Nonimaging light concentrator with uniform irradiance
Abstract
A nonimaging light concentrator system including a primary collector of light, an optical mixer disposed near the focal zone for collecting light from the primary collector, the optical mixer having a transparent entrance aperture, an internally reflective housing for substantially total internal reflection of light, a transparent exit aperture and an array of photovoltaic cells disposed near the transparent exit aperture.
- Inventors:
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- Chicago, IL
- Arvada, CO
- Issue Date:
- Research Org.:
- National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), Golden, CO (United States)
- OSTI Identifier:
- 875141
- Patent Number(s):
- 6541694
- Application Number:
- 10/810696
- Assignee:
- Solar Enterprises International, LLC (Chicago, IL); Duke Solar Energy, LLC (Raleigh, NC)
- Patent Classifications (CPCs):
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F - MECHANICAL ENGINEERING F24 - HEATING F24S - SOLAR HEAT COLLECTORS
G - PHYSICS G02 - OPTICS G02B - OPTICAL ELEMENTS, SYSTEMS, OR APPARATUS
- DOE Contract Number:
- NREL-ADC-0-30444-01
- Resource Type:
- Patent
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- nonimaging; light; concentrator; uniform; irradiance; including; primary; collector; optical; mixer; disposed; near; focal; zone; collecting; transparent; entrance; aperture; internally; reflective; housing; substantially; total; internal; reflection; exit; array; photovoltaic; cells; exit aperture; /136/126/359/
Citation Formats
Winston, Roland, and Gee, Randy C. Nonimaging light concentrator with uniform irradiance. United States: N. p., 2003.
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Winston, Roland, & Gee, Randy C. Nonimaging light concentrator with uniform irradiance. United States.
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"Nonimaging light concentrator with uniform irradiance". United States. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/875141.
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title = {Nonimaging light concentrator with uniform irradiance},
author = {Winston, Roland and Gee, Randy C},
abstractNote = {A nonimaging light concentrator system including a primary collector of light, an optical mixer disposed near the focal zone for collecting light from the primary collector, the optical mixer having a transparent entrance aperture, an internally reflective housing for substantially total internal reflection of light, a transparent exit aperture and an array of photovoltaic cells disposed near the transparent exit aperture.},
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place = {United States},
year = {Tue Apr 01 00:00:00 EST 2003},
month = {Tue Apr 01 00:00:00 EST 2003}
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