Reference number : GC-2017-Q4-00223, amendment number : , agreement type : G, recipient legal name : Boucherif, Abderraouf (Université de Sherbrooke), recipient country : CA, recipient province : nan, recipient city : Quebec|Québec, recipient postal code : nan, program name english : Engage Grants for universities, program name french : Subventions d'engagement partenarial pour les universités, program purpose english : Concentrated photovoltaics (CPV) technology is among the most promising solar technologies. In this market,_x000D_
the Canadian company STACE has the most reliable CPV modules technology in the industry. In order to_x000D_
evolve in a fast moving market, STACE would like to push the concentration limit of its module to a higher_x000D_
solar concentration. For this purpose a new generation of solar cell architecture needs to be demonstrated._x000D_
STACE would like to work with the universite de Sherbrooke (UdeS) on a new concept of multijunction solar_x000D_
cells which would allow reaching much higher solar concentrations above 1000 suns, this concept is based on_x000D_
duplicating each sub-cell into a plurality of sub-junctions in order to reduce the current while increasing the_x000D_
voltage. As a result the resistive losses are significantly reduced allowing boosting the efficiency at high_x000D_
concentration. The team at the université de Sherbrooke, with the Prof. Boucherif and a PhD student will bring_x000D_
a unique expertise in solar cell design and modeling while taking care of designing the cell for manufacturing_x000D_
and system integration by calibrating the model based on measurements done on real cells and lenses provided_x000D_
by STACE. This collaboration target to deliver a design of an efficient solar cell structure at 1500 suns_x000D_
concentration in addition to a cost of energy estimate adapted to STACE modules.Concentrated photovoltaics (CPV) technology is among the most promising solar technologies. In this market,_x000D_
the Canadian company STACE has the most reliable CPV modules technology in the industry. In order to_x000D_
evolve in a fast moving market, STACE would like to push the concentration limit of its module to a higher_x000D_
solar concentration. For this purpose a new generation of solar cell architecture needs to be demonstrated._x000D_
STACE would like to work with the universite de Sherbrooke (UdeS) on a new concept of multijunction solar_x000D_
cells which would allow reaching much higher solar concentrations above 1000 suns, this concept is based on_x000D_
duplicating each sub-cell into a plurality of sub-junctions in order to reduce the current while increasing the_x000D_
voltage. As a result the resistive losses are significantly reduced allowing boosting the efficiency at high_x000D_
concentration. The team at the université de Sherbrooke, with the Prof. Boucherif and a PhD student will bring_x000D_
a unique expertise in solar cell design and modeling while taking care of designing the cell for manufacturing_x000D_
and system integration by calibrating the model based on measurements done on real cells and lenses provided_x000D_
by STACE. This collaboration target to deliver a design of an efficient solar cell structure at 1500 suns_x000D_
concentration in addition to a cost of energy estimate adapted to STACE modules., program purpose french : Concentrated photovoltaics (CPV) technology is among the most promising solar technologies. In this market,_x000D_
the Canadian company STACE has the most reliable CPV modules technology in the industry. In order to_x000D_
evolve in a fast moving market, STACE would like to push the concentration limit of its module to a higher_x000D_
solar concentration. For this purpose a new generation of solar cell architecture needs to be demonstrated._x000D_
STACE would like to work with the universite de Sherbrooke (UdeS) on a new concept of multijunction solar_x000D_
cells which would allow reaching much higher solar concentrations above 1000 suns, this concept is based on_x000D_
duplicating each sub-cell into a plurality of sub-junctions in order to reduce the current while increasing the_x000D_
voltage. As a result the resistive losses are significantly reduced allowing boosting the efficiency at high_x000D_
concentration. The team at the université de Sherbrooke, with the Prof. Boucherif and a PhD student will bring_x000D_
a unique expertise in solar cell design and modeling while taking care of designing the cell for manufacturing_x000D_
and system integration by calibrating the model based on measurements done on real cells and lenses provided_x000D_
by STACE. This collaboration target to deliver a design of an efficient solar cell structure at 1500 suns_x000D_
concentration in addition to a cost of energy estimate adapted to STACE modules.Concentrated photovoltaics (CPV) technology is among the most promising solar technologies. In this market,_x000D_
the Canadian company STACE has the most reliable CPV modules technology in the industry. In order to_x000D_
evolve in a fast moving market, STACE would like to push the concentration limit of its module to a higher_x000D_
solar concentration. For this purpose a new generation of solar cell architecture needs to be demonstrated._x000D_
STACE would like to work with the universite de Sherbrooke (UdeS) on a new concept of multijunction solar_x000D_
cells which would allow reaching much higher solar concentrations above 1000 suns, this concept is based on_x000D_
duplicating each sub-cell into a plurality of sub-junctions in order to reduce the current while increasing the_x000D_
voltage. As a result the resistive losses are significantly reduced allowing boosting the efficiency at high_x000D_
concentration. The team at the université de Sherbrooke, with the Prof. Boucherif and a PhD student will bring_x000D_
a unique expertise in solar cell design and modeling while taking care of designing the cell for manufacturing_x000D_
and system integration by calibrating the model based on measurements done on real cells and lenses provided_x000D_
by STACE. This collaboration target to deliver a design of an efficient solar cell structure at 1500 suns_x000D_
concentration in addition to a cost of energy estimate adapted to STACE modules., agreement title english : Novel high efficiency solar cell structures for 1500X sun concentration, agreement title french : Novel high efficiency solar cell structures for 1500X sun concentration, agreement number : EGP, agreement value : 25000.0, agreement start date : 2018-03-07, agreement end date : nan, description english : nan, description french : nan, expected results english : nan, expected results french : nan, additional information english : Grant or Award spanning more than one fiscal year (2017-2018 to 2018-2019)., additional information french : Subvention ou bourse octroyée s'appliquant à plus d'un exercice financier (2017-2018 à 2018-2019)., owner organization : nserc-crsng, owner organization title : Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada | Conseil de recherches en sciences naturelles et en génie du Canada