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1 September 2016
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PRELIMINARY
Preface for the 12th International Conference on Concentrator Photovoltaic Systems (CPV-12)
AIP Conf. Proc. 1766, 010001 (2016)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4962068
HIGH AND LOW CONCENTRATION SYSTEMS
Possibility of static low concentrator PV optimized for vehicle installation
AIP Conf. Proc. 1766, 020001 (2016)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4962069
Indoor characterization of a reflective type 3D LCPV system
Hasan Baig; Andrea Montecucco; Jonathan Siviter; Wenguang Li; Manosh Paul; Tracy Sweet; Min Gao; Paul A. Mullen; Elena Ana Marai; Andrew R. Knox; Tapas Mallick
AIP Conf. Proc. 1766, 020002 (2016)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4962070
High performance tunnel junction with resistance to thermal annealing
AIP Conf. Proc. 1766, 020003 (2016)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4962071
What does CPV need to achieve in order to succeed?
Nicholas J. Ekins-Daukes; Philip Sandwell; Jenny Nelson; Andrew D. Johnson; Geoffrey Duggan; Edward Herniak
AIP Conf. Proc. 1766, 020004 (2016)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4962072
Fundamentals of designing hybrid concentrator solar systems
AIP Conf. Proc. 1766, 020005 (2016)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4962073
Developing a highly integrated receiverless low concentration module with III-V multijunction cells
AIP Conf. Proc. 1766, 020007 (2016)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4962075
CPV-T mirror dish system combined with water desalination systems
Maike Wiesenfarth; Joachim Went; Armin Bösch; Alexander Dilger; Thomas Kec; Achim Kroll; Joachim Koschikowski; A. W. Bett
AIP Conf. Proc. 1766, 020008 (2016)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4962076
CPV MANUFACTURING TOPICS AND UTILITY SCALE INSTALLATIONS
PERFORMANCE, MAINTENANCE, FIELD EXPERIENCES, TESTING
Characterization and performance analysis of Ecosole HCPV system first prototype
Carmine Cancro; Giorgio Graditi; Gabriele Ciniglio; Gianni Leanza; Aniello Borriello; Angelo Merola; Sergio Ferlito; Gianni Borelli; Maurizio Carpanelli; Daniele Verdilio; Davide De Nardis; Fabrizio Migali
AIP Conf. Proc. 1766, 040001 (2016)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4962078
Damage repair of lens surface in CPV by silica based coating
AIP Conf. Proc. 1766, 040002 (2016)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4962079
Anti-soiling coatings for Sun Simba concentrated photovoltaic (CPV) modules
AIP Conf. Proc. 1766, 040003 (2016)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4962080
Effects of lens temperature on irradiance profile and chromatic aberration for CPV optics
AIP Conf. Proc. 1766, 040004 (2016)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4962081
Rating of CPV modules: Results of module round robins
Marc Steiner; Gerald Siefer; Mathieu Baudrit; Stephen Askins; César Domínguez; Ignacio Antón; Francesco Roca; Raffaele Fucci; Carmine Cancro; Antonio Romano; Giorgio Graditi; Paola Maria Pugliatti; Agnese Di Stefano; Robert Kenny; Matthew Norton; Alessandro Minuto; Paolo Morabito; Matthew Muller; Daniel Riley; Larry Pratt
AIP Conf. Proc. 1766, 040005 (2016)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4962082
CONCENTRATING OPTICS - MATERIALS, DESIGNS, CHARACTERIZATION
Intermittent tracking (30 minutes interval) using a wide acceptance CPV module
AIP Conf. Proc. 1766, 050001 (2016)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4962083
Hybrid dome with total internal reflector as a secondary optical element for CPV
AIP Conf. Proc. 1766, 050002 (2016)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4962084
Investigating the optical performance of Cassegrainian systems at ultra-high concentrations
AIP Conf. Proc. 1766, 050003 (2016)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4962085
12% power boost of 940 suns HCPV module by incorporating anti-reflection coated secondary optical element
AIP Conf. Proc. 1766, 050006 (2016)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4962088
A novel achromatic Fresnel lens for high concentrating photovoltaic systems
AIP Conf. Proc. 1766, 050007 (2016)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4962089
Characterization of the influence of temperature on achromatic mirrors by means of METHOD
AIP Conf. Proc. 1766, 050008 (2016)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4962090
CONCENTRATOR SOLAR CELLS AND SOLAR CELL ASSEMBLIES - LOW AND HIGH CONCENTRATION CELLS, NEW DESIGNS, CHARACTERIZATION
Plasma etching applications in concentrated photovoltaic cell fabrication
Mathieu de Lafontaine; Maxime Darnon; Abdelatif Jaouad; Pierre Albert; Boussairi Bouzazi; Clément Colin; Maïté Volatier; Simon Fafard; Richard Arès; Vincent Aimez
AIP Conf. Proc. 1766, 060001 (2016)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4962091
CPVMatch - Concentrating photovoltaic modules using advanced technologies and cells for highest efficiencies
Simon P. Philipps; Mathieu Baudrit; Karla Hillerich; Valentine Moreau; Rolando Parmesani; Eduardo Román; Gabriel Sala; Bernd Schineller; Gianluca Timò; Andreas W. Bett
AIP Conf. Proc. 1766, 060002 (2016)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4962092
III-V multi-junction solar cell using metal wrap through contacts
Thierry Salvetat; Eduard Oliva; Aurélie Tauzin; Vera Klinger; Paul Beutel; Christophe Jany; Romain Thibon; Paul-Henri Haumesser; Abdelhak Hassaine; Thierry Mourier; Guillaume Rodriguez; Christophe Lecouvey; Bruno Imbert; Frank Fournel; Jean-Marc Fabbri; Jean-Sébastien Moulet; Frank Dimroth; Thomas Signamarcheix
AIP Conf. Proc. 1766, 060004 (2016)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4962094
Overcoming the luminescent coupling effect in experimental search for the actual quantum efficiency values in multi-junction solar cells
Maxim Z. Shvarts; Viktor M. Emelyanov; Valery V. Evstropov; Mikhail A. Mintairov; Evgeniy D. Filimonov; Svetlana A. Kozhukhovskaia
AIP Conf. Proc. 1766, 060005 (2016)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4962095
TRACKING AND CONTROL
Which is optimum tracker allocation, checkerboard or rectangular grid?
AIP Conf. Proc. 1766, 070001 (2016)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4962097
NOVEL CONCEPTS IN CPV
CPV membranes made by roll-to-roll printing: A feasible approach?
AIP Conf. Proc. 1766, 080002 (2016)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4962100
Modelling of lattice matched dilute nitride 4-junction concentrator solar cells on Ge substrates
Mario Ochoa; Iván García; Iván Lombardero; Luna Ayllón; Ignacio Rey-Stolle; Carlos Algora; Andrew Johnson; J. Iwan Davies; Kian Hua Tan; Wan Khai Loke; Satrio Wicaksono; Soon Fatt Yoon; Efraín Ochoa-Martínez; Mercedes Gabás
AIP Conf. Proc. 1766, 080003 (2016)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4962101
Micro-concentrator with a self-assembly process
Arnaud Ritou; Philippe Voarino; Sarah Bernardis; Thierry Hilt; Abdenacer Aitmani; César Dominguez; Mathieu Baudrit
AIP Conf. Proc. 1766, 080005 (2016)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4962103
43 % direct sunlight conversion efficiency using 4J cells with achromatic full glass lens
AIP Conf. Proc. 1766, 080006 (2016)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4962104
Scalable solar thermoelectrics and photovoltaics (SUNTRAP)
Tracy K. N. Sweet; Matthew Rolley; Gao Min; Andy Knox; Duncan Gregory; Douglas Paul; Manosh Paul; Andrea Montecucco; Jonathan Siviter; Paul Mullen; Ali Ashraf; Wenguan Li; Tapas Mallick; Nazmi Sellami; Hasan Baig; Xian-long Meng; Robert Freer; Feridoon Azough; Eduardo F. Fernández
AIP Conf. Proc. 1766, 080007 (2016)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4962105
MODELING, PERFORMANCE AND ENERGY PREDICTION FOR MODULES OR SYSTEMS
Thermal regulation of building-integrated concentrating photovoltaic system using phase change material
AIP Conf. Proc. 1766, 090001 (2016)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4962107
Analysis of impact to optical environment of the land by CPV
AIP Conf. Proc. 1766, 090002 (2016)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4962108
Study on tolerance control for optical alignment of CPV modules using a Monte Carlo simulation
AIP Conf. Proc. 1766, 090003 (2016)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4962109
Spectral classification of worldwide locations using SMR indexes
AIP Conf. Proc. 1766, 090007 (2016)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4962113
Thermal and mechanical analysis of a concentrated photovoltaic module with integrated secondary optics
AIP Conf. Proc. 1766, 090008 (2016)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4962114
MEASUREMENT EQUIPMENT FOR CPV CHARACTERIZATION INDOORS AND OUTDOORS
Full CPV module characterization via laser illumination of single optics
AIP Conf. Proc. 1766, 100001 (2016)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4962116
Helios 3198 solar simulator adaptation for the characterization of LCPV prototypes
María Martínez; Daniel Sánchez; Gustavo Calvo-Parra; Oscar de la Rubia; César Dominguez; Valentín Pérez; Ignacio Antón; Pablo Noriega; Antonio Fernández; Emilio Agudo
AIP Conf. Proc. 1766, 100004 (2016)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4962119
Long term performance analysis of solar spectral irradiance meters
AIP Conf. Proc. 1766, 100006 (2016)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4962121
RELIABILITY, ACCELERATED TESTING OF COMPONENTS AND SYSTEMS
Preliminary results after evaluating solar trackers based on IEC 62817:2014 Ed.1
AIP Conf. Proc. 1766, 110001 (2016)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4962122
CODES, STANDARDS, MARKETS AND POLICIES
Measuring primary lens efficiency: A proposal for standardization
Marta Victoria; Stephen Askins; Rebeca Herrero; César Domínguez; Rubén Nuñez; Ignacio Antón; Gabriel Sala
AIP Conf. Proc. 1766, 120001 (2016)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4962123