Compound parabolic concentrator (CPC) is a representative among solar concentrators,
one of whose disadvantage is that the concentration ratio limits the half acceptance angle …

In the present study, a zero-dimensional thermal model has been developed to analyze a
novel low concentration photovoltaic-thermal (CPVT) collector. The model has been …

In conventional photovoltaic (PV) systems, a large portion of solar energy is dissipated as
waste heat since the generating efficiency is usually less than 30%. As the dissipated heat …

Among all types of concentrators, compound parabolic concentrators (CPCs) have been
designed as stationary solar collectors for relative high temperature operations with high …

This work proposes a hybrid compound parabolic concentrator and parabolic trough
concentrator (CPC/PTC) system for concentrator photovoltaic/thermal (CPV/T) and hybrid …

This research undertook, a comparative study between the energy and exergy performance
by considering four systems or cases namely: partially covered [case (i): N photovoltaic …

This work concerns a type of efficient and promising solar energy utilization systems namely
concentrating photovoltaic/thermal (CPV/T) systems. In CPV/T systems, uneven irradiance …

Low-concentration and low-profile compound parabolic concentrators (CPCs) in the quasi-
stationary state were designed and investigated for potential use in rooftop and building …

Compound parabolic concentrating (CPC) collectors have great potential to provide
sustainable solar thermal energy for many applications operating in the medium …

abstract The present study discusses the development of the characteristic equation of a
PVT (photovoltaic thermal)-CPC (compound parabolic concentrator collector) for N= 6 …