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High-Efficiency Photovoltaic Modules with Solar Concentrators

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The results of research and development of solar concentrator photovoltaic modules with an area of 0.5 m2 based on Fresnel lenses with secondary solar concentrators in the form of inverted pyramids and multi-junction solar cells at the focus of Fresnel lenses are presented. The developed concentrator photovoltaic modules provide a high concentration ratio (up to 700×) and an optimal temperature regime for the operation of multi-junction solar cells. The photovoltaic modules are characterized by a high conversion efficiency over 32%, which matches the highest world level for such concentrator modules.

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    A. V. Chekalin, A.V. Andreeva, N. Yu. Davidyuk, N. S. Potapovich, N. A. Sadchikov, V. M. Andreev & D. A. Malevskii

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For the 125th birthday of Nobel Prize laureate Acad. Nikolai Nikolaevich Semenov

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Chekalin, A.V., Andreeva, A., Davidyuk, N.Y. et al. High-Efficiency Photovoltaic Modules with Solar Concentrators. Tech. Phys. 66, 857–863 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1134/S1063784221060050

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