Nonimaging light concentrator with uniform irradiance

Patent · Tue Apr 01 00:00:00 EST 2003

OSTI ID:875141

Winston, Roland ^[1]; Gee, Randy C ^[2]

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1. Chicago, IL
2. Arvada, CO

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.

• Research Organization: National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), Golden, CO (United States)
• DOE Contract Number: NREL-ADC-0-30444-01
• Assignee: Solar Enterprises International, LLC (Chicago, IL); Duke Solar Energy, LLC (Raleigh, NC)
• Patent Number(s): US 6541694
• Application Number: 10/810696
• OSTI ID: 875141
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

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
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