Speaker
Prof.
Ernest van Dyk
(NMMU)
Description
The progression of the development of High Concentrated Photovoltaic (H-CPV) technology promises lower costs and higher cell and module efficiencies. However, development is limited by various materials and device aspects. One of these, the power production limiting effects of the optical system on a Concentrator Triple Junction (CTJ) cell in an H-CPV module, is the focus of this paper. With carefully designed experiments, which included spectral measurements, topographic intensity profiles in the cell plane and the analysis of I-V curves of the CTJ cell/H-CPV module, one can fully characterise loss mechanisms associated with the optical system and their effect on the electrical performance of the CTJ cell.
At what level of studies are you currently? (Hons/MSc/PhD)
PhD
Are you currently a postgraduate student? (Yes/No)
YES
Please provide the name and email address of your supervisor.
E.E van Dyk
Ernest.vanDyk@nmmu.ac.za
Primary author
Mr
Ross Schultz
(Nelson Mandela Metropolitian University)
Co-authors
Prof.
Ernest van Dyk
(NMMU)
Dr
Frederik Vorster
(NMMU)
