High flux solar energy transformation

Patent · Tue Apr 09 00:00:00 EDT 1991

OSTI ID:7031165

Winston, R; Gleckman, P L; O'Gallagher, J J

Disclosed are multi-stage systems for high flux transformation of solar energy allowing for uniform solar intensification by a factor of 60,000 suns or more. Preferred systems employ a focusing mirror as a primary concentrative device and a non-imaging concentrator as a secondary concentrative device with concentrative capacities of primary and secondary stages selected to provide for net solar flux intensification of greater than 2000 over 95 percent of the concentration area. Systems of the invention are readily applied as energy sources for laser pumping and in other photothermal energy utilization processes. 7 figures.

• Research Organization: National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), Golden, CO (United States); Midwest Research Institute, Kansas City, MO (United States)
• DOE Contract Number: AC02-83CH10093; XX-6-06019
• Assignee: Arch Development Corporation, Chicago, IL (United States)
• Patent Number(s): US 5005958; A
• Application Number: PPN: US 7-423616
• OSTI ID: 7031165
• Resource Relation: Patent File Date: 16 Oct 1989
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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