Optimal design of nonimaging solar concentrators with wedge receivers

H. P. Baum; J. M. Gordon

doi:10.1364/AO.24.002596

Optimal design of nonimaging solar concentrators with wedge receivers

H. P. Baum, J. M. Gordon

The Swiss Institute for Dryland Environmental and Energy Research

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The geometric characteristics of a general class of nonimaging solar energy concentrators with wedge-shaped receivers are investigated. For concentrators with fixed receiver area and fixed geometric concentration ratio, an analytic solution is derived for the concentrator configuration that minimizes reflector area (often a key element in solar collector optimization). The configuration with minimal reflector area is not an ideal concentrator but is shown to represent significant savings in reflector area, relative to conventional collector configurations, at negligible sacrifice in yearly collectible energy.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	2596-2599
Number of pages	4
Journal	Applied Optics
Volume	24
Issue number	16
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1364/AO.24.002596
State	Published - 15 Aug 1985

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Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics
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