Title

Fiber Luminescent Solar Concentrator With 5.7% Conversion Efficiency

Keywords

luminescent solar concentrator; Polymer optical fiber

Abstract

Luminescent Solar Concentrators (LSC''s) are a promising alternative for reducing the cost of solar power. Exploiting the advantages of optical fiber production, we present here a Fiber LSC (FLSC) in which the waveguide is a polymer optical fiber. We present modeling, fabrication and optical characterization of FLSC (conversion efficiency ∼ 5.7%) with a hybrid fiber structure for two-stage concentration of incident light. Directional guiding in fiber allows for at least twofold geometrical gain improvement compared to conventional LSC. It also alleviates the size limitation of conventional LSC''s in one direction. Light-weight, flexible solar sheets assembled from such fibers can provide a means for mobile energy needs. © 2013 SPIE.

Publication Date

11-6-2013

Publication Title

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volume

8821

Number of Pages

-

Document Type

Article; Proceedings Paper

Personal Identifier

scopus

DOI Link

https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2022601

Socpus ID

84886775185 (Scopus)

Source API URL

https://api.elsevier.com/content/abstract/scopus_id/84886775185

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