Solar radiation concentrators paired with multijunction photoelectric converters in ground-based solar power plants (Part II)

Abstract

The present work is devoted to determining the conditions of the joint operation of photoelectric converter–solar concentrator pairs, which are used in solar power plants with concentrators. Three-cascade photoconverters based on A³B⁵ materials with different distributions of solar radiation in spectral ranges are studied. Concentrators of solar radiation are designed as the Fresnel lenses with silicon-on-glass structure. Refractive lens profile fabricated on the basis of Wacker RT604 silicone rubber is characterized by significant changes in refractive index with temperature. The effect of geometric parameters of the Fresnel lenses and their operating temperature on characteristics of solar radiation concentration in specified spectral intervals have been examined. The parameters of concentrators being paired with a photoelectric converter, which may ensure the efficient functioning of the solar power plant, have been calculated.