Lateral translation micro-tracking of planar micro-optic solar concentrator

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 7769, Issue , 2010, Pages

  Hallas, Justin M ^a   Karp, Jason H ^a   Tremblay, Eric J ^a   Ford, Joseph E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Micro optics; Photovoltaics; Solar concentrator; Tracking; Waveguide

Indexed keywords

CONVENTIONAL SYSTEMS; DUAL AXIS; FOCAL LENGTHS; FOCUSING LENS; GUIDED MODES; INCIDENT FIELDS; LENS ARRAY; LIGHT COLLECTION; NORMAL INCIDENCE; OFF-AXIS; OFF-AXIS ILLUMINATION; OPTICAL ARRAYS; PHOTOVOLTAIC SYSTEMS; PHOTOVOLTAICS; PHYSICAL MOTION; PLANAR SLAB WAVEGUIDES; SOLAR PANELS; SOLAR TRACKING; TRACKING; TRACKING SYSTEM; TWO-AXIS; WAVEGUIDE SURFACES;

CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); FOCUSING; LENSES; OPTICAL INSTRUMENTS; PHOTOVOLTAIC CELLS; PHOTOVOLTAIC EFFECTS; SILICON SOLAR CELLS; WAVEGUIDES;

SOLAR CONCENTRATORS;

EID: 77958098994     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.860980     Document Type: Conference Paper

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