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Optimised Dielectric Totally Internally Reflecting Concentrator for the Solar Photonic Optoelectronic Transformer System: Maximum Concentration Method

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Knowledge-Based and Intelligent Information and Engineering Systems (KES 2010)

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Renewable energies have become a matter of global attention during the last few years, with solar energy being a major focus. Building Integrated Photovoltaic (BIPV) system is an example of solar energy applications. This paper describes the Solar Photonic Optoelectronic Transformer (SPOT) system, one of the components in the SolarBrane, a BIPV system developed by SolarEmpower Ltd. The general design of a dielectric totally internally reflecting concentrator (DTIRC) is described. The process of designing an optimized solar concentrator using the maximum concentration method (MCM) for the SPOT system is also outlined with detailed steps on the simulation setup presented. The paper then compares the performance of the new concentrator with the current concentrator design. The results from the MATLAB simulation shows that the MCM offers a higher geometrical concentration gain, with a slight increase in the concentrator size.

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  1. School of Engineering and Computing, Glasgow Caledonian University, Cowcaddens Road, Glasgow, G4 0BA, Scotland, UK

    Firdaus Muhammad-Sukki, Roberto Ramirez-Iniguez, Scott G. McMeekin & Brian G. Stewart

  2. SolarEmpower Ltd, 74-75 Brunner Road, London, E17 7NW, England, UK

    Barry Clive

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  1. School of Engineering, Cardiff University, The Parade, CF24 3AA, Cardiff, UK

    Rossitza Setchi

  2. Dept. of Computer Science and Software Engineering, University of Portsmouth, BUckingham Building, Lion Terrace, PO1 3HE, Portsmouth, UK

    Ivan Jordanov

  3. KES International, 145-157 St. John Street, EC1V 4PY, London, UK

    Robert J. Howlett

  4. School of Electrical and Information Engineering, University of South Australia, Adelaide, Mawson Lakes Campus, 5095, SA, Australia

    Lakhmi C. Jain

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Muhammad-Sukki, F., Ramirez-Iniguez, R., McMeekin, S.G., Stewart, B.G., Clive, B. (2010). Optimised Dielectric Totally Internally Reflecting Concentrator for the Solar Photonic Optoelectronic Transformer System: Maximum Concentration Method. In: Setchi, R., Jordanov, I., Howlett, R.J., Jain, L.C. (eds) Knowledge-Based and Intelligent Information and Engineering Systems. KES 2010. Lecture Notes in Computer Science(), vol 6279. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-15384-6_67

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