A review on the recent research progress in the compound parabolic concentrator (CPC) for solar energy applications

Tian, Meng; Su, Yuehong; Zheng, Hongfei; Pei, Gang; Li, Guiqiang; Riffat, Saffa

Abstract

Compound parabolic concentrator (CPC) has been gaining ever-increasing attention from academic researchers and industrial developers owing to its stationary feature for solar energy collection with a higher efficiency. As a low concentration concentrator with a larger acceptance angle and without a tracking requirement, it is an attractive solution to improve the system performance and reduce the cost of photovoltaic (PV) system, solar thermal system, daylighting and lighting systems, etc. This study will present a comprehensive and up-to-date review of its design principles for miscellaneous configurations, applications, performance predictions and technological advances. Numerous technically focused studies since 2000 will be introduced and summarized. Finally, the outlook focusing on CPC designs and improvements will be proposed.

Citation

Tian, M., Su, Y., Zheng, H., Pei, G., Li, G., & Riffat, S. (2018). A review on the recent research progress in the compound parabolic concentrator (CPC) for solar energy applications. Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, 82, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rser.2017.09.050

• Journal Article Type: Article
• Acceptance Date: Sep 14, 2017
• Online Publication Date: Oct 23, 2017
• Publication Date: Feb 1, 2018
• Deposit Date: Oct 27, 2017
• Publicly Available Date: Oct 24, 2018
• Journal: Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews
• Print ISSN: 1364-0321
• Electronic ISSN: 1879-0690
• Publisher: Elsevier
• Peer Reviewed: Peer Reviewed
• Volume: 82
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rser.2017.09.050
• Keywords: Compound parabolic concentrator; CPC; Solar energy; Concentration ratio; Dielectric
• Public URL: https://nottingham-repository.worktribe.com/output/909521
• Publisher URL: http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S136403211731300X
• Contract Date: Oct 27, 2017