Simulation, design and testing of a building-integrated hybrid concentrator photovoltaic system
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Authors
Craft, Jesse
Issue Date
2004-12
Type
Electronic thesis
Thesis
Thesis
Language
ENG
Keywords
Mechanical engineering
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Abstract
During the course of the project, a computer model was created to analyze the performance of the system; an experimental test rig was constructed to analyze these simulated results; and four different actuating mechanisms were developed and studied to varying degrees. Our results showed that the system, at its current stage of development, does not meet the 5-year target. However, several steps are proposed by which the system should be able to approach this target and open up a wider market to photovoltaic devices.
Description
December 2004
School of Engineering
School of Engineering
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Publisher
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, NY