[HTML][HTML] Optics for concentrating photovoltaics: Trends, limits and opportunities for materials and design

K Shanks, S Senthilarasu, TK Mallick - Renewable and Sustainable Energy …, 2016 - Elsevier
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 …

Fast‐Response Nickel‐Promoted Indium Oxide Catalysts for Carbon Dioxide Hydrogenation from Intermittent Solar Hydrogen

X Li, P Zhang, C Yang, Z Wang, X Song… - Angewandte …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Construction of a “net‐zero‐emission” system through CO2 hydrogenation to methanol with
solar energy is an eco‐friendly way to mitigate the greenhouse effect. Traditional CO2 …

Efficiency improvement of passively cooled micro-scale hybrid CPV-TEG systems at ultra-high concentration levels

Á Valera, PM Rodrigo, F Almonacid… - Energy Conversion and …, 2021 - Elsevier
Concentrator photovoltaic technology faces the challenge of evolving toward ultra-high
concentration levels (> 2,000 suns) to increase the conversion efficiency of sunlight to …

[HTML][HTML] A> 3000 suns high concentrator photovoltaic design based on multiple Fresnel lens primaries focusing to one central solar cell

K Shanks, JP Ferrer-Rodriguez, EF Fernández… - Solar Energy, 2018 - Elsevier
A high concentrator photovoltaic design is proposed of 5800x geometrical concentration
ratio based on multiple primary Fresnel lenses focusing to one central solar cell. The final …

[HTML][HTML] Multi-junction solar cell measurements at ultra-high irradiances for different temperatures and spectra

LMN Nieto, JPF Rodríguez, RM Campos… - Solar Energy Materials …, 2024 - Elsevier
This paper reports experimental results on the impact of the temperature and spectral
conditions on the behaviour of III-V multi-junction solar cells, employed in concentrator …

[HTML][HTML] Theoretical investigation considering manufacturing errors of a high concentrating photovoltaic of cassegrain design and its experimental validation

K Shanks, N Sarmah, JP Ferrer-Rodriguez… - Solar Energy, 2016 - Elsevier
A compact high concentrating photovoltaic module based on cassegrain optics is presented;
consisting of a primary parabolic reflector, secondary inverse parabolic reflector and a third …

[HTML][HTML] Prototype fabrication and experimental investigation of a conjugate refractive reflective homogeniser in a cassegrain concentrator

K Shanks, H Baig, NP Singh, S Senthilarasu, KS Reddy… - Solar Energy, 2017 - Elsevier
The conjugate refractive reflective homogeniser (CRRH) is experimentally tested within a
cassegrain concentrator of geometrical concentration ratio 500× and its power output …

Concentrator and multijunction solar cells

K Shanks - Photovoltaics Beyond Silicon, 2024 - Elsevier
Solar concentrator optics and cells are an interesting alternative to flat plate silicon solar
panels due to high efficiencies (record concentrator cell efficiency of 47.6%), power …

Conjugate refractive–reflective homogeniser in a 500× Cassegrain concentrator: design and limits

K Shanks, H Baig, S Senthilarasu… - IET Renewable …, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
In this study, we present the conjugate refractive reflective homogeniser (CRRH) to be used
in a 500× Cassegrain photovoltaic concentrator. The CRRH is a dielectric crossed v‐trough …

Experimental evaluation of a spectral index to characterize temporal variations in the direct normal irradiance spectrum

G Nofuentes, CA Gueymard, JA Caballero… - Applied Sciences, 2021 - mdpi.com
Featured Application The conclusions of this work may prove highly useful in develo**
easier models to capture the spectral impact on CPV devices. Abstract A simple index is …