Ultra-wide field of view lens-let array for efficient solar collection

Alsaigh, Rakan E. and Bauer, Ralf and Lavery, Martin P.J.; (2019) Ultra-wide field of view lens-let array for efficient solar collection. In: CLEO. Optical Society of America, USA. ISBN 9781557528209 (https://doi.org/10.1364/CLEO_AT.2019.ATh1I.5)

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Abstract

Efficient solar collection over a full-day is a leading challenge for photovoltaic power generation. We present a novel multi-layer lens-let array that increases the daily collection efficiency of standard panels by a factor of 2.32.

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Alsaigh, Rakan E., Bauer, Ralf ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7927-9435 and Lavery, Martin P.J.;
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