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RESEARCH PRODUCT
Direct sunlight facility for testing and research in HCPV
Gaspare Di CiccaGaspare Di CiccaFranco Mario GelardiA. ColluraA. ColluraMarco CannasFilippo ParedesGianluca NapoliAlessandro BuscemiFabio Maria MontagninoSalvo VariscoSalvo VariscoRoberto CandiaRoberto CandiaSimonpietro AgnelloL. SpallinoLuisa SciortinoMarco BarberaG. BonsignoreUgo Lo CiceroUgo Lo Cicerosubject
SunlightEngineeringHeliostatbusiness.industryNuclear engineeringMechanical engineeringHeat sinkSolar energySuns in alchemyElectronic equipmentData loggerheliostat High Concentrated PhotoVoltaic module multijunction cellbusinessdescription
A facility for testing different components for HCPV application has been developed in the framework of "Fotovoltaico ad Alta Efficienza" (FAE) project funded by the Sicilian Regional Authority (PO FESR Sicilia 2007/2013 4.1.1.1). The testing facility is equipped with an heliostat providing a wide solar beam inside the lab, an optical bench for mounting and aligning the HCPV components, electronic equipments to characterize the I-V curves of multijunction cells operated up to 2000 suns, a system to circulate a fluid in the heat sink at controlled temperature and flow-rate, a data logging system with sensors to measure temperatures in several locations and fluid pressures at the inlet and outlet of the heat sink, and a climatic chamber with large test volume to test assembled HCPV modules.
| year | journal | country | edition | language |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014-09-26 |