Nonimaging radiant energy direction device

Winston, Roland

Title: Nonimaging radiant energy direction device

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Abstract

A raidant energy nonimaging light direction device is provided. The device includes an energy transducer and a reflective wall whose contour is particularly determined with respect to the geometrical vector flux of a field associated with the transducer.

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Winston, Roland ^[1]

Chicago, IL

Issue Date:: 1980-01-01

Research Org.:: Univ. of Chicago, IL (United States)

OSTI Identifier:: 863740

Patent Number(s):: 4237332

Assignee:: United States of America as represented by United States (Washington, DC)

Patent Classifications (CPCs):: F - MECHANICAL ENGINEERING F24 - HEATING F24S - SOLAR HEAT COLLECTORS

G - PHYSICS G02 - OPTICS G02B - OPTICAL ELEMENTS, SYSTEMS, OR APPARATUS

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F - MECHANICAL ENGINEERING F24 - HEATING F24S - SOLAR HEAT COLLECTORS
F24S2023/837 - {hyperbolic}
F24S23/00 - Arrangements for concentrating solar-rays for solar heat collectors
F24S23/79 - with spaced and opposed interacting reflective surfaces

G - PHYSICS G02 - OPTICS G02B - OPTICAL ELEMENTS, SYSTEMS, OR APPARATUS
G02B19/0023 - {at least one surface having optical power}
G02B19/0042 - {for use with direct solar radiation}

Y - NEW / CROSS SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES Y02 - TECHNOLOGIES OR APPLICATIONS FOR MITIGATION OR ADAPTATION AGAINST CLIMATE CHANGE Y02E - REDUCTION OF GREENHOUSE GAS [GHG] EMISSIONS, RELATED TO ENERGY GENERATION, TRANSMISSION OR DISTRIBUTION
Y02E10/44 - Heat exchange systems

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DOE Contract Number:: ER-78-S-02-4657

Resource Type:: Patent

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

Subject:: nonimaging; radiant; energy; direction; device; raidant; light; provided; transducer; reflective; wall; contour; particularly; determined; respect; geometrical; vector; flux; field; associated; nonimaging radiant; radiant energy; reflective wall; energy transducer; field associated; direction device; energy direction; /136/126/359/

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