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Theoretical comparison of cylindrical and square-planar luminescent solar concentrators

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McIntosh, Keith; Yamada, N; Richards, Bryce

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The optical concentration of a cylindrical luminescent solar concentrator (LSC) is compared to that of the more conventional square-planar LSC. It is found that when luminescence occurs close to the surface the optical concentration of a cylindrical LSC is 1.0-1.9 times higher than that of a square-planar LSC of equivalent collection area and volume, depending on the absorption coefficient of the host material. An additional increase in optical concentration of at least 4.5% can be attained by...[Show more]

dc.contributor.authorMcIntosh, Keith
dc.contributor.authorYamada, N
dc.contributor.authorRichards, Bryce
dc.date.accessioned2015-12-07T22:41:38Z
dc.identifier.issn0946-2171
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1885/24410
dc.description.abstractThe optical concentration of a cylindrical luminescent solar concentrator (LSC) is compared to that of the more conventional square-planar LSC. It is found that when luminescence occurs close to the surface the optical concentration of a cylindrical LSC is 1.0-1.9 times higher than that of a square-planar LSC of equivalent collection area and volume, depending on the absorption coefficient of the host material. An additional increase in optical concentration of at least 4.5% can be attained by aligning cylinders side by side to take advantage of multiple reflections between neighbouring cylinders; it is shown that this multi-cylindrical LSC reflects less incident light than a planar LSC for any angle of incidence.
dc.publisherSpringer
dc.sourceApplied Physics B: Lasers and Optics
dc.subjectKeywords: Light absorption; Luminescence; Luminescent devices; Reflection; Absorption coefficient; Luminescent solar concentrator (LSC); Optical concentration; Solar concentrators
dc.titleTheoretical comparison of cylindrical and square-planar luminescent solar concentrators
dc.typeJournal article
local.description.notesImported from ARIES
local.identifier.citationvolume88
dc.date.issued2007
local.identifier.absfor091299 - Materials Engineering not elsewhere classified
local.identifier.ariespublicationu4153526xPUB32
local.type.statusPublished Version
local.contributor.affiliationMcIntosh, Keith, College of Engineering and Computer Science, ANU
local.contributor.affiliationYamada, N, Nagaoka University of Technology
local.contributor.affiliationRichards, Bryce, Heriot-Watt University
local.description.embargo2037-12-31
local.bibliographicCitation.issue2/July 2007
local.bibliographicCitation.startpage285
local.bibliographicCitation.lastpage290
local.identifier.doi10.1007/s00340-007-2705-8
dc.date.updated2015-12-07T11:03:36Z
local.identifier.scopusID2-s2.0-34547190171
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