1. Mechanical tolerances study through simulations and experimental characterization for a 1000X micro-concentrator CPV module
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Besson, Pierre, Ritou, Arnaud, Voarino, Philippe, Goubault, Baptiste, David, Nadine, Bernardis, Sarah, Raccurt, Olivier, Baudrit, Mathieu, Nutrition, croissance et cancer (U 1069) (N2C), Université de Tours (UT)-Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale (INSERM), Laboratoire d'Innovation pour les Technologies des Energies Nouvelles et les nanomatériaux (LITEN), Institut National de L'Energie Solaire (INES), Commissariat à l'énergie atomique et aux énergies alternatives (CEA)-Université Savoie Mont Blanc (USMB [Université de Savoie] [Université de Chambéry])-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Commissariat à l'énergie atomique et aux énergies alternatives (CEA)-Université Savoie Mont Blanc (USMB [Université de Savoie] [Université de Chambéry])-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), Unité de cardiopédiatrie, CHU Rouen, Normandie Université (NU)-Normandie Université (NU), ARC-Nucleart CEA Grenoble (NUCLEART), Commissariat à l'énergie atomique et aux énergies alternatives (CEA)-Université Savoie Mont Blanc (USMB [Université de Savoie] [Université de Chambéry])-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Commissariat à l'énergie atomique et aux énergies alternatives (CEA)-Université Savoie Mont Blanc (USMB [Université de Savoie] [Université de Chambéry])-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Institut National de L'Energie Solaire (INES), and Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale (INSERM)-Université de Tours
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010302 applied physics ,Engineering ,business.industry ,Optical engineering ,Process (computing) ,Mechanical engineering ,02 engineering and technology ,021001 nanoscience & nanotechnology ,Concentrator ,Suns in alchemy ,7. Clean energy ,01 natural sciences ,Characterization (materials science) ,law.invention ,[SPI]Engineering Sciences [physics] ,law ,0103 physical sciences ,Solar cell ,Focal length ,0210 nano-technology ,business ,ComputingMilieux_MISCELLANEOUS ,Light-emitting diode - Abstract
Existing CPV technology markets are not compliant with a standard configuration. Concentrations vary from several suns to more than 1000 suns and the optical technology used could be very different. Nowadays, the market trends are moving toward more and more compact optical systems in order to exploit the Light Emitting Diode (LED) like approach. The aim is to increase the optical efficiency by using an ultra-short focal distance and to improve thermal management. Moreover the efficiency to weight ratio is increasing and the solar cell size becomes sub-millimetric. With these conditions, more stringent mechanical tolerances are essential to ensure an optimum optical alignment between cells and optics. A new process of micro-concentrator manufacturing is developed in this work. This process enables manufacturing and auto-alignment of Primary Optical Elements (POE) with Secondary Optical Elements (SOE) and solar cells with respect to certain mechanical tolerances. A 1000X micro-concentrator is manufactured ...
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- 2017
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