Design and development of a high-concentration and high-efficiency photovoltaic concentrator using a curved Fresnel lens

Technical Report · Mon Aug 01 04:00:00 EDT 1983

DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/5792959· OSTI ID:5792959

Scharlack, R S; Moffat, A

Thermo Electron has designed a high concentration photovoltaic module that uses a domed, point-focus Fresnel lens. Their design, design optimization process, and results from lens and receiver tests are described in this report. A complete module has not been fabricated and probably will not be fabricated in the future; however, Thermo Electron's optical design, analysis, and testing of both secondary optical units and domed Fresnel lenses have made a significant contribution to our project. Tooling errors prevented the lens from reaching its potential efficiency by the end of the contract, and resolution of these tooling problems is currently being attempted with a follow-on contract, No. 68-9463.

• Research Organization: Thermo Electron Corp., Waltham, MA (USA)
• DOE Contract Number: AC04-76DP00789
• OSTI ID: 5792959
• Report Number(s): SAND-83-7024; ON: DE84000967
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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14 SOLAR ENERGY
140501* -- Solar Energy Conversion-- Photovoltaic Conversion
141000 -- Solar Collectors & Concentrators
CONCENTRATION RATIO
CONCENTRATOR SOLAR CELLS
DESIGN
DIRECT ENERGY CONVERTERS
EFFICIENCY
EQUIPMENT
FABRICATION
FRESNEL LENS
HEAT SINKS
LENSES
OPTIMIZATION
PHOTOELECTRIC CELLS
PHOTOVOLTAIC CELLS
SINKS
SOLAR CELLS
SOLAR EQUIPMENT
TESTING