compound parabolic collector
(CPC) with evacuated tube are presented. In the first part, the optimization of the reflector …

Abstract Photovoltaic-thermoelectric (PV-TE) hybrid system is one typical electrical
production based on the solar wide-band spectral absorption. However the PV-TE system …

Integrating PV solar cells with concentrators into window systems can not only generate
electricity for a building, but also has the potential to enhance the thermal resistance of the …

Abstract A photovoltaic/thermal (PV/T) system with static miniature solar concentrators can
be integrated with building in the similar way to the flat plat PV/T system, however it can not …

Concentrated photovoltaic (CPV) technology as a typical PV application is becoming
popular due to its advantages of high conversion efficiency and low cost etc. However an …