@inproceedings{fbefeb8de3d54e449c27af3a7714b66b,
title = "3D-printed concentrators for tracking-integrated CPV modules",
abstract = "We demonstrate 3D-printed nonimaging concentrators and propose a tracking integration scheme to reduce the external tracking requirements of CPV modules. In the proposed system, internal sun tracking is achieved by rotation of the mini-concentrators inside the module by small motors. We discuss the design principles employed in the development of the system, experimentally evaluate the performance of the concentrator prototypes, and propose practical modifications that may be made to improve on-site performance of the devices.",
keywords = "3D printing, photovoltaics, solar concentration, tracking integration",
author = "Harry Apostoleris and Julian Leland and Matteo Chiesa and Marco Stefancich",
note = "Publisher Copyright: {\textcopyright} COPYRIGHT SPIE. Downloading of the abstract is permitted for personal use only.; Nonimaging Optics: Efficient Design for Illumination and Solar Concentration XIII - Commemorating the 50th Anniversary of Nonimaging Optics ; Conference date: 28-08-2016 Through 29-08-2016",
year = "2016",
doi = "10.1117/12.2237786",
language = "British English",
series = "Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering",
publisher = "SPIE",
editor = "Gordon, \{Jeffrey M.\} and Roland Winston",
booktitle = "Nonimaging Optics",
address = "United States",
}
