Describing the Hybrid CPV System

The reflected infrared radiation is gathered by a fiber-optics light pipe and conducted to the high-temperature solid-oxide electrolysis cell. The electrical output of the solar cells also powers the electrolysis cells. About 120 megajoules are needed—whether in electrical or thermal form, or both—to electrolyze water and generate 1 kg of hydrogen. The result is that more of the solar energy is used for 

A metal tube surrounded the cell to uniformly distribute the solar flux over the cell s surface. The test occurred during a 2-hour period of operation, with an excess of steam applied to the electrolysis cell. The output stream of unreacted steam and generated hydrogen was bubbled through water and the hydrogen was collected 

The largest cost for the hybrid solar concentrator system will be for the dish con centrator and PV receiver, shown in Fig. 6. Algora recently completed an extensive cost analysis based on previously collected data for CPV systems.7 Many of the 

We wanted to compare the results of our simplified engineering cost analysis of hydrogen generated by this hybrid solar concentrator system with those of more extensive cost analyses  

the electrolytic generation of hydrogen by wind systems, where cumulative production of this highly developed technology is approximately 50 giga watts (GW) and, 

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