Concentrating photovoltaic retrofit for existing parabolic trough solar collectors: Design, experiments, and levelized cost of electricity
Todd Otanicar, Rhetta Wingert, Matthew Orosz, Clay McPheeters
Topics & Concepts
Parabolic troughCost of electricity by sourcePhotovoltaic systemPhotovoltaicsConcentratorSolar mirrorPhotovoltaic thermal hybrid solar collectorElectricity generationParabolic reflectorElectricityCapital costEngineeringEnvironmental scienceSolar energyOpticsElectrical engineeringPhysicsPower (physics)Quantum mechanicsSolar Thermal and Photovoltaic Systemssolar cell performance optimizationPhotovoltaic System Optimization Techniques