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9 September 2013 A unique approach to address concentrator photovoltaic cost and performance challenges (Presentation Video)
Scott Burroughs
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Proceedings Volume 8821, High and Low Concentrator Systems for Solar Electric Applications VIII; 88210R (2013) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2050964
Event: SPIE Solar Energy + Technology, 2013, San Diego, California, United States
Abstract
Increasing the system performance, reducing costs, and demonstrating long term reliability are currently the three most important topics for CPV technologists to address. High volumes are necessary, but insufficient for reducing costs through economies of scale. What is required is a highly engineered solution to reduce the bill-of-materials cost while also increasing performance thus reducing the cost/performance ratio. The use of very small high efficiency multi-junction solar cells enabled by massively parallel processing technology provides a pathway toward meeting the challenges of the CPV industry during the 2nd half of this decade.
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Scott Burroughs "A unique approach to address concentrator photovoltaic cost and performance challenges (Presentation Video)", Proc. SPIE 8821, High and Low Concentrator Systems for Solar Electric Applications VIII, 88210R (9 September 2013); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2050964
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KEYWORDS
Solar concentrators
Video
Photovoltaics
Multijunction solar cells
Parallel processing
Reliability
Current controlled current source
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