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What is concentrated photovoltaic?

Concentrated photovoltaic is an approach for generating reasonable amount of electricity with limited solar cell areas. More sunlight radiation will be intercepted by the solar modules hence less coverage of PV rooftop is needed, which is beneficial for homogeneous indoor illumination and uniform growth of plants.

What is a concentrator photovoltaic (CPV) system?

A concentrator photovoltaic (CPV) system comprises of a solar concentrator using lenses (Figure 2), or mirrors (Figure 3), a tracking mechanism, solar cells, and a heat sink. On a per-area basis, PV cells are the most expensive components of a PV system.

What is a photovoltaics cell?

Photovoltaics cell is one of the best ways used for electricity generation. It converts solar light directly into electricity through photovoltaics effect. As cost of photovoltaics (PV) cell material is high and it is major drawback of PV systems.

Can concentrated photovoltaics improve system efficiency?

Tien et al. proposed a novel design of concentrated photovoltaics system which improved system efficiency by capturing more diffused and uniformly distributing solar radiations. In conservative CPV systems, only one optical device was used to concentrate solar radiations on the small area of cell.

How does a concentrator photovoltaic system work?

However, electrical output drops dramatically if the sun is not focused on the cell, or if clouds block the sun. A concentrator photovoltaic (CPV) system comprises of a solar concentrator using lenses (Figure 2), or mirrors (Figure 3), a tracking mechanism, solar cells, and a heat sink.

How can the cost constraint be overcome by concentrating photovoltaic?

The cost constraint can be overcome by using concentrated photovoltaic that concentrate solar radiation on small area of PV cell with the help of lenses and optics which increasing the developments in the concentrated photovoltaics technology.