Subject Area
Electrical Engineering
Article Type
Original Study
Abstract
At favourable conditions, the average intensity of solar power is about 0.8 KW/m2 at noon for a clear summer day in Kuwait, Assuming a photovoltaic system total efficiency to be 6%, the corresponding specific area required during this favourable atmospheric conditions will be about 20 m2/kW; which has to be increased considerably for the rest time of the day and year, unless a tracking solar system is used to limit to some extent the increase of this specific solar, area. In order to obtain a further decrease of such a specific solar area, conical concentrators are suggested to be used with the photovoltaic cells in addition to the tracking solar system. In this paper a comparison between the experimental voltage-current characteristics of one type of photovoltaic cells with and without concentrators is presented; illustrating the design and shape of these concentrators when used with photovoltaic cells as applied to a solar cooling system in arid zones.
Recommended Citation
Osman, Mohamed
(2021)
"The Use of Photovoltaic Concentrators as Applied to Tracking Solar Cooling System.,"
Mansoura Engineering Journal: Vol. 10
:
Iss.
1
, Article 2.
Available at:
https://doi.org/10.21608/bfemu.2021.175988
