Performance validation of an irradiance redistribution guide

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 3139, Issue , 1997, Pages 225-236

  Lewandowski, Allan ^a   Bingham, Carl ^a   Shatz, Narkis E ^b   Bortz, John C ^b  

^a NATIONAL RENEWABLE ENERGY LABORATORY   (United States)

^b SCIENCE APPLICATIONS INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION   (United States)

Author keywords

Flux measurement; Flux redistribution; Irradiance distribution; Nonimaging concentrators; Secondary concentrators; Solar concentrators; Solar energy; Solar furnaces

Indexed keywords

CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); DESIGN; FORECASTING; FURNACES; GLOBAL OPTIMIZATION; LIGHT; RENEWABLE ENERGY RESOURCES; RESEARCH REACTORS; SOLAR CONCENTRATORS; SOLAR EQUIPMENT; SOLAR HEATING; SOLAR RADIATION;

FLUX MEASUREMENT; FLUX REDISTRIBUTION; IRRADIANCE DISTRIBUTION; NONIMAGING CONCENTRATORS; SECONDARY CONCENTRATORS; SOLAR FURNACES;

SOLAR ENERGY;

EID: 1542581025     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.279218     Document Type: Conference Paper

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