Analysis of a Novel Solar Concentrator for Building Integrated Photovoltaic Application

• Published in: 2024 IEEE Symposium on Industrial Electronics and Applications, ISIEA 2024
• Main Author: Kumar A.K.; Muhammad-Sukki F.; Abu-Bakar S.H.; Bani N.A.; Mas'Ud A.A.; Ahmed J.; Ahmad N.; Wan-Mohtar W.A.A.Q.I.
• Format: Conference paper
• Language: English
• Published: Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc. 2024
• Online Access: https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85201288480&doi=10.1109%2fISIEA61920.2024.10607353&partnerID=40&md5=4d83174ffeb39310bca3f61de59072f5

This research work focuses on developing a novel solar concentrator-A rectangular-based rotationally asymmetrical compound parabolic concentrator (RRACPC) design. This design is unique in its rectangular exit aperture, entrance aperture, and half-Acceptance angles. Several concentrators of the same design are created with varied geometry, and their geometrical properties are investigated. From the designs, a particular concentrator is selected for further studies. The selected concentrator has a height of 3 cm, a refractive index of 1.49, and an exit aperture of 1.0×1.1 cm. The concentrator has a geometrical concentration gain of 3.6616 and a half-Acceptance angle of 45.0368° and 42.5242° in the x-And y-Axes, respectively. The annual electrical output is predicted and calculated theoretically and was compared with a conventional photovoltaic (PV) panel. It is observed that the RRACPC-PV reduces the overall cost of the panel by 33% compared to a conventional PV panel. © 2024 IEEE.