Impact of Reflectors on Solar Energy Systems

The paper aims to show that implementing different types of reflectors in solar energy systems, will dramatically improve energy production by means of concentrating and intensifying more sunlight onto a solar cell. The Solar Intensifier unit is designed to increase efficiency and performance of a set of solar panels. The unit was fabricated and tested. The experimental results show good improvement in the performance of the solar energy system.

Authors:

• J. Rizk
• M. H. Nagrial

Keywords:

• Renewable Energy
• Power optimization
• Solar Energy.

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