Optical, electrical, and thermal performance enhancement for a concentrating photovoltaic/thermal system using optimized polynomial compound parabolic …

H Liu, J Zhang, M Pei, X Ju, X Ju, C Xu - Applied Energy, 2024 - Elsevier
Performance of a concentrating photovoltaic/thermal system directly depends on the solar
irradiation gathered by concentrators. Few studies tackled the systemic and general …

Model construction and performance research of the optimized compound parabolic concentrator based on critical truncation and multi-section congruent

L Xiao, C Zheng, K Shi, F Chen - Renewable Energy, 2023 - Elsevier
Abstract Solar CPC (Compound Parabolic Concentrator, CPC) has a limited ability to collect
solar radiation at the top of the reflection surface, and the energy flux distribution on the …