Photovoltaic Energy Conversion Using Concentrated Sunlight

E. L. Burgess

doi:10.1117/12.954934

15 February 1977 Photovoltaic Energy Conversion Using Concentrated Sunlight

E. L. Burgess

Proceedings Volume 0085, Solar Energy Utilization II; (1977) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.954934
Event: 20th Annual Technical Symposium, 1976, San Diego, United States

Abstract

This paper describes a development program which uses sunlight concentration techniques to effect an immediate reduction in cost-per-unit-power for photovoltaic systems in which solar cell cost dominates the total system cost. Current examples of concentrator solar cell technologies are single crystal silicon and gallium arsenide. Implementation of cost reductions by the use of sunlight concentration is not dependent on the development of low-cost, mass-production cell technologies but emphasizes high cell efficiency and low-cost concentrator systems.

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E. L. Burgess "Photovoltaic Energy Conversion Using Concentrated Sunlight", Proc. SPIE 0085, Solar Energy Utilization II, (15 February 1977); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.954934

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