BibTeX:

@article{IJIRSTV2I1033,
     title={A Study on Waveguide Performance of Luminescent Solar Concentrators},
     author={Brindha V.G. Mohan and P.Richard Rajkumar},
     journal={International Journal for Innovative Research in Science & Technology},
     volume={2},
     number={1},
     pages={131--135},
     year={},
     url={http://www.ijirst.org/articles/IJIRSTV2I1033.pdf},
     publisher={IJIRST (International Journal for Innovative Research in Science & Technology)},
}

Luminescent solar concentrators (LSC’s) are evolving cost-effective organic methods for trapping solar energy using the fluorescence property of organic dyes. The study aims in finding a waveguide design for LSC, in different waveguide materials, PC and PMMA in varying dimensions filled with solution of anthracene in heptane with minimum losses. By comparing the output responses, the LSC with the waveguide design of 6 cm x 3cm x 5cm made of the PMMA (3mm thick) is observed to trap more incident radiation than the unaided solar cells. The maximum output current is measured to be 6.10 mA for a source of 40W power which is convincingly higher than 3.21 mA obtained from the unaided solar cell measured with the same source.

Luminescent solar concentrator, liquid dye, anthracene, fluorescence, cuvette geometry, PMMA