Journal
SOLAR ENERGY MATERIALS AND SOLAR CELLS
Volume 93, Issue 8, Pages 1345-1350Publisher
ELSEVIER SCIENCE BV
DOI: 10.1016/j.solmat.2009.02.013
Keywords
Luminescent solar concentrator; Scatterer; Photovoltaic; Silver mirror
Funding
- STW VIDI [07940]
Ask authors/readers for more resources
The effect of adding white scattering layers to the bottom side of luminescent solar concentrator waveguides is evaluated. It is determined that adding a rear scatterer separated from the waveguide by an air gap results in a large increase of energy output from the waveguides, and this enhancement persists over long (>30 cm) distances, although the magnitude of the enhancement decreases with distance. An attached scatterer resulted in the greatest improvement of light output for short (similar to 6 cm) distances, but actually reduced edge emissions over longer distances. We provide estimates for the relative contribution of dye-emitted light and scattered light to the total waveguide emission, as well as distinguishing between the contributions of direct and indirect scattering of light to the total output as a function of dye content of the waveguides. (C) 2009 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
Authors
I am an author on this paper
Click your name to claim this paper and add it to your profile.
Reviews
Recommended
No Data Available