Manufacturing injection-moleded Fresnel lens parquets for point-focus concentrating photovoltaic systems

doi:https://doi.org/10.2172/120927

Title: Manufacturing injection-moleded Fresnel lens parquets for point-focus concentrating photovoltaic systems

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This project involved the manufacturing of curved-faceted, injection-molded, four-element Fresnel lens parquets for concentrating photovoltaic arrays. Previous efforts showed that high-efficiency (greater than 82%) Fresnel concentrators could be injection molded. This report encompasses the mold design, molding, and physical testing of a four-lens parquet for a solar photovoltaic concentrator system.

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Peters, E M; Masso, J D ^[1]

AOtec, Southbridge, MA (United States)

Publication Date:: 1995-10-01

Research Org.:: Sandia National Labs., Albuquerque, NM (United States)

Sponsoring Org.:: USDOE, Washington, DC (United States)

OSTI Identifier:: 120927

Report Number(s):: SAND-95-1554
ON: DE96001861; TRN: 95:007864

DOE Contract Number:: AC04-94AL85000

Resource Type:: Technical Report

Resource Relation:: Other Information: PBD: Oct 1995

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

Subject:: 14 SOLAR ENERGY; FRESNEL LENS; MANUFACTURING; PHOTOVOLTAIC CELLS; TESTING; CASTING MOLDS; DESIGN; DIAGRAMS

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                    Peters, E M, and Masso, J D. Manufacturing injection-moleded Fresnel lens parquets for point-focus concentrating photovoltaic systems.  United States: N. p., 1995. 
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                    Peters, E M, & Masso, J D. Manufacturing injection-moleded Fresnel lens parquets for point-focus concentrating photovoltaic systems.  United States.  https://doi.org/10.2172/120927

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