title: Design construction and analysis of solar ridge concentrator photovoltaic (PV) system to improve battery charging performance.
abstract: A ridge concentrator photovoltaic system for a 10W multi-crystalline solar panel was designed with the concentration ratios of 1X and 2X. The ray tracing model of ridge concentrator photovoltaic system was carried out using Trace-Pro simulation. The optimum tilt angle for the concentrator PV system throughout the year was computed. The electrical parameters of the 3 panels were analyzed. The effect of temperature on the electrical performance of the panel was also studied. The reduction of voltage due to increasing panel temperature was managed by MPES type Charge controller. Glass reflector with reflectivity 0.95 was chosen as the ridge wall for the concentrator system. The maximum power outputs for the 1X and 2X panel reached were 9W and 10.5W with glass reflector. The percentage of power improvement for 1X and 2X concentrations were 22.3% and 45.8% respectively. The 2X concentrated panel connected battery takes lower time to charge compared with normal panel connected battery.
authors: Institute for Energy Studies, College of Engineering Guindy, Anna University, Chennai, India. Electronic address: reshi89@gmail.com.
authors: Kalaiselvan
authors: K
authors: Narasimman
authors: Institute for Energy Studies, College of Engineering Guindy, Anna University, Chennai, India. Electronic address: iniyan777@hotmail.com.
authors: Iniyan
authors: I
authors: Selvarasan
mesh_terms: D003198:Computer Simulation; D011211:Electric Power Supplies; D004867:Equipment Design; D008962:Models, Theoretical; D012993:Solar Energy; D013696:Temperature
keywords: MPES charge controller; Mirror reflector; Ridge concentrator; Temperature effect