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Software simulation and experimental characterisation of a rotationally asymmetrical concentrator under direct and diffuse solar radiation

Making housing carbon neutral is one of the European Union (EU) targets with the aim to reduce energy consumption and to increase on-site renewable energy generation in the domestic sector. Optical concentrators have a strong potential to minimise the cost of building integrated photovoltaic (BIPV)...

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Main Authors: Freier, D., Muhammad Sukki, F., Abu Bakar, S. H., Ramirez Iniguez, R., Abubakar MasUd, A., Albarracín Sánchez, Ricardo, Ardila Rey, J. A., Munir, A. B., Mohd. Yasin, S. H., Bani, N. A.
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Published: Elsevier Ltd 2016
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TA Engineering (General). Civil engineering (General)
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spelling my.utm.715712017-11-20T08:28:23Z http://eprints.utm.my/id/eprint/71571/ Software simulation and experimental characterisation of a rotationally asymmetrical concentrator under direct and diffuse solar radiation Freier, D. Muhammad Sukki, F. Abu Bakar, S. H. Ramirez Iniguez, R. Abubakar MasUd, A. Albarracín Sánchez, Ricardo Ardila Rey, J. A. Munir, A. B. Mohd. Yasin, S. H. Bani, N. A. TA Engineering (General). Civil engineering (General) Making housing carbon neutral is one of the European Union (EU) targets with the aim to reduce energy consumption and to increase on-site renewable energy generation in the domestic sector. Optical concentrators have a strong potential to minimise the cost of building integrated photovoltaic (BIPV) systems by replacing expensive photovoltaic (PV) material whilst maintaining the same electrical output. In this work, the performance of a recently patented optical concentrator known as the rotationally asymmetrical dielectric totally internally reflective concentrator (RADTIRC) was analysed under direct and diffuse light conditions. The RADTIRC has a geometrical concentration gain of 4.969 and two half acceptance angles of ±40° and ±30° respectively along the two axes. Simulation and experimental work has been carried out to determine the optical concentration gain and the angular response of the concentrator. It was found that the RADTIRC has an optical concentration gain of 4.66 under direct irradiance and 1.94 under diffuse irradiance. The experimental results for the single concentrator showed a reduction in concentration gain of 4.2% when compared with simulation data. Elsevier Ltd 2016 Article PeerReviewed Freier, D. and Muhammad Sukki, F. and Abu Bakar, S. H. and Ramirez Iniguez, R. and Abubakar MasUd, A. and Albarracín Sánchez, Ricardo and Ardila Rey, J. A. and Munir, A. B. and Mohd. Yasin, S. H. and Bani, N. A. (2016) Software simulation and experimental characterisation of a rotationally asymmetrical concentrator under direct and diffuse solar radiation. Energy Conversion and Management, 122 . pp. 223-238. ISSN 0196-8904 https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-84971655197&doi=10.1016%2fj.enconman.2016.05.072&partnerID=40&md5=c221ec6913045d9981bf1516ec38be44
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topic TA Engineering (General). Civil engineering (General)
spellingShingle TA Engineering (General). Civil engineering (General)
Freier, D.
Muhammad Sukki, F.
Abu Bakar, S. H.
Ramirez Iniguez, R.
Abubakar MasUd, A.
Albarracín Sánchez, Ricardo
Ardila Rey, J. A.
Munir, A. B.
Mohd. Yasin, S. H.
Bani, N. A.
Software simulation and experimental characterisation of a rotationally asymmetrical concentrator under direct and diffuse solar radiation
description Making housing carbon neutral is one of the European Union (EU) targets with the aim to reduce energy consumption and to increase on-site renewable energy generation in the domestic sector. Optical concentrators have a strong potential to minimise the cost of building integrated photovoltaic (BIPV) systems by replacing expensive photovoltaic (PV) material whilst maintaining the same electrical output. In this work, the performance of a recently patented optical concentrator known as the rotationally asymmetrical dielectric totally internally reflective concentrator (RADTIRC) was analysed under direct and diffuse light conditions. The RADTIRC has a geometrical concentration gain of 4.969 and two half acceptance angles of ±40° and ±30° respectively along the two axes. Simulation and experimental work has been carried out to determine the optical concentration gain and the angular response of the concentrator. It was found that the RADTIRC has an optical concentration gain of 4.66 under direct irradiance and 1.94 under diffuse irradiance. The experimental results for the single concentrator showed a reduction in concentration gain of 4.2% when compared with simulation data.
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author Freier, D.
Muhammad Sukki, F.
Abu Bakar, S. H.
Ramirez Iniguez, R.
Abubakar MasUd, A.
Albarracín Sánchez, Ricardo
Ardila Rey, J. A.
Munir, A. B.
Mohd. Yasin, S. H.
Bani, N. A.
author_facet Freier, D.
Muhammad Sukki, F.
Abu Bakar, S. H.
Ramirez Iniguez, R.
Abubakar MasUd, A.
Albarracín Sánchez, Ricardo
Ardila Rey, J. A.
Munir, A. B.
Mohd. Yasin, S. H.
Bani, N. A.
author_sort Freier, D.
title Software simulation and experimental characterisation of a rotationally asymmetrical concentrator under direct and diffuse solar radiation
title_short Software simulation and experimental characterisation of a rotationally asymmetrical concentrator under direct and diffuse solar radiation
title_full Software simulation and experimental characterisation of a rotationally asymmetrical concentrator under direct and diffuse solar radiation
title_fullStr Software simulation and experimental characterisation of a rotationally asymmetrical concentrator under direct and diffuse solar radiation
title_full_unstemmed Software simulation and experimental characterisation of a rotationally asymmetrical concentrator under direct and diffuse solar radiation
title_sort software simulation and experimental characterisation of a rotationally asymmetrical concentrator under direct and diffuse solar radiation
publisher Elsevier Ltd
publishDate 2016
url http://eprints.utm.my/id/eprint/71571/
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