Abstract: A photovoltaic solar concentrator comprising a non-tracking lens adapted to reach the limits of Etendue conservation for acceptance of a direct and a diffuse solar insolation and to emit a focused light onto an upper surface of a luminescent solar concentrator (LSC). The LSC comprises a crystal with an un-doped semiconductor with high luminescence efficiency in the form of a waveguide that includes a top-hat multi-layer reflector to reflect photo-luminescence within an escape cone of the crystal. A mirror attached to the bottom surface. Mirrors attached to all edges of the crystal except for one of the edges. A solar cell mounted on an un-mirrored edge, or optically connected to the un-mirrored edge of the crystal by a second waveguide, to receive the photo-luminescence trapped within the waveguide.
Type:
Application
Filed:
June 17, 2021
Publication date:
February 17, 2022
Applicant:
QA-UK Ltd.
Inventors:
Keith William John BARNHAM, Barry Michael CLIVE