Refine your search
Collections
Co-Authors
Journals
Year
A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z All
Vasu, V.
- Luminescent Solar Concentrators – The Solar Waveguides
Abstract Views :210 |
PDF Views:74
Authors
Affiliations
1 Department of Physics, The American College, Madurai 625 002, IN
2 School of Physics, Madurai Kamaraj University, Madurai 625 021, IN
3 Department of Chemistry, Thiagarajar College of Engineering, Madurai 625 002, IN
1 Department of Physics, The American College, Madurai 625 002, IN
2 School of Physics, Madurai Kamaraj University, Madurai 625 021, IN
3 Department of Chemistry, Thiagarajar College of Engineering, Madurai 625 002, IN
Source
Current Science, Vol 114, No 08 (2018), Pagination: 1656-1664Abstract
This study aims at giving a prologue to the non-tracking, concentrating solar waveguides called luminescent solar concentrators. It deliberates the major factors of loss in such systems that limit photon collection and conversion efficiency. Identifying fluorescent molecules possessing a larger Stokes shift value with a broad degree of absorption in the UV-Vis continuum, with sharper and narrower near infra-red emission spectra at a higher quantum yield that achieves a perpetual total internal reflection, remains a challenge now. Geometrical and material properties also play a strategic role in accomplishing waveguides, with minimal loss, through total internal reflection of trapped photons for photovoltaic conversion.Keywords
Fluorescence, Luminescent Solar Concentrator, Poly(Methyl Methacrylate), Total Internal Reflection.Full Text
References
- Weber, W. H. and Lambe, J., Limiting efficiencies of ideal single and multiple energy gap terrestrial solar cells. Appl. Opt., 1976, 15, 2299–2300.
- Goetzberger, A. and Greubel, W., Solar energy conversion with fluorescent collectors. Appl. Phys., 1977, 14, 123–129.
- Batchelder, J. S., Zewail, A. H. and Cole, T., Luminescent solar concentrators: theory of operation and techniques for performance evaluation. Appl. Opt., 1979, 18(18), 3090–3110.
- Klimov, V. I., Baker, T. A., Lim, J., Velizhanin, K. A. and McDaniel, H., Quality factor of luminescent solar concentrators and practical concentration limits attainable with semiconductor quantum dots. ACS Photonics, 2016; doi:10.1021/acsphotonics.6b00307.
- Sark, W. G. J. H. M. V., Luminescent solar concentrators – a low cost photovoltaics alternative. In EPJ Web of Conferences, Copernicus Institute, The Netherlands, 2012.
- Gallagher, S. J., Rowan, B. C., Doran, J. and Norton, B., Quantum dot solar concentrator: Device optimisation using spectroscopic techniques. Solar Energy, 2007, 81, 540–547.
- Roondao, R. et al., High-performance near-infrared luminescent solar concentrators. ACS Appl. Mater. Interf., 2017, 9, 12540–12546.
- Debije, M. J. and Verbunt, P. P. C., Thirty years of luminescent solar concentrator research: solar energy for the built environment. Adv. Energy Mater., 2012, 2, 12–35.
- Goetzberger, A., Fluorescent solar energy collectors: operating conditions with diffuse light. Appl. Phys., 1978, 16, 399–404.
- Friedman, P. S., Luminescent solar concentrators. Opt. Eng., 1981, 20(6), 887–892.
- Daorta, S. F., Proto, A., Fusco, R. Andreani, L. C. and Liscidini, M., Cascade luminescent solar concentrators. Appl. Phys. Lett., 2014, 104, 153901–153904.
- Earp, A. A., Smith, G. B., Franklin, J. and Swift, P., Optimisation of a three-colour luminescent solar concentrator daylighting system. Sol. Energy Mater. Sol. Cells, 2004, 84, 411–426.
- Buffa, M., Carturan, S., Debije, M. G., Quaranta, A. and Maggioni, G., Dye-doped polysiloxane rubbers for luminescent solar concentrator systems. Sol. Energy Mater. Sol. Cells, 2012, 103, 114–118.
- Moudam, O., Rowan, B. C., Alamiry, M., Richardson, P., Richards, B. S., Jones, A. C. and Robertson, N., Europium complexes with high total photoluminescence quantum yields in solution and in PMMA. Chem. Commun., 2009, 43, 6649–6651.
- Krumer, Z., Sark, W. G. J. H. M. V., Schropp, R. E. I. and Donegá, C. D. M., Compensation of self-absorption losses in luminescent solar concentrators by increasing luminophore concentration. Sol. Energy Mater. Sol. Cells, 2017, 167, 133–139.
- Sloof, L. H. et al., A luminescent solar concentrator with 7.1% power conversion efficiency, Phys. Stat. Sol. (RRL), 2008, 2(6), 257–259.
- Sark, W. G. J. H. M. V., Luminescent solar concentrators – A low cost photovoltaics alternative. Renew. Energy, 2013, 49, 207.
- Typical Climatic Data for Selected Radiation Stations (The Data Period Covered: 1986-2000), Solar Radiation Hand Book-A joint Project of Solar Energy Centre, MNRE, Indian Metrological Department, 2008.
- Nair, M. G., Ramamurthy, K. and Ganesan, A. R., Classification of indoor daylight enhancement systems. Lighting Res. Technol., 2014, 46, 245–267.
- Erickson, C. S., Bradshaw, L. R., McDowall, S., Gilbertson, J. D., Gamelin D. R. and Patrick, D. L., Zero-reabsorption doped-nanocrystal luminescent solar concentrators. ACS Nano, 2014, 8(4), 3461–3467.
- Verbunt, P. P. C., Somolinos, C. S., Broer, D. J. and Debije, M. G., Anisotropic light emissions in luminescent solar concentrators-isotropic systems. Opt. Exp., 2013, 21(S3), A485–A93.
- Swartz, B. A., Cole, T. and Zewail, A. H.., Photon trapping and energy transfer in multiple-dye plastic matrices: an efficient solar-energy concentrator. Opt. Lett., 1977, 1(2), 73–75.
- Bailea, S. T. et al., Optimized excitation energy transfer in a three-dye luminescent solar concentrator. Sol. Energy Mater. Sol. Cells, 2007, 91, 67–75.
- Klampaftis, E., Ross, D., McIntosh, K. R. and Richards, B. S., Enhancing the performance of solar cells via luminescent down-shifting of the incident spectrum: A review. Sol. Energy Mater. Sol. Cells, 2009, 93, 1182–1194.
- Loh, E. and Scalapino, D. J., Luminescent solar concentrators: effects of shape on efficiency. Appl. Opt., 1986, 25(2), 1901–1907.
- Zewail, A. H. and Batchelder, J. S., Luminescent solar energy concentrator devices, US Patent 4227939, 1980.
- Smith et al., Sunlight collecting and Transmitting system, US Patent 5548490, 1996.
- McIntosh, K. R., Yamada N. and Richards, B. S., Theoretical comparison of cylindrical and square-planar luminescent solar concentrators. Appl. Phys. B, 2007, 88, 285–290.
- Inman, R. H., Shcherbatyuk, G. V., Medvedko, D., Gopinathan, A. and Ghosh, S., Cylindrical luminescent solar concentrators with near-infrared quantum dots. Opt. Exp., 2011, 19(24), 24308–24313.
- Viswanathan, B., Reinders, A., de Boer, D. K. G., Ras, A., Zahn, H. and Desmet, L., System engineering and design of LSC-PV for outdoor lighting applications, In 7th European Photovoltaic Solar Energy Conference and Exhibition, 5BV.1.38.
- Corrado, C., Leow, S. W., Osborn, M., Chan, E., Balaban, B. and Carter, S. A., Optimization of gain and energy conversion efficiency using front-facing photovoltaic cell luminescent solar concentrator design. Sol. Energy Mater. Sol. Cells, 2013, 111, 74–81.
- Smith et al., Sunlight collecting and Transmitting system, US Patent 5709456, 1998.
- Green, A. P., Optical Properties of Luminescent Solar Concentrators, Ph D Dissertation, Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Sheffield, England, 2014, Ch. 2.
- Wilson, L. R., Luminescent solar concentrators: a study of optical properties, re-absorption and device optimisation, Ph D dissertation, Eriot-Watt Univ., Edinburgh, 2010.
- Sloof, L. H., Burgers, A. R. and Bende, E., The luminescent solar concentrator: a parameter study towards maximum efficiency. Photonics for Solar Energy Systems II, Proc. SPIE, 2008, 7002, 700209-1-700209-7.
- de Boer, D. K. G., Broer, D. J., Debije, M. G., Keur, W., Meijerink, A., Ronda, C. R. and Verbunt, P. P. C., Progress in phosphors and filters for luminescent solar concentrators. Opt. Exp., 2012, 20(S3), A395–A405.
- Peters, M. et al., Energies, 2010, 3, 171–193.
- Seybold, G., and Wagenblast, G., New perylene and violanthrone dyestuffs for fluorescent collectors. Dyes Pigments, 1989, 11, 303–317.
- Sloof, L. H., Burgers, A. R., Danz, R. and Roosemalen, J. A. M. V., IV performance and stability of dyes for luminescent plate concentrators. J. Solar Energy Eng., 2007, 129, 277–282.
- Wilson, L. R., Rowan, B. C., Robertson, N., Moudam, O., Jones, A. C. and Richards, B. S., Characterization and reduction of re-absorption losses in luminescent solar concentrators. Appl. Opt., 2010, 49(9), 1651–1656.
- Chatten, A. J., Barnham, K. W. J., Buxton, B. F., Daukes, N. J. E. and Malik, M. A., A new approach to modelling quantum dot concentrators. Sol. Energy Mater. Sol. Cells, 2003, 75, 363–371.
- Ries, H., Thermodynamic limitations of the concentration of electromagnetic radiation. J. Opt. Soc., Am., 1982, A72, 380–385.
- Yablonovitch, E., Statistical ray optics. J. Opt. Soc., Am., 1982, 72, 899–907.
- Smestad, G., Ries, H., Winston, R. and Yablonovitch, E., The thermodynamic limits of light concentrators, Solar Energy Mater., 1990, 21, 99–111.
- Papakonstantinou, I. and Tummeltshammer, C., Fundamental limits of concentration in luminescent solar concentrators revised: the effect of re-absorption and nonunity quantum yield. Optica, 2015, 2(10), 841–849.
- Kittidachachan, P., Danos, L., Meyer, T. J. J., Alderman, N. and Markvart, T., Photon collection efficiency of fluorescent solar collectors. CHIMIA, 2007, 61(12), 780–786.
- Debije, M. G., Verbunt, P. P. C., Rowan, B. C. Richards, B. S. and Hoeks, T. L., Measured surface loss from luminescent solar concentrator waveguides. Appl. Opt., 2008, 47(36), 6763–6768.
- Hermann, A. M., Luminescent solar concentrators – a review. Solar Energy, 1982, 29(4), 323–329.
- Pandey, K. K. and Pant, T. C., Solar energy concentrator based on uranyl-doped PMMA, Solar Energy Mater., 1991, 21, 327–334.
- Correia, S. F. H., Bermudez, V. Z., Ribeiro, S. J. L., Andre P. S., Ferreira, R. A. S. and Carlos, L. D., Luminescent solar concentrators: challenges for lanthanide-based organic–inorganic hybrid materials. J. Mater. Chem. A, 2014, 2, 5580–5596.
- Reisfeld, R. and Kaliski, Y., Nd3+ and Yb3+ germanate and tellurite glasses for fluorescent solar energy collectors. Chem. Phys. Lett., 1981, 80, 178.
- Zettl, M., Mayer, O., Klampaftis, E. and Richards, B. S., Host polymer investigation for luminescent solar concentrators. Energy Technol., 2016; doi:10.1002/ente.201600498.
- Slooff, L. H., Bakker, N. J., Sommeling, P. M., Buchtemann, A., Wedel, A. and Sark, W. G. J. H. M. V., Long-term optical stability of fluorescent solar concentrator plates. Phys. Status Solidi A, 2014, 211(5), 1150–1154.
- Wilson, L. R., Rowan, B. C., Robertson, N., Moudam, O., Jones, A. C. and Richards, B. S., Characterization and reduction of re-absorption losses in luminescent solar concentrators. Appl. Opt., 2010, 49(9), 1651–1656.
- Liu, C., Deng, R., Gong, Y., Zou, C., Liu, Y., Zhou, X. and Li, B., Luminescent solar concentrators fabricated by dispersing rare earth particles in PMMA waveguide. Int. J. Photoenergy, 2014, 1–5.
- Li, C. et al., Large stokes shift and high efficiency luminescent solar concentrator incorporated with CuInS2/ZnS quantum dots. Scientific Rep., 2015, 5, 17777, 1–5.
- Chou, C. H., Chuang, J. K. and Chen, F. C., High-performance flexible waveguiding photovoltaics. Scientific Rep., 3, 2244; doi:10.1038/srep02244.
- McIntosh, K. R., Lau, G., Cotsell, J. N., Hanton, K., Batzner, D. L., Bettiol, F. and Richards, B. S., Increase in external quantum efficiency of encapsulated silicon solar cells from a luminescent down-shifting layer. Prog. Photovoltaics: Res. Appl., 2009, 17, 191–197.
- Martinez, A. L. and Gomez, D., Design, fabrication, and characterization of a luminescent solar concentrator with optimized optical concentration through minimization of optical losses. J. Photon Energy, 2016, 6(4), 045504-1-045504-11.
- Schlosser, K., New Mexico company licenses innovative solar panel technology from two Washington universities. In Geekwire, August 2017.
- Zhao, Y. and Lunt, R. R., Transparent luminescent solar concentrators for large–area solar windows enabled by massive Stokes–Shift nanocluster phosphors. Adv. Energy Mater., 2013, 3, 1143–1148.
- Chowdhury, F. I., Dick, C., Meng, L., Mahpeykar, S. M., Ahvazi, B. and Wang, X., Cellulose nanocrystals as host matrix and wave-guide materials for recyclable luminescent solar concentrators. RSC Adv., 2017, 7, 32436–32441.