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Uniqueness verification of direct solar spectral index for estimating outdoor performance of concentrator photovoltaic systems

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  • Chantana, Jakapan
  • Ueno, Seiya
  • Ota, Yasuyuki
  • Nishioka, Kensuke
  • Minemoto, Takashi

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To analyze the impact of a direct spectral distribution of the solar spectrum on the outdoor performance of concentrator photovoltaic (CPV) systems, an index for the direct spectral distribution is needed. Average photon energy (APE), the average energy of a photon in the direct solar spectrum, is one of these indexes. In this contribution, the uniqueness of APE to the direct solar spectral distribution is statistically analyzed to assure that an APE value uniquely yields the shape of a direct solar radiation spectrum. The results have exhibited the uniqueness of the direct normal solar spectrum with each APE value, in which the standard deviations are quite small. Short-circuit current density of the InGaP/InGaAs/Ge triple-junction solar cell in the CPV system is additionally calculated using the direct spectral irradiance with different APE values. It is revealed that APE is a useful index to describe the direct spectral distribution to evaluate the outdoor performance of the CPV systems.

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  • Chantana, Jakapan & Ueno, Seiya & Ota, Yasuyuki & Nishioka, Kensuke & Minemoto, Takashi, 2015. "Uniqueness verification of direct solar spectral index for estimating outdoor performance of concentrator photovoltaic systems," Renewable Energy, Elsevier, vol. 75(C), pages 762-766.
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:renene:v:75:y:2015:i:c:p:762-766
    DOI: 10.1016/j.renene.2014.10.059
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    3. Xing, Yupeng & Zhang, Kailiang & Zhao, Jinshi & Han, Peide, 2016. "Thermal and electrical performance analysis of silicon vertical multi-junction solar cell under non-uniform illumination," Renewable Energy, Elsevier, vol. 90(C), pages 77-82.
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    5. Chantana, Jakapan & Mano, Hiroyuki & Horio, Yuhei & Hishikawa, Yoshihiro & Minemoto, Takashi, 2017. "Spectral mismatch correction factor indicated by average photon energy for precise outdoor performance measurements of different-type photovoltaic modules," Renewable Energy, Elsevier, vol. 114(PB), pages 567-573.
    6. García, R. & Torres-Ramírez, M. & Muñoz-Cerón, E. & de la Casa, J. & Aguilera, J., 2017. "Spectral characterization of the solar resource of a sunny inland site for flat plate and concentrating PV systems," Renewable Energy, Elsevier, vol. 101(C), pages 1169-1179.
    7. Chantana, Jakapan & Takeguchi, Kota & Kawano, Yu & Minemoto, Takashi, 2022. "Estimation of annual energy generation of perovskite/crystalline Si tandem solar cells with different configurations in central part of Japan," Renewable Energy, Elsevier, vol. 195(C), pages 896-905.
    8. Nakayama, Koichi & Tsuji, Masaki & Chantana, Jakapan & Kawano, Yu & Nishimura, Takahito & Hishikawa, Yoshihiro & Minemoto, Takashi, 2020. "Description of short circuit current of outdoor photovoltaic modules by multiple regression analysis under various solar irradiance levels," Renewable Energy, Elsevier, vol. 147(P1), pages 895-902.
    9. Chantana, Jakapan & Kamei, Aika & Minemoto, Takashi, 2017. "Influences of environmental factors on Si-based photovoltaic modules after longtime outdoor exposure by multiple regression analysis," Renewable Energy, Elsevier, vol. 101(C), pages 10-15.
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