Dye-sensitized solar cell for a solar concentrator system

•A photovoltaic system based on DSCs associated with a solar concentrator is proposed.•The performances of the system were studied in indoor and outdoor condition.•Absence of cell damaging was observed up to 6 suns illumination.•Obtained results show that it is possible to use DSCs in solar concentr...

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Published in:Solar energy 2016-02, Vol.125, p.307-313
Main Authors: Sacco, A., Gerosa, M., Bianco, S., Mercatelli, L., Fontana, R., Pezzati, L., Quaglio, M., Pirri, C.F., Tucci, A.O.M.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Bandwidths
Building-Integrated Photovoltaic devices
Dye-sensitized solar cell
Outdoor measurements
Photovoltaic cells
Photovoltaics
Solar cells
Solar concentrator system
Solar energy
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Summary:•A photovoltaic system based on DSCs associated with a solar concentrator is proposed.•The performances of the system were studied in indoor and outdoor condition.•Absence of cell damaging was observed up to 6 suns illumination.•Obtained results show that it is possible to use DSCs in solar concentrator systems. The performances of a photovoltaic system based on dye-sensitized solar cells associated with a solar concentrator are investigated. An extensive indoor characterization is performed using both different wavelength bandwidths and concentration ratio. Starting from the acquired data, the system coupled with a solar tracking is also tested in outdoor condition. The obtained results show that it is possible to use this class of solar cells in solar concentrator systems, leading to a new class of devices with a high efficiency and a low cost.
ISSN:0038-092X
1471-1257
DOI:10.1016/j.solener.2015.11.026