Fiber luminescent solar concentrator with 5.7% conversion efficiency

Esmaeil-Hooman Banaei; Ayman F. Abouraddy

doi:10.1117/12.2022601

9 September 2013 Fiber luminescent solar concentrator with 5.7% conversion efficiency

Esmaeil-Hooman Banaei, Ayman F. Abouraddy

Proceedings Volume 8821, High and Low Concentrator Systems for Solar Electric Applications VIII; 882102 (2013) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2022601
Event: SPIE Solar Energy + Technology, 2013, San Diego, California, United States

Abstract

Luminescent Solar Concentrators (LSC’s) are a promising alternative for reducing the cost of solar power. Exploiting the advantages of optical fiber production, we present here a Fiber LSC (FLSC) in which the waveguide is a polymer optical fiber. We present modeling, fabrication and optical characterization of FLSC (conversion efficiency ~ 5.7%) with a hybrid fiber structure for two-stage concentration of incident light. Directional guiding in fiber allows for at least twofold geometrical gain improvement compared to conventional LSC. It also alleviates the size limitation of conventional LSC’s in one direction. Light-weight, flexible solar sheets assembled from such fibers can provide a means for mobile energy needs.

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Esmaeil-Hooman Banaei and Ayman F. Abouraddy "Fiber luminescent solar concentrator with 5.7% conversion efficiency", Proc. SPIE 8821, High and Low Concentrator Systems for Solar Electric Applications VIII, 882102 (9 September 2013); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2022601

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