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Ideal concentrators with gaps.

Julio Chaves1, Manuel Collares-Pereira

  • 1Instituto Nacional de Engenharia e Tecnologia Industrial-DER, Lisbon, Portugal. julio.chaves@mail.ineti.pt

Applied Optics
|March 20, 2002
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New optical concentrator designs feature surrounding elements, enabling microstructures for efficient solar energy collection. These designs utilize mirrors and total internal reflection for improved performance.

Area of Science:

  • Optical Engineering
  • Solar Energy Concentration

Background:

  • Traditional solar concentrators face limitations in efficiency and scalability.
  • The development of microstructured optical elements offers a novel approach to enhance solar energy capture.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To introduce novel ideal concentrator designs with large and small gaps.
  • To explore the use of microstructures composed of multiple optical elements.
  • To present designs incorporating mirrors and total internal reflection.

Main Methods:

  • Mathematical methods for calculating optical element shapes.
  • Analysis of optical element arrangements for varying gap sizes.
  • Integration of mirrors and total internal reflection principles.

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Main Results:

  • Demonstration of ideal concentrators with adjustable gap sizes.
  • Formation of microstructures with potentially numerous, identical optical components.
  • Designs utilizing mirrors and total internal reflection for enhanced light concentration.

Conclusions:

  • The presented designs offer versatile solutions for solar concentration.
  • The inherent symmetry in microstructured designs simplifies fabrication and production.
  • These innovations pave the way for more efficient and manufacturable solar concentrators.