Holographic Concentrator Insuring A Chromatic Dispersion On A Photovoltaic Cell Array

N. Aebischer; C. Bainier; M. Guignard; D. Courjon

doi:10.1117/12.933951

7 July 1983 Holographic Concentrator Insuring A Chromatic Dispersion On A Photovoltaic Cell Array

N. Aebischer, C. Bainier, M. Guignard, D. Courjon

Proceedings Volume 0353, Industrial and Commercial Applications of Holography; (1983) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.933951
Event: 26th Annual Technical Symposium, 1982, San Diego, United States

Abstract

This communication presents a preliminary study and a prototype of a holographic solar concentrator where both focusing and dispersive properties of holographic optical elements are exploited. In such a concentrator, the image of the sun is chromatically dispersed and projected on a photovoltaic cell array ; each cell corresponds to a specific band of the solar spectrum. This configuration insures the matching between the spectral response of the cells and the solar spectrum. Due to this matching, the photovoltaic cells can work in optimal conditions, that is, with maximum energy efficiency. The aim of this work is to underline the different problems and perspectives of such a realization. The problems are connected to chromatic aberrations, amplitude of dispersion, diffraction efficiency, stability in time, etc.

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N. Aebischer, C. Bainier, M. Guignard, and D. Courjon "Holographic Concentrator Insuring A Chromatic Dispersion On A Photovoltaic Cell Array", Proc. SPIE 0353, Industrial and Commercial Applications of Holography, (7 July 1983); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.933951

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