Reliability assessment of a linear PV-thermal microconcentrator receiver based on the IEC 62108

Marta Vivar; Elizabeth Thomsen; Judy Harvey; Sachin Surve; Tom Ratcliff; Daniel Walter; Vernie Everett; Andrew Blaker; Andrew Tanner; Mikal Greaves; Peter Le Leivre

Reliability assessment of a linear PV-thermal microconcentrator receiver based on the IEC 62108

Marta Vivar^*, Elizabeth Thomsen, Judy Harvey, Sachin Surve, Tom Ratcliff, Daniel Walter, Vernie Everett, Andrew Blaker, Andrew Tanner, Mikal Greaves, Peter Le Leivre

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Research School of Physics

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Abstract

The Australian National University (ANU) in collaboration with Chromasun Inc., a US-based company, is developing a new hybrid CPV-Thermal (CPV-T) micro-concentrator (MCT) system that works at a concentration ratio of between 20 to 30X. The system design and reliability testing have been integrated as concurrent processes, enabling the early optimisation of the concentrator system receiver 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 extensive time delays in the receiver module design phase. Test results provide valuable information that significantly informs the design process and helps to avoid future failures.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	40th ASES National Solar Conference 2011, SOLAR 2011
Pages	364-369
Number of pages	6
Publication status	Published - 2011
Event	40th ASES National Solar Conference 2011, SOLAR 2011 - Raleigh, NC, United States Duration: 17 May 2011 → 20 May 2011

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Name	40th ASES National Solar Conference 2011, SOLAR 2011
Volume	1

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Conference	40th ASES National Solar Conference 2011, SOLAR 2011
Country/Territory	United States
City	Raleigh, NC
Period	17/05/11 → 20/05/11

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Vivar, M., Thomsen, E., Harvey, J., Surve, S., Ratcliff, T., Walter, D., Everett, V., Blaker, A., Tanner, A., Greaves, M., & Le Leivre, P. (2011). Reliability assessment of a linear PV-thermal microconcentrator receiver based on the IEC 62108. In 40th ASES National Solar Conference 2011, SOLAR 2011 (pp. 364-369). (40th ASES National Solar Conference 2011, SOLAR 2011; Vol. 1).

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Reliability assessment of a linear PV-thermal microconcentrator receiver based on the IEC 62108. / Vivar, Marta; Thomsen, Elizabeth; Harvey, Judy et al.
40th ASES National Solar Conference 2011, SOLAR 2011. 2011. p. 364-369 (40th ASES National Solar Conference 2011, SOLAR 2011; Vol. 1).

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