Design principles of the first 4x fixed solar concentrator

Roland Winston; Weiya Zhang

doi:10.1117/12.863248

19 August 2010 Design principles of the first 4x fixed solar concentrator

Roland Winston, Weiya Zhang

Proceedings Volume 7785, Nonimaging Optics: Efficient Design for Illumination and Solar Concentration VII; 77850B (2010) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.863248
Event: SPIE Optical Engineering + Applications, 2010, San Diego, California, United States

Abstract

We discuss the theoretical limits of concentration for stationary solar concentrators allowed by the law of thermodynamics. The principles to design systems that approach the theoretical limits are then presented followed by a few examples, including the first 4x fixed solar concentrator.

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Roland Winston and Weiya Zhang "Design principles of the first 4x fixed solar concentrator", Proc. SPIE 7785, Nonimaging Optics: Efficient Design for Illumination and Solar Concentration VII, 77850B (19 August 2010); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.863248

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