PHOTOCONVERTERS IN SOLAR SPLITTING SYSTEM

This paper presents results on the simulation of photo converters in a spectral splitting system where solar radiation is separated into three spectral ranges (∆λ1<500 nm, ∆λ2 = 500−725 nm and ∆λ3>725 nm) by means of dichroic filters and then converted to electrical energy by photoconverters based on InGaN/GaN, GaAs/AlGaAs single−junction heterostructures and monocrystalline silicon c−Si. Special attention is paid to the absorption spectrum spreading due to more efficient conversion of the ultraviolet part of the spectrum. The total efficiency of the system varies from 21% to 37% depending on the design of heterostructures.

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