Enhancing the light conversion efficiency in a luminescent solar concentrator by using a prism film

Pao-Keng Yang; Hua-Yu Tseng; Chia-Wei Lin; Min-Hsiu Chung; Tsung-Wei Huang

doi:10.1117/12.2272964

7 September 2017 Enhancing the light conversion efficiency in a luminescent solar concentrator by using a prism film

Pao-Keng Yang, Hua-Yu Tseng, Chia-Wei Lin, Min-Hsiu Chung, Tsung-Wei Huang

Proceedings Volume 10379, Nonimaging Optics: Efficient Design for Illumination and Solar Concentration XIV; 103790P (2017) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2272964
Event: SPIE Optical Engineering + Applications, 2017, San Diego, California, United States

Abstract

We present a method for enhancing the light conversion efficiency of a luminescent solar concentrator by putting a prism film on the upper surface for receiving the incoming light. The luminescent solar concentrator under study was composed of a thick glass with a luminescent film deposited on the top surface and a solar cell attached to the lateral surface. The prism film will deflect the incident light into two different directions. Dependence of the conversion efficiency on the incident angle of the sunlight and influence of the rotation of the prism film on the conversion efficiency were also investigated. Experimental results show that the prism film will increase the light falling on the solar cell in our luminescent solar concentrator.

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Pao-Keng Yang, Hua-Yu Tseng, Chia-Wei Lin, Min-Hsiu Chung, and Tsung-Wei Huang "Enhancing the light conversion efficiency in a luminescent solar concentrator by using a prism film", Proc. SPIE 10379, Nonimaging Optics: Efficient Design for Illumination and Solar Concentration XIV, 103790P (7 September 2017); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2272964

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