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7 September 2017 The characteristics of luminescent solar concentrators (LSCs) using inorganic phosphors
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Abstract
The Luminescent Solar Concentrator (LSC) consists of a transparent plate with solar cells on one or more sides. The incoming sunlight is absorbed by the luminescent dyes or particles, which are embedded in the transparent plate or applied in a film on the top or bottom of the transparent plate. The absorbed light is re-emitted at a longer wavelength, and part of the re-emitting light is trapped in the transparent plate by total internal reflection (TIR). Then the solar cells attached to the edges of the transparent plate would collect the light and convert it to electricity. However, the luminescent dyes or particles used in the conventional LSC still suffer from reduced efficiencies and lifetimes, then the inorganic phosphors with relatively high quantum yields, good absorption properties and longer lifetime could be alternative materials used in the structure. In this study, the ray-tracing simulation is used to investigate the optical characteristics of the LSC with the inorganic phosphors embedded film on the top or bottom of the transparent plate. The simulation results will also be used to study the loss mechanisms in the LSC with inorganic phosphors embedded film.
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Shang-Ping Ying, Bing-Mau Chen, and An-Ting Li "The characteristics of luminescent solar concentrators (LSCs) using inorganic phosphors", Proc. SPIE 10379, Nonimaging Optics: Efficient Design for Illumination and Solar Concentration XIV, 103790Q (7 September 2017); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2272907
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KEYWORDS
Solar concentrators

Particles

Quantum efficiency

Solar cells

Absorption

Geometrical optics

Reflection

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