TY - GEN
T1 - New classes of maximum-concentration photovoltaic concentrators with liberal optical tolerance based on dual-mirror optics
AU - Goldstein, Alex
AU - Gordon, Jeffrey M.
PY - 2010/10/26
Y1 - 2010/10/26
N2 - Recently identified fundamental classes of dual-mirror double-tailored nonimaging optics have the potential to satisfy the pragmatic exigencies of concentrator photovoltaics. Via a comprehensive survey of their parameter space, including raytrace verification, we identify champion high-concentration high-efficiency designs that offer unprecedented optical tolerance (i.e., sensitivity to off-axis orientation) - a pivotal figure-of-merit with a basic bound that depends on concentration, exit angle and effective solar angular radius. For comparison, results for the best corresponding dualmirror aplanatic concentrators are also presented.
AB - Recently identified fundamental classes of dual-mirror double-tailored nonimaging optics have the potential to satisfy the pragmatic exigencies of concentrator photovoltaics. Via a comprehensive survey of their parameter space, including raytrace verification, we identify champion high-concentration high-efficiency designs that offer unprecedented optical tolerance (i.e., sensitivity to off-axis orientation) - a pivotal figure-of-merit with a basic bound that depends on concentration, exit angle and effective solar angular radius. For comparison, results for the best corresponding dualmirror aplanatic concentrators are also presented.
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=77957252874&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1117/12.859068
DO - 10.1117/12.859068
M3 - Conference contribution
AN - SCOPUS:77957252874
SN - 9780819482655
T3 - Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering
BT - High and Low Concentrator Systems for Solar Electric Applications V
T2 - High and Low Concentrator Systems for Solar Electric Applications V
Y2 - 3 August 2010 through 4 August 2010
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