Evaluation of misalignments within a concentrator photovoltaic module by the module optical analyzer: a case of study concerning temperature effects on the module performance

摘要

Instituto de Energía Solar, Universidad Politécnica de Madrid (IES-UPM) has developed a method [referred to as the luminescence inverse (LI) method] and equipment [called module optical analyzer (MOA)] to fast measure the optical-angular properties of a CPV module without illumination system nor module movement. This paper presents how the MOA can investigate the optical performance of concentrator photovoltaic (CPV) modules optical-angular performance (in particular, misalignments between the optical components comprising the module) at different temperature conditions.