Optical study of a spectrum splitting solar concentrator based on a combination of a diffraction grating and a Fresnel lens

Céline Michel; Jérôme Loicq; Tanguy Thibert; Serge Habraken

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Optical study of a spectrum splitting solar concentrator based on a combination of a diffraction grating and a Fresnel lens

Céline Michel^*, Jérôme Loicq, Tanguy Thibert, Serge Habraken

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This paper presents recent improvements of our new solar concentrator design for space application. The concentrator is based on a combination of a diffraction grating (blazed or lamellar) coupled with a Fresnel lens. Thanks to this diffractive/refractive combination, this optical element splits spatially and spectrally the light and focus approximately respectively visible light and IR light onto electrically independent specific cells. It avoid the use of MJs cells and then also their limitations like current matching and lattice matching conditions, leading theoretically to a more tolerant system. The concept is reminded, with recent optimizations, ideal and more realistic results, and the description of an experimental realization highlighting the feasibility of the concept and the closeness of theoretical and experimental results.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	11th International Conference on Concentrator Photovoltaic Systems, CPV 2015
Editors	Gerald Siefer, Mathieu Baudrit, Ignacio Anton
Publisher	American Institute of Physics
ISBN (Electronic)	9780735413269
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4931539
Publication status	Published - 28 Sept 2015
Event	11th International Conference on Concentrator Photovoltaic Systems, CPV 2015 - Aix-les-Bains, France Duration: 13 Apr 2015 → 15 Apr 2015

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Name	AIP Conference Proceedings
Volume	1679
ISSN (Print)	0094-243X
ISSN (Electronic)	1551-7616

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Conference	11th International Conference on Concentrator Photovoltaic Systems, CPV 2015
Country/Territory	France
City	Aix-les-Bains
Period	13/04/15 → 15/04/15

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Michel, C., Loicq, J., Thibert, T., & Habraken, S. (2015). Optical study of a spectrum splitting solar concentrator based on a combination of a diffraction grating and a Fresnel lens. In G. Siefer, M. Baudrit, & I. Anton (Eds.), 11th International Conference on Concentrator Photovoltaic Systems, CPV 2015 Article 070002 (AIP Conference Proceedings; Vol. 1679). American Institute of Physics. https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4931539

Michel, Céline ; Loicq, Jérôme ; Thibert, Tanguy et al. / Optical study of a spectrum splitting solar concentrator based on a combination of a diffraction grating and a Fresnel lens. 11th International Conference on Concentrator Photovoltaic Systems, CPV 2015. editor / Gerald Siefer ; Mathieu Baudrit ; Ignacio Anton. American Institute of Physics, 2015. (AIP Conference Proceedings).

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Michel, C, Loicq, J, Thibert, T & Habraken, S 2015, Optical study of a spectrum splitting solar concentrator based on a combination of a diffraction grating and a Fresnel lens. in G Siefer, M Baudrit & I Anton (eds), 11th International Conference on Concentrator Photovoltaic Systems, CPV 2015., 070002, AIP Conference Proceedings, vol. 1679, American Institute of Physics, 11th International Conference on Concentrator Photovoltaic Systems, CPV 2015, Aix-les-Bains, France, 13/04/15. https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4931539

Optical study of a spectrum splitting solar concentrator based on a combination of a diffraction grating and a Fresnel lens. / Michel, Céline; Loicq, Jérôme; Thibert, Tanguy et al.
11th International Conference on Concentrator Photovoltaic Systems, CPV 2015. ed. / Gerald Siefer; Mathieu Baudrit; Ignacio Anton. American Institute of Physics, 2015. 070002 (AIP Conference Proceedings; Vol. 1679).

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Michel C, Loicq J, Thibert T, Habraken S. Optical study of a spectrum splitting solar concentrator based on a combination of a diffraction grating and a Fresnel lens. In Siefer G, Baudrit M, Anton I, editors, 11th International Conference on Concentrator Photovoltaic Systems, CPV 2015. American Institute of Physics. 2015. 070002. (AIP Conference Proceedings). doi: 10.1063/1.4931539

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