Research Article

Design, Development, and Analysis of a Densely Packed 500x Concentrating Photovoltaic Cell Assembly on Insulated Metal Substrate

Table 1

Concentrator specifications.

Primary concentratorSecondary concentrator

Geometric concentration ratio125xGeometric concentration ratio4x
Aperture area3 m 3 mCell side aperture area10 mm 10 mm
Rim angle20°Acceptance angle30°
Focal length ()3.37 mLength of CPC25 mm
ratio0.794Length of homogenizer10 mm