Optical study of a solar concentrator for space applications based on a diffractive/refractive optical combination

Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells

Volumn 120, Issue PART A, 2014, Pages 183-190

  Michel, Céline ^a   Loicq, Jérôme ^a   Languy, Fabian ^a   Habraken, Serge ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIÈGE   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Diffraction gratings; Fresnel lenses; Nonimaging optics; Solar concentrators; Space optics

Indexed keywords

BLAZED DIFFRACTION GRATINGS; FRESNEL LENS; INDEPENDENT CONTROL; NON-IMAGING OPTICS; OPTICAL COMBINATION; OPTICAL EFFICIENCY; SPECTRAL SPLITTING; THEORETICAL MODELING;

CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); DIFFRACTION; LIGHT; OPTICAL DESIGN; OPTICAL INSTRUMENT LENSES; PHOTOVOLTAIC CELLS; SOLAR CONCENTRATORS; SPACE APPLICATIONS; SPACE OPTICS;

DIFFRACTION GRATINGS;

EID: 84888376952     PISSN: 09270248     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.solmat.2013.08.042     Document Type: Article

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