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V-trough concentrator on a photovoltaic full tracking system in a hot desert climate

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  • Shaltout, M.A.Mosalam
  • Ghettas, A.
  • Sabry, M.

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A V-trough concentrator with a two-axis tracker system to increase the performance of photovoltaics was designed by the authors and installed on the roof-top of the building of the National Research Institute of Astronomy and Geophysics at Helwan in South Cairo. The V-trough concentrator system comprises two flat mirrors with dimensions 50 cm × 18 cm. They are fixed with the reflecting surfaces facing each other with a separation of about 11 cm, on a wooden table of 50 cm axis length. A sample of polycrystalline and amorphous silicon solar cells were fixed into the system, and similar solar cells of each type were fixed separate to the system, to estimate the electrical gain. The measurements were performed daily at different air masses for one complete year. The temperature of the solar cells in and out of the system were measured for comparison. Also, measurements for beam and global solar radiation and other meteorological conditions were recorded. The optical losses of the system were analyzed and details of collectable energy calculations are presented. The energy gain from the isolated contribution of the V-trough concentrators is also evaluated.

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  • Shaltout, M.A.Mosalam & Ghettas, A. & Sabry, M., 1995. "V-trough concentrator on a photovoltaic full tracking system in a hot desert climate," Renewable Energy, Elsevier, vol. 6(5), pages 527-532.
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:renene:v:6:y:1995:i:5:p:527-532
    DOI: 10.1016/0960-1481(95)00055-O
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