Further possibilities to exploit solar energy generation in 3D include incorporating mirrors together with PV panels within the structure, with the aim of concentrating sunlight without sun-tracking systems, in contrast to existing concentrating technologies.
Self-supporting 3D shapes can create new schemes for PV installation and the increased energy density can facilitate the use of cheaper thin film materials in area-limited applications. Our findings suggest that harnessing solar energy in three dimensions can open new avenues towards Terawatt-scale generation.
Our findings suggest that harnessing solar energy in three dimensions can open new avenues towards Terawatt-scale generation. Fig. S1 (a) Tested trajectory (red dots) re-scaled by a factor of 200,000. The wall is shown in green, and the mirrors indicated by the arrow.
We recently employed computer simulations (ref. 5) to show that 3D photovoltaic (3DPV) structures can increase the generated energy density (energy per footprint area, kWh/m2) by a factor linear in the structure height, for a given day and location.
The two main forces operating during the maximization of energy generation in 3D are the avoidance of inter-cell shading and the optimization of the re-absorption of light reflected by other cells, with an intricate trade-off (dependent on the Sun’s trajectory) typical of complex systems.
For 3D solutions provided by the MC algorithm with a 10 m side cubic simulation box, the red curve describes the energy obtained in a day per unit area of solar cells. In the absence of mirrors, 3DPV optimizes the energy/footprint area (blue curve) rather than the energy per solar cell area.
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We formulate, solve computationally and study experimentally the problem of collecting solar energy in three dimensions. We demonstrate that absorbers and reflectors can be combined in …
We demonstrate that absorbers and reflectors can be combined in the absence of sun tracking to build three-dimensional …
We formulate, solve computationally and study experimentally the problem of collecting solar energy in three dimensions. We demonstrate that absorbers …
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