Abstract Micro‐concentrator photovoltaic (CPV), incorporating micro‐scale solar cells within
concentrator photovoltaic modules, promises an inexpensive and highly efficient technology …

Micro concentrator photovoltaics (micro-CPV) is an unconventional approach for developing
high-efficiency low-cost PV systems. The micrifying of cells and optics brings about an …

Photovoltaic (PV) energy conversion of sunlight into electricity is now a well-established
technology and a strong further expansion of PV will be seen in the future to answer the …

In this work we look at a micro-concentrating system adapted to a new type of concentrator
photovoltaic material, well known for flate-plate applications, Cu (In, Ga) Se2. Cu (In, Ga) …

The global energy market is seeing increases in the electricity demand of a couple of
percentage points annually. The photovoltaic (PV) industry is also growing rapidly every …

Abstract Development of novel micro-scale photovoltaics is presented. A new micro-CPV
approach is investigated which seamlessly integrates micro-scale multi-junction cells with a …

Micro-concentrator photovoltaics combines efficiency boosting light concentration with low
electrical losses due to thermally cool sub-millimeter sized solar cells. Thin-film Cu (In, Ga) …

We have developed a compact concentrator photovoltaic (CPV) module that comprises
micro-solar cells with an area of≈ 0.6× 0.6 mm 2 sandwiched between a 20-mm-thick lens …

Micro-concentrator solar cells enable higher power conversion efficiencies and material
savings when compared to large-area non-concentrated solar cells. In this study, we use …

Sub millimeter scale solar cells coupled with medium concentration lenses can reduce the
balance of system costs of concentrating photovoltaics by creating thin and highly efficient …