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This book is a concise review of the current status and future
prospects of concentrating photovoltaic (CPV) technology. Starting
with a summary of the current technical and economic status of CPV
technology, it identifies the factors that hold CPV back in the
commercial market. The main technical areas considered are solar
cells, tracking and optics. The solar cells section focuses on
spectrum splitting systems, which offer potentially higher
efficiency than multi-junction cells with reductions in the
manufacturing constraints that lead to high costs. It also offers a
brief survey of the latest developments in spectral splitting
alongside a discussion of the advances in solar cell manufacturing
that aid the development of such systems. Further, it examines
electrical design principles for spectral splitting systems that
can improve the spectral stability of these systems' performance.
The section on tracking includes a description of tracking
integration with an update of the review published in Nature,
presenting the latest advances in the field and focusing on
surveying conceptual approaches rather than providing an exhaustive
description of the literature. The optics section explores 3D
printing and other emerging methods of fabricating optics for both
prototype and large-scale production, as well as new classes of
concentrators, particularly those based on novel photonic materials
such as angular filters. Lastly, the authors consider the impact
that environmental factors have on the performance of CPV in
non-standard environments before concluding with a discussion of
the combinations of technologies that they anticipate will most
effectively boost CPV in the commercial market.
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