Method and apparatus for uniformly concentrating solar flux for photovoltaic applications
Patent
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OSTI ID:7146930
This patent describes a dish reflector for concentrating solar flux uniformly over a target plane on a solar cell array. It comprises: a plurality of concentric, concave, reflective surface elements, arranged symmetrically about a common axis which is perpendicular to the target plane, and each of the surface elements being defined with respect to its axial position forward of a parabolic reference dish sharing the common axis and having a vertex spaced from the target plane by a distance equal to the focal length of the reference dish.
- Assignee:
- Dept. of Energy, Washington, DC (United States)
- Patent Number(s):
- A; US 5153780
- Application Number:
- PPN: US 7-712812
- OSTI ID:
- 7146930
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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