Review and modelling the systems of transmission concentrated solar energy via optical fibres

Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 67-84

  Kandilli, C ^a   Ulgen, K ^a  

^a EGE UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Coupling; Fibre optic bundle; Offset paraboloidal concentrator; Optimization

Indexed keywords

FIBERS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; OPTICAL FIBERS; OPTICAL FILTERS; OPTICAL MATERIALS; OPTICAL SYSTEMS; RENEWABLE ENERGY RESOURCES; SOLAR POWER PLANTS; SOLAR RADIATION;

ANNUAL OUTPUT; CONCENTRATED SOLAR ENERGY; COUPLING; DISPERSION EFFECTS; FIBRE OPTIC BUNDLE; FIBRE-OPTIC; MODIFIED MODEL; OFFSET PARABOLOIDAL CONCENTRATOR; OPTICAL EFFICIENCY; OPTICAL FIBRES; OPTIMIZATION; OPTIMUM CONDITIONS; OPTIMUM COUPLING; OVERALL SYSTEM EFFICIENCY; SOLAR IRRADIANCES;

SOLAR ENERGY;

EID: 53049101891     PISSN: 13640321     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.rser.2007.05.005     Document Type: Review

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