Solar optical energy collector

Patent · Tue Oct 18 00:00:00 EDT 1983

OSTI ID:5280883

Mori, K

A solar optical energy collector is disclosed having a lens system for concentrating sun beams and a sun beams receiving system for introducing said sun beams being concentrated into a optical-conductor cable. In order to obtain the most effective arrangement of the lens system, said lens system comprises a plurality (N) of Fresnel lenses each formed in the shape of a hexagon, i.e. N=3n(+1) Fresnel lenses are disposed around one Fresnel lens so that each side of the one Fresnel lens positioned in the center of the lens system adjoins to one side of each respective surrounding Fresnel lenses in a concentric-circular relationship, wherein (n) stands for a natural number.

• Assignee: EDB-84-034983
• Patent Number(s): US 4409963
• OSTI ID: 5280883
• Resource Relation: Patent Priority Date: Priority date 27 Jun 1980, Japan; Other Information: PAT-APPL-276537
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

14 SOLAR ENERGY
SOLAR COLLECTORS
DESIGN
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FRESNEL LENS
CIRCULAR CONFIGURATION
OPTICAL EQUIPMENT
CONFIGURATION
EQUIPMENT
LENSES
SOLAR EQUIPMENT
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