TY - GEN
T1 - Integrating the design and reliability assessment of a hybrid PV-thermal microconcentrator system
AU - Vivar, M.
AU - Van Scheppingen, R.
AU - Clarke, M.
AU - Everett, V.
AU - Walter, D.
AU - Harvey, J.
AU - Surve, S.
AU - Muric-Nesic, J.
AU - Blakers, A.
PY - 2010
Y1 - 2010
N2 - The Australian National University (ANU) is developing a new hybrid CPV-Thermal micro-concentrator (MCT) system working at a concentration ratio of 20 to 30X. System design and reliability testing have been integrated as concurrent processes, enabling the early optimisation of the concentrator system design. The key feature of this integrated design-test procedure is that carefully selected sets of simple tests can be conducted concurrently with the design of the concentrator module, without introducing time delays in the module design phase. Test results provide valuable information that significantly informs the design process and helps to avoid future failures. The ANU hybrid micro-concentrator receiver also provides heat for domestic applications, introducing special requirements for tests of the active cooling system. IEC 62108 tests procedures have been analysed in order to verify and extend their suitability for active cooling systems. A modified and extended test sequence is proposed to assess actively-cooled CPV and CPV-T systems.
AB - The Australian National University (ANU) is developing a new hybrid CPV-Thermal micro-concentrator (MCT) system working at a concentration ratio of 20 to 30X. System design and reliability testing have been integrated as concurrent processes, enabling the early optimisation of the concentrator system design. The key feature of this integrated design-test procedure is that carefully selected sets of simple tests can be conducted concurrently with the design of the concentrator module, without introducing time delays in the module design phase. Test results provide valuable information that significantly informs the design process and helps to avoid future failures. The ANU hybrid micro-concentrator receiver also provides heat for domestic applications, introducing special requirements for tests of the active cooling system. IEC 62108 tests procedures have been analysed in order to verify and extend their suitability for active cooling systems. A modified and extended test sequence is proposed to assess actively-cooled CPV and CPV-T systems.
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=78650140607&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1109/PVSC.2010.5614486
DO - 10.1109/PVSC.2010.5614486
M3 - Conference contribution
SN - 9781424458912
T3 - Conference Record of the IEEE Photovoltaic Specialists Conference
SP - 3098
EP - 3103
BT - Program - 35th IEEE Photovoltaic Specialists Conference, PVSC 2010
T2 - 35th IEEE Photovoltaic Specialists Conference, PVSC 2010
Y2 - 20 June 2010 through 25 June 2010
ER -