Flat-Plate
Micro-Dish Photovoltaic Concentrator Module
Akira Terao
03-18
EISG Project
Title: Flat-Plate Micro-Dish
Photovoltaic Concentrator Module
EISG Grant Number: 03-18
PIER Area: Renewable Energy Technologies
Principal Investigator: Akira Terao
Contact Information: Phone:
(408) 991-0915, email:
aterao@sunpowercorp.com
Organization: SunPower Corporation
Grant Amount: $74,985
Grant Term: 12 Months
Project Description:
§ Proposes to determine the feasibility of using an array of low profile small-size dish reflectors to concentrate sunlight onto photovoltaic cells.
Proposed Outcomes:
§ A concentrator prototype will be fabricated and tested.
Anticipated Benefits:
§ The proposed technology could produce a low profile concentrator system for under $2/watt that could be used in the same tracking systems used for flat plate tracking systems.
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