The potential for concentrator photovoltaics: A feasibility study in India
India has aggressive plans for scaling up photovoltaic installations in the coming decades. Currently fixed tilt, flat plate crystalline silicon (c-Si) technology sets the standard for cost and performance and is both robust and relatively easy to deploy. Concentrator photovoltaics (CPV) systems hav...
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ftiiscindia:oai:eprints.iisc.ac.in:62364 2023-05-15T13:06:10+02:00 The potential for concentrator photovoltaics: A feasibility study in India Kamath, Harsh G Ekins-Daukes, Nicholas J Araki, Kenji Ramasesha, Sheela K 2019-04 application/pdf http://eprints.iisc.ac.in/62364/ https://doi.org/10.1002/pip.3099 http://eprints.iisc.ac.in/62364/1/kamath2018.pdf en eng WILEY http://eprints.iisc.ac.in/62364/1/kamath2018.pdf Kamath, Harsh G and Ekins-Daukes, Nicholas J and Araki, Kenji and Ramasesha, Sheela K (2019) The potential for concentrator photovoltaics: A feasibility study in India. In: PROGRESS IN PHOTOVOLTAICS, 27 (4). pp. 316-327. Divecha Centre for Climate Change Journal Article PeerReviewed 2019 ftiiscindia https://doi.org/10.1002/pip.3099 2019-05-24T22:07:41Z India has aggressive plans for scaling up photovoltaic installations in the coming decades. Currently fixed tilt, flat plate crystalline silicon (c-Si) technology sets the standard for cost and performance and is both robust and relatively easy to deploy. Concentrator photovoltaics (CPV) systems have a different cost structure; using solar cells with the highest efficiencies, system efficiencies greater than 30% are possible, but the system is also more sensitive to meteorological conditions. India has a complex and varied atmosphere that prevents a straightforward comparison of technologies, and hence, in this paper, we use a computer model to simulate the power output from CPV systems located in locations in India where the Aerosol Robotic Network (AERONET) stations are based and additionally, in Bangalore where we have a CPV test station. We quantify the increased intermittency suffered by CPV systems that arises from the larger dynamic range in direct beam irradiance over global irradiance. Nevertheless, by calculating the target system costs required to attain a competitive levelized cost of electricity (LCOE), we find that CPV systems in some, but not all locations have the opportunity to compete against dual-axis tracked and inclined c-Si based PV in India Article in Journal/Newspaper Aerosol Robotic Network Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore: ePrints@IIsc Progress in Photovoltaics: Research and Applications 27 4 316 327 |
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India has aggressive plans for scaling up photovoltaic installations in the coming decades. Currently fixed tilt, flat plate crystalline silicon (c-Si) technology sets the standard for cost and performance and is both robust and relatively easy to deploy. Concentrator photovoltaics (CPV) systems have a different cost structure; using solar cells with the highest efficiencies, system efficiencies greater than 30% are possible, but the system is also more sensitive to meteorological conditions. India has a complex and varied atmosphere that prevents a straightforward comparison of technologies, and hence, in this paper, we use a computer model to simulate the power output from CPV systems located in locations in India where the Aerosol Robotic Network (AERONET) stations are based and additionally, in Bangalore where we have a CPV test station. We quantify the increased intermittency suffered by CPV systems that arises from the larger dynamic range in direct beam irradiance over global irradiance. Nevertheless, by calculating the target system costs required to attain a competitive levelized cost of electricity (LCOE), we find that CPV systems in some, but not all locations have the opportunity to compete against dual-axis tracked and inclined c-Si based PV in India |
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The potential for concentrator photovoltaics: A feasibility study in India |
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