Coupled Simulation of Performance of a Crossed Compound Parabolic Concentrator with Solar Cell. (August 2015)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Li, Wenguang; Paul, Manosh C.; Sellami, Nazmi; Meng, Xian-long; Mallick, Tapas K.; Fernandez, Eduardo Fernandez; Knox, Andrew R.; Montecucco, Andrea; Siviter, Jonathan; Mullen, Paul; Ashraf, Ali; Samarelli, Antonio; Llin, Lourdes Ferre; Paul, Douglas J.; Gregory, Duncan H.; Gao, Min; Sweet, Tracy; Azough, Feridoon; Lowndes, Robert; Freer, Robert
• Is Part Of: Energy procedia. Volume 75(2015)
• Page Start: 325
• Page End: 330
• Publication Date: 2015-08
• Subjects: crossed compound parabolic concentrator -- solar cell -- thermal performance -- sunlight radiation -- heat transfer -- heat flux; Power resources -- Congresses; Power resources -- Periodicals; Power resources; Conference proceedings; Periodicals; 333.7905
• DOI: 10.1016/j.egypro.2015.07.371
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1876-6102

Abstract

Abstract: An optimal installation of a compound parabolic concentrator (CCPC) into a scalable solar thermoelectrics and photovoltaics system is desirable by applying analytical tools to improve the optical and thermal performance of a CCPC with a solar cell. In this paper, the optical and thermal performances of an isolated CCPC with solar cell are investigated by employing commercial software 'ANSYS CFX 15.0' with a coupled optical grey and multiphysics model. Numerical results are validated against the experimental data at various incidence angles, especially for the optical concentration ratio and optical efficiency. Results confirm that 'ANSYS CFX' is an effective numerical tool for determining correctly both the optical and thermal behaviour of CCPC. The very important finding is a highest temperature core in the silicon layer of solar cell which may be responsible for a solar cell to work properly. The limitation of the work is that the electric performance of the solar cell is not involved and the simulations are steady.