Solar insolation and concentration by coupled fiber optics

Patent · Tue Feb 21 00:00:00 EST 1984

OSTI ID:6898027

Middy, G W

A plurality of bundles of fiber optic light pipes are each arranged for the reception of a selected color band of monochromatic light emanating through a prism with which they act in combination as a secondary concentrator. Incoming multiple wavelength sunlight from a primary concentrator is directed through said prism, and photovoltaic cells are positioned at a spectrum plane according to their efficiency in relation to said selected color bands of the spectrum.

• Assignee: EDB-84-146635
• Patent Number(s): US 4433199
• OSTI ID: 6898027
• Resource Relation: Patent File Date: Filed date 17 Jun 1982; Other Information: PAT-APPL-389440
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

14 SOLAR ENERGY
PHOTOVOLTAIC CELLS
ENERGY EFFICIENCY
FIBER OPTICS
MIRRORS
PARABOLIC COLLECTORS
POSITIONING
POWER GENERATION
PRISMS
SOLAR RADIATION
SOLAR TRACKING
VISIBLE RADIATION
VISIBLE SPECTRA
WAVELENGTHS
CONCENTRATING COLLECTORS
DIRECT ENERGY CONVERTERS
EFFICIENCY
ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION
EQUIPMENT
PHOTOELECTRIC CELLS
RADIATIONS
SOLAR COLLECTORS
SOLAR EQUIPMENT
SPECTRA
STELLAR RADIATION
140501* - Solar Energy Conversion- Photovoltaic Conversion