Research Article
Theoretical and Experimental Optical Evaluation and Comparison of Symmetric 2D CPC and V-Trough Collector for Photovoltaic Applications
Table 2
Parameters employed in the ray-trace software.
| Parameter | Value |
| Refractive index of glass () | 1.52 | Refractive index of air () | 1.00 | Glass extinction coefficients (mā1) | 4.00 | End loss coefficient | 0.99 | Reflectivity of the reflector () | 0.91 | Absorptance of the PV cells | 1.00 |
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