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Front Matter for Volume 1616
AIP Conf. Proc. 1616, frontmatter (2014)
https://doi.org/10.1063/v1616.frontmatter
Preface for the 10th International Conference on Concentrator Photovoltaic Systems (CPV-10)
AIP Conf. Proc. 1616, 1–2 (2014)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4897015
ADVANCED CPV CELLS AND MATERIALS
EMCORE four-junction inverted metamorphic solar cell development
AIP Conf. Proc. 1616, 50–53 (2014)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4897026
Wafer bonded 4-junction GaInP/GaAs//GaInAsP/GaInAs concentrator solar cells
Rainer Krause; Matteo Piccin; Nicolas Blanc; Miguel Muñoz Rico; Cedric Charles-Alfred; Charlotte Drazek; Eric Guiot; Frank Dimroth; Andreas Bett; Matthias Grave; Paul Beutel; Christian Karcher; Tom Tibbits; Eduard Oliva; Gerald Siefer; Michael Schachtner; Alexander Wekkeli; Thomas Signamarcheix
AIP Conf. Proc. 1616, 45–49 (2014)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4897025
Component integration strategies in metamorphic 4-junction III-V concentrator solar cells
AIP Conf. Proc. 1616, 41–44 (2014)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4897024
Moth eye antireflection coated GaInP/GaAs/GaInNAs solar cell
AIP Conf. Proc. 1616, 33–36 (2014)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4897022
Towards III-V solar cells on Si: Improvement in the crystalline quality of Ge-on-Si virtual substrates through low porosity porous silicon buffer layer and annealing
Gabriele Calabrese; Stefano Baricordi; Paolo Bernardoni; Samuele Fin; Vincenzo Guidi; Donato Vincenzi
AIP Conf. Proc. 1616, 37–40 (2014)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4897023
CHARACTERIZATION OF CELLS, MODULES AND SYSTEM COMPONENTS
Module optical analyzer: Identification of defects on the production line
AIP Conf. Proc. 1616, 119–123 (2014)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4897042
A sun-tracking environmental chamber for the outdoor quantification of CPV modules
AIP Conf. Proc. 1616, 106–109 (2014)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4897039
Temperature of solar cells with regard to photoactive and non-photoactive light absorption in concentrator PV modules
Valery D. Rumyantsev; Alexander V. Chekalin; Nikolay Yu. Davidyuk; Dmitriy A. Malevskiy; Maxim Z. Shvarts; Antonio Luque; Viacheslav M. Andreev
AIP Conf. Proc. 1616, 154–157 (2014)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4897050
Device characterization for design optimization of 4 junction inverted metamorphic concentrator solar cells
AIP Conf. Proc. 1616, 114–118 (2014)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4897041
Characteristic and comparison of different submounts on concentrating photovoltaic module
AIP Conf. Proc. 1616, 128–131 (2014)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4897044
Monochromatic collimated light source for an indoor lens efficiency tester
AIP Conf. Proc. 1616, 124–127 (2014)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4897043
Characterization of CPV arrays based on differences on their thermal resistances
AIP Conf. Proc. 1616, 144–148 (2014)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4897048
Development of a heat pipe heat dissipation method for CPV application
Seok-Hwan Moon; Kyu-Ho Lee; Soo-Hyun Hong; Sang-Choon Ko; Chi-Hoon Jun; Jae-Kyoung Mun; Ki-Sung Park; Jun-Hee Park
AIP Conf. Proc. 1616, 140–143 (2014)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4897047
Direct sunlight facility for testing and research in HCPV
Luisa Sciortino; Simonpietro Agnello; Marco Barbera; Gaetano Bonsignore; Alessandro Buscemi; Roberto Candia; Marco Cannas; Alfonso Collura; Gaspare Di Cicca; Franco Mario Gelardi; Ugo Lo Cicero; Fabio Maria Montagnino; Gianluca Napoli; Filippo Paredes; Luisa Spallino; Salvo Varisco
AIP Conf. Proc. 1616, 158–161 (2014)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4897051
Electrical-optical characterization of multijunction solar cells under 2000X concentration
Gaetano Bonsignore; Aurelio Agliolo Gallitto; Simonpietro Agnello; Marco Barbera; Roberto Candia; Marco Cannas; Alfonso Collura; Ignazio Dentici; Franco Mario Gelardi; Ugo Lo Cicero; Fabio Maria Montagnino; Filippo Paredes; Luisa Sciortino
AIP Conf. Proc. 1616, 102–105 (2014)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4897038
Advances on multijunction solar cell characterization aimed at the optimization of real concentrator performance
AIP Conf. Proc. 1616, 110–113 (2014)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4897040
Concentrator cell efficiency measurement errors caused by unfiltered xenon flash solar simulators
AIP Conf. Proc. 1616, 149–153 (2014)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4897049
CPV cells cooling system based on submerged jet impingement: CFD modeling and experimental validation
AIP Conf. Proc. 1616, 135–139 (2014)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4897046
CONCENTRATING OPTICS AND RELATED MATERIALS
Temperature effects on two-stage optics made of silicone
AIP Conf. Proc. 1616, 92–96 (2014)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4897036
Mass manufactured secondary optics for CPV
Tobias Schmid; Maike Wiesenfarth; Thorsten Hornung; Matthias Gremmelspacher; Peter Manns; Peter Nitz
AIP Conf. Proc. 1616, 84–87 (2014)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4897034
Investigation of different Fresnel lens designs and methods to determine the optical efficiency
AIP Conf. Proc. 1616, 97–101 (2014)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4897037
Design of broadband SOG Fresnel lens for GaInP/GaInAs/Ge multi-junction concentrator solar cells
AIP Conf. Proc. 1616, 58–62 (2014)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4897028
Field performance analysis of different Fresnel lenses in Amonix CPV systems
AIP Conf. Proc. 1616, 76–79 (2014)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4897032
Accelerated laboratory weathering of acrylic lens materials
AIP Conf. Proc. 1616, 54–57 (2014)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4897027
Scientific system for high-resolution measurement of the circumsolar radiation
AIP Conf. Proc. 1616, 88–91 (2014)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4897035
FIELD PERFORMANCE
Spectral derates phenomena of atmospheric components on multi-junction CPV technologies
AIP Conf. Proc. 1616, 264–271 (2014)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4897075
Atmospheric parameters, spectral indexes and their relation to CPV spectral performance
AIP Conf. Proc. 1616, 290–293 (2014)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4897080
HCPV characterization: Analysis of fielded system data
AIP Conf. Proc. 1616, 276–279 (2014)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4897077
Compact spectral and circumsolar sensor for CPV installation performance monitoring
AIP Conf. Proc. 1616, 280–284 (2014)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4897078
GRID INTEGRATION AND ENERGY PREDICTION
On the sensitivity of 4 different CPV module technologies to relevant ambient and operation conditions
AIP Conf. Proc. 1616, 308–312 (2014)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4897084
CPV-specific test procedures for evaluating on-grid inverters
AIP Conf. Proc. 1616, 302–307 (2014)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4897083
Solar resource assessment with a solar spectral irradiance meter
AIP Conf. Proc. 1616, 313–316 (2014)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4897085
CONCENTRATOR SOLAR CELLS, CELL ASSEMBLIES AND RELATED MATERIALS
High intensity low temperature (HILT) performance of space concentrator GaInP/GaInAs/Ge MJ SCs
Maxim Z. Shvarts; Alexander S. Gudovskikh; Nikolay A. Kalyuzhnyy; Sergey A. Mintairov; Andrei A. Soluyanov; Nailya Kh. Timoshina; Antonio Luque
AIP Conf. Proc. 1616, 29–32 (2014)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4897021
3-D modeling of luminescent coupling effects in multijunction concentrator solar cells
AIP Conf. Proc. 1616, 3–7 (2014)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4897016
Two year performance of a 10 kW CPV system installed in two areas of Saudi Arabia
Hussam Khonkar; Abdullah Alowais; Ayman Sheikho; Abdulaziz Alyahya; Ahmed Alghamdi; Abdullah Alsaedan; Nunilo N. Eugenio; Fahad Alalweet; Mohammad Halawani; Abdulrahman Alsaferan
AIP Conf. Proc. 1616, 16–20 (2014)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4897018
Estimation of thermal stress in concentrator cells using structural mechanics simulation
AIP Conf. Proc. 1616, 25–28 (2014)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4897020
HIGH-CONCENTRATION CPV MODULES
The design of a parabolic reflector system with high tracking tolerance for high solar concentration
AIP Conf. Proc. 1616, 211–214 (2014)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4897063
Performance analysis of the lineal model for estimating the maximum power of a HCPV module in different climate conditions
Eduardo F. Fernández; Florencia Almonacid; Nabin Sarmah; Tapas Mallick; Iñigo Sanchez; Juan M. Cuadra; Alberto Soria-Moya; Pedro Pérez-Higueras
AIP Conf. Proc. 1616, 187–190 (2014)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4897057
Cool covered sky-splitting spectrum-splitting FK
Rubén Mohedano; Juan C. Miñano; Pablo Benitez; Marina Buljan; Julio Chaves; Waqidi Falicoff; Maikel Hernandez; Simone Sorgato
AIP Conf. Proc. 1616, 200–202 (2014)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4897060
Optical performance analysis of a novel tracking-integrated concentrator through ray tracing
AIP Conf. Proc. 1616, 215–219 (2014)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4897064
Uniform temperature profile for a dense array CPV receiver under non uniform illumination profile
AIP Conf. Proc. 1616, 207–210 (2014)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4897062
Development of a full hybrid lighting-CPV prototype and savings in a real case operation
AIP Conf. Proc. 1616, 203–206 (2014)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4897061
Maximizing the efficiency of a 4-cell FK module
Maikel Hernández; Juan Vilaplana; Rubén Mohedano; Pablo Benítez; Pablo Zamora; Juan C. Miñano; Aleksandra Cvetkovic; Will Shatford; Simone Sorgato
AIP Conf. Proc. 1616, 191–195 (2014)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4897058
Development and investigation of a CPV module with Cassegrain mirror optics
AIP Conf. Proc. 1616, 177–182 (2014)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4897055
Design and production of a 2.5 kWe insulated metal substrate-based densely packed CPV assembly
AIP Conf. Proc. 1616, 196–199 (2014)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4897059
APPLICATIONS, POLICIES AND MARKET STUDIES
Ecological and economical advantages of efficient solar systems
AIP Conf. Proc. 1616, 317–320 (2014)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4897086
LOW-CONCENTRATION CPV SYSTEMS
ACCELERATED TESTING PROCEDURES
Preliminary temperature accelerated life test (ALT) on lattice mismatched triple-junction concentrator solar cells-on-carriers
Vincenzo Orlando; Pilar Espinet; Neftalí Nuñez; Fabian Eltermann; Yedileth Contreras; Jesús Bautista; Manuel Vázquez; Andreas W. Bett; Carlos Algora
AIP Conf. Proc. 1616, 250–253 (2014)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4897072
A novel approach on accelerated ageing towards reliability optimization of high concentration photovoltaic cells
John A. Tsanakas; Damien Jaffre; Mathieu Sicre; Rachid Elouamari; Alexis Vossier; Jean-Edouard de Salins; Laurent Bechou; Bruno Levrier; Arnaud Perona; Alain Dollet
AIP Conf. Proc. 1616, 259–263 (2014)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4897074
UTILITY SCALE INSTALLATIONS
HCPV trackers arrangement based on space coordinate transformations
AIP Conf. Proc. 1616, 298–301 (2014)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4897082
TRACKING AND RELATED COMPONENTS
Field weighting model for tracking-integrated optics
AIP Conf. Proc. 1616, 237–241 (2014)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4897069
Indoor modeling of the wind pressure in solar installations with flat and step-like frames for HCPV modules
Valery D. Rumyantsev; Yury V. Ashcheulov; Alexander V. Chekalin; Yury S. Chumakov; Maxim Z. Shvarts; Vladimir V. Timofeev
AIP Conf. Proc. 1616, 233–236 (2014)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4897068
Solving optimization problem of space factor of multiple CPV trackers using “butterfly approach”
AIP Conf. Proc. 1616, 224–227 (2014)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4897066
CPV MANUFACTURING ASPECTS
Photoelectric characteristics of InGaP/Ga(In)As/Ge solar cells fabricated with a single-stage wet chemical etching separation process
Vitaly S. Kalinovsky; Elena A. Grebenshchikova; Pavel A. Dmitriev; Natalia D. Il'inskaya; Evgeny V. Kontrosh; Alexandra V. Malevskaya; Anna A. Usikova; Viacheslav M. Andreev
AIP Conf. Proc. 1616, 326–330 (2014)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4897088
RELIABILITY OF CPV SYSTEMS AND COMPONENTS
Impact of environmental hazards on internal soiling within concentrator photovoltaic (CPV) modules
AIP Conf. Proc. 1616, 246–249 (2014)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4897071
CPV cell characterization following one-year exposure in Golden Colorado
AIP Conf. Proc. 1616, 242–245 (2014)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4897070