Performance assessment of a high efficiency 1000x concentratedphotovoltaic (CPV) system

Meeting the growing energy demands in a sustainable fashion is one of the greatest

challenges of this century. This projects aims to evaluate a promising renewable energy

source: concentrated photovoltaics (CPV). The configuration developed by our partner

promises to offer utility-scale solar power at competitive prices, making it a viable alternative.

It is based on large steel and glass structures that focus the incident light to reach over 1000x

concentration onto a large array of high performance triple junction photovoltaic cells. The

viability of this approach depends on structural, optical, optoelectrical, and thermal aspects,

that will all be studied in this project. We will experimentally and numerically study the

deformations due to meteorological loads, and evaluate their impact on non-uniform

illumination of the cell array. The electrical behaviour of the cells under these conditions will

then be characterised, along with the cooling performance. Integration of CPV into an urban grid will also be evaluated. If successful, this type of CPV………………………………………………………………………………………………….

Faculty Supervisor:

Frédéric Légeron

Student:

Partner:

Gestion TechnoCap;Prompt;Université de Sherbrooke

Discipline:

Engineering

Sector:

Finance and Insurance

University:

Université de Sherbrooke

Program:

Accelerate

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