Self-tracking solar concentrator with an acceptance angle of 32°

Optics Express

Volumn 22, Issue 25, 2014, Pages A1880-A1894

  Zagolla, Volker ^a   Dominé, Didier ^b   Tremblay, Eric ^a   Moser, Christophe ^a  

^a EPFL   (Switzerland)

^b CSEM   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LIGHT; PHASE CHANGE MATERIALS; SOLAR CELLS;

ACCEPTANCE ANGLE; DESIGN OPTIMIZATION; EFFECTIVE CONCENTRATION; INFRARED ENERGY; PROOF OF PRINCIPLES; SOLAR CONCENTRATION; SYSTEM CHARACTERIZATION; TRACKING DEVICES;

SOLAR CONCENTRATORS;

EID: 84919657983     PISSN: None     EISSN: 10944087     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/OE.22.0A1880     Document Type: Article

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