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Outdoor characterisation of High Efficiency Luminescent Solar Concentrators

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This work presents recent results on outdoor characterisation of high efficiency luminescent solar concentrators. Outdoor measurements at 25°C and corrected to 1000 W/m2 have been compared with indoor characterization according to the international standards for conventional photovoltaic devices. Dependence of electrical parameters with temperature is also shown, together with results of various 1-day monitoring campaigns of luminescent concentrators performance under varying irradiance conditions. Results highlight the importance of those devices as potentially cheap, residential concentrating systems.

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  1. European Commission, DG JRC, IE, Renewable Energy Unit, VA, I-21027, Ispra, Italy

    Mauro Pravettoni, Alessandro Virtuani & Robert P. Kenny

  2. Blackett Laboratory, Imperial College London, SW7 2BW, London, United Kingdom

    Mauro Pravettoni, Daniel J. Farrell, Amanda J. Chatten & Keith W. J. Barnham

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Pravettoni, M., Virtuani, A., Kenny, R.P. et al. Outdoor characterisation of High Efficiency Luminescent Solar Concentrators. MRS Online Proceedings Library 1168, 2 (2009). https://doi.org/10.1557/PROC-1168-P02-06

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