Self-tracking planar concentrator using a solar actuated phase-change mechanism

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 8620, Issue , 2013, Pages

  Tremblay, Eric J ^a   Zagolla, Volker ^a   Loterie, Damien ^a   Moser, Christophe ^a  

^a EPFL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

phase change materials; self adaptive; self tracking; Solar concentration

Indexed keywords

ACTUATION ENERGY; DESIGN SIMULATIONS; PLANAR CONCENTRATORS; SELF-ADAPTIVE; SELF-TRACKING; SHORT-WAVELENGTH; SOLAR CONCENTRATION; THERMAL ACTUATOR;

SOLAR CONCENTRATORS;

PHOTONIC DEVICES;

EID: 84878618066     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.2004025     Document Type: Conference Paper

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