Stretchable micro-scale concentrator photovoltaic module with 15.4% efficiency for three-dimensional curved surfaces

Daisuke Sato; Taizo Masuda; Kenji Araki; Masafumi Yamaguchi; Kenichi Okumura; Akinori Sato; Ryota Tomizawa; Noboru Yamada

doi:10.1038/s43246-020-00106-x

Communications Materials (Jan 2021)

Stretchable micro-scale concentrator photovoltaic module with 15.4% efficiency for three-dimensional curved surfaces

Daisuke Sato,
Taizo Masuda,
Kenji Araki,
Masafumi Yamaguchi,
Kenichi Okumura,
Akinori Sato,
Ryota Tomizawa,
Noboru Yamada

Affiliations

Daisuke Sato: Department of System Safety, Nagaoka University of Technology
Taizo Masuda: S-Frontier division, Toyota Motor Corporation
Kenji Araki: Research Center for Smart Energy Technologies, Toyota Technological Institute
Masafumi Yamaguchi: Research Center for Smart Energy Technologies, Toyota Technological Institute
Kenichi Okumura: S-Frontier division, Toyota Motor Corporation
Akinori Sato: S-Frontier division, Toyota Motor Corporation
Ryota Tomizawa: S-Frontier division, Toyota Motor Corporation
Noboru Yamada: Department of Mechanical Engineering, Nagaoka University of Technology

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s43246-020-00106-x
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 2, no. 1
pp. 1 – 11

Abstract

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The use of photovoltaic devices for energy harvesting in real-world applications requires that they are conformable to non-flat surfaces. Here, a micro-scale concentrator module shows 15.4% outdoor conversion efficiency and can stretch over curved 3D surfaces.

Published in Communications Materials

ISSN: 2662-4443 (Online)
Publisher: Nature Portfolio
Country of publisher: United States
LCC subjects: Technology: Electrical engineering. Electronics. Nuclear engineering: Materials of engineering and construction. Mechanics of materials
Website: https://www.nature.com/commsmat/

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