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A new configuration of V-trough concentrator for achieving improved concentration ratio of >3.0x

Alnajideen, Mohammad and Gao, Min ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9591-5825 2022. A new configuration of V-trough concentrator for achieving improved concentration ratio of >3.0x. Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells 245 , 111877. 10.1016/j.solmat.2022.111877

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Abstract

A new configuration of V-trough solar concentrator is proposed, constructed and investigated in an attempt to improve the concentration ratio of the V-trough concentrators. The new design consists of two conventional V-trough concentrators arranged in a cross, which lead to improvement in concentration ratio and angular response. The results of an experimental study show that the concentration ratio of this new configuration (referred to as OVSC) is 40%–60% higher than its corresponding conventional V-trough solar concentrator (CVSC) with additional benefits. The study reveals that the angular response of this new configuration is better than conventional V-tough concentrator with a potential to reduce the cost of concentrators by using less reflector materials. Surprisingly, the improvement in the concentration ratio is not accompanied by significant reduction in optical efficiency and light uniformity, making it a better alternative for low-cost and low concentration applications in future.

Item Type: Article
Date Type: Publication
Status: Published
Schools: Engineering
Additional Information: This is an open access article under the CC-BY-NC-ND 4.0 International (CC BY-NC-ND 4.0)
Publisher: Elsevier
ISSN: 0927-0248
Funders: EPSRC
Date of First Compliant Deposit: 15 July 2022
Date of Acceptance: 26 June 2022
Last Modified: 26 May 2023 18:02
URI: https://orca.cardiff.ac.uk/id/eprint/151219

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