Maximising the light output of a Luminescent Solar Concentrator

Earp, AA; Smith, GB; Swift, PD; Franklin, J

Maximising the light output of a Luminescent Solar Concentrator

Earp, AA Smith, GB

Swift, PD Franklin, J

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Publication Type:: Journal Article
Citation:: Solar Energy, 2004, 76 (6), pp. 655 - 667
Issue Date:: 2004-06-01

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dc.contributor.author	Earp, AA	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Smith, GB https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6985-2880	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Swift, PD	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Franklin, J	en_US
dc.date.issued	2004-06-01	en_US
dc.identifier.citation	Solar Energy, 2004, 76 (6), pp. 655 - 667	en_US
dc.identifier.issn	0038-092X	en_US
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10453/4288
dc.description.abstract	Luminescent Solar Concentrators (LSC's) are currently being developed so that sunlight may be more fully utilised in place of conventional lighting sources. In order to optimise the light output of an LSC, various collector properties including fluorescent dye concentration, collector dimensions and matrix quality have been investigated. This study, involving measurement and computer modelling of the light transport in a single colour LSC, shows that luminous output is highly sensitive to weak extinction processes in the emission spectral band. These fine details in the loss spectrum play a key role in determining the output and efficiency of an LSC system. The separation of dye and matrix losses enables a quantitative study of the effect of matrix optical quality on performance. © 2004 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.	en_US
dc.relation.ispartof	Solar Energy	en_US
dc.relation.isbasedon	10.1016/j.solener.2004.02.001	en_US
dc.subject.classification	Energy	en_US
dc.title	Maximising the light output of a Luminescent Solar Concentrator	en_US
dc.type	Journal Article
utslib.citation.volume	6	en_US
utslib.citation.volume	76	en_US
utslib.for	1007 Nanotechnology	en_US
utslib.for	0912 Materials Engineering	en_US
utslib.for	0205 Optical Physics	en_US
utslib.for	09 Engineering	en_US
utslib.for	12 Built Environment and Design	en_US
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pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Faculty of Science
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Faculty of Science/School of Mathematical and Physical Sciences
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pubs.issue	6	en_US
pubs.publication-status	Published	en_US
pubs.volume	76	en_US

Abstract:

Luminescent Solar Concentrators (LSC's) are currently being developed so that sunlight may be more fully utilised in place of conventional lighting sources. In order to optimise the light output of an LSC, various collector properties including fluorescent dye concentration, collector dimensions and matrix quality have been investigated. This study, involving measurement and computer modelling of the light transport in a single colour LSC, shows that luminous output is highly sensitive to weak extinction processes in the emission spectral band. These fine details in the loss spectrum play a key role in determining the output and efficiency of an LSC system. The separation of dye and matrix losses enables a quantitative study of the effect of matrix optical quality on performance. © 2004 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.

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