At favourable conditions, the average intensity of solar power is about 0.8 KW/m2 at noon for a clear summer day in Kuwait, Assuming a photovoltaic system total efficiency to be 6%, the corresponding specific area required during this favourable atmospheric conditions will be about 20 m2/kW; which has to be increased considerably for the rest time of the day and year, unless a tracking solar system is used to limit to some extent the increase of this specific solar, area.
In order to obtain a further decrease of such a specific solar area, conical concentrators are suggested to be used with the photovoltaic cells in addition to the tracking solar system. In this paper a comparison between the experimental voltage-current characteristics of one type of photovoltaic cells with and without concentrators is presented; illustrating the design and shape of these concentrators when used with photovoltaic cells as applied to a solar cooling system in arid zones.
Osman, M. (2021). The Use of Photovoltaic Concentrators as Applied to Tracking Solar Cooling System.. MEJ- Mansoura Engineering Journal, 10(1), 14-28. doi: 10.21608/bfemu.2021.175988
MLA
Mohamed Galal Abdel-Hamid Osman. "The Use of Photovoltaic Concentrators as Applied to Tracking Solar Cooling System.". MEJ- Mansoura Engineering Journal, 10, 1, 2021, 14-28. doi: 10.21608/bfemu.2021.175988
HARVARD
Osman, M. (2021). 'The Use of Photovoltaic Concentrators as Applied to Tracking Solar Cooling System.', MEJ- Mansoura Engineering Journal, 10(1), pp. 14-28. doi: 10.21608/bfemu.2021.175988
VANCOUVER
Osman, M. The Use of Photovoltaic Concentrators as Applied to Tracking Solar Cooling System.. MEJ- Mansoura Engineering Journal, 2021; 10(1): 14-28. doi: 10.21608/bfemu.2021.175988
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