TY - GEN
T1 - Solar energy conversion using a broad band coherent concentrator with antenna-coupled rectifiers
AU - Bodan, P.
AU - Apostolos, J.
AU - Mouyos, W.
AU - McMahon, B.
AU - Gili, P.
AU - Feng, M.
PY - 2014
Y1 - 2014
N2 - Through an internally funded research and development program, AMI Research and Development (AMI) has designed and developed a low profile, one-dimensional, solar coherent concentrator, intended for rectennas. A proof of concept prototype has been fabricated with an integrated photovoltaic array solar cell at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign (UIUC). Optical efficiency greater than 60% and an elevation field of view of 0.7 degrees has been modeled and confirmed with measurements. This device enables Antenna-Coupled Rectennas (ACR) to exceed one-sun solar performance efficiencies and provides a spectral splitting architecture to further enhance the efficiencies. We present the benefits of this device, prototype performance, and intended continued development of the ACRs.
AB - Through an internally funded research and development program, AMI Research and Development (AMI) has designed and developed a low profile, one-dimensional, solar coherent concentrator, intended for rectennas. A proof of concept prototype has been fabricated with an integrated photovoltaic array solar cell at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign (UIUC). Optical efficiency greater than 60% and an elevation field of view of 0.7 degrees has been modeled and confirmed with measurements. This device enables Antenna-Coupled Rectennas (ACR) to exceed one-sun solar performance efficiencies and provides a spectral splitting architecture to further enhance the efficiencies. We present the benefits of this device, prototype performance, and intended continued development of the ACRs.
KW - Antenna-coupled detectors
KW - Coherent
KW - Metal-insulator-metal diode
KW - Optical rectenna
KW - Solar concentrator
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M3 - Conference contribution
AN - SCOPUS:84907418719
SN - 9781482258301
T3 - Technical Proceedings of the 2014 NSTI Nanotechnology Conference and Expo, NSTI-Nanotech 2014
SP - 328
EP - 331
BT - Technical Proceedings of the 2014 NSTI Nanotechnology Conference and Expo, NSTI-Nanotech 2014
PB - Nano Science and Technology Institute
T2 - Nanotechnology 2014: Electronics, Manufacturing, Environment, Energy and Water - 2014 NSTI Nanotechnology Conference and Expo, NSTI-Nanotech 2014
Y2 - 15 June 2014 through 18 June 2014
ER -