A new approach for design optimization and parametric analysis of symmetric compound parabolic concentrator for photovoltaic applications

Masood, F. and Nallagownden, P. and Elamvazuthi, I. and Akhter, J. and Alam, M.A. (2021) A new approach for design optimization and parametric analysis of symmetric compound parabolic concentrator for photovoltaic applications. Sustainability (Switzerland), 13 (9). ISSN 20711050

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Abstract

A compound parabolic concentrator (CPC) is a non-imaging device generally used in PV, thermal, or PV/thermal hybrid systems for the concentration of solar radiation on the target surface. This paper presents the geometric design, statistical modeling, parametric analysis, and geometric optimization of a two-dimensional low concentration symmetric compound parabolic concentrator for potential use in building-integrated and rooftop photovoltaic applications. The CPC was initially designed for a concentration ratio of �2�� and an acceptance half-angle of 30�. A MATLAB code was developed in house to provoke the CPC reflector�s profile. The height, aperture width, and concentration ratios were computed for different acceptance half-angles and receiver widths. The interdependence of optical concentration ratio and acceptance half-angle was demonstrated for a wide span of acceptance half-angles. The impact of the truncation ratio on the geometric parameters was investigated to identify the optimum truncation position. The profile of truncated CPC for different truncation positions was compared with full CPC. A detailed statistical analysis was performed to analyze the synergistic effects of independent design parameters on the responses using the response surface modeling approach. A set of optimized design parameters was obtained by establishing specified optimization criteria. A 50 truncated CPC with an acceptance half-angle of 21.58� and receiver width of 193.98 mm resulted in optimum geometric dimensions. © 2021 by the authors. Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland.

Item Type: Article
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Uncontrolled Keywords: concentration (composition); detection method; instrumentation; modeling; parameter estimation; perforation; performance assessment; photovoltaic system; solar radiation; statistical analysis
Depositing User: Mr Ahmad Suhairi UTP
Date Deposited: 10 Nov 2023 03:29
Last Modified: 10 Nov 2023 03:29
URI: https://khub.utp.edu.my/scholars/id/eprint/14973

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