A simple method to achieve a uniform flux distribution in a multi-faceted point focus concentrator

Renewable Energy

Volumn 93, Issue , 2016, Pages 115-124

  Perez Enciso, Ricardo ^a   Gallo, Alessandro ^b   Riveros Rosas, David ^c   Fuentealba Vidal, Edward ^b   Perez Rábago, Carlos ^d  

^a UNIVERSIDAD DE SONORA   (Mexico)

^b UNIVERSIDAD DE ANTOFAGASTA   (Chile)

^c UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL AUTÓNOMA DE MÉXICO   (Mexico)

^d INSTITUTO DE ENERGÍAS RENOVABLES   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Multi faceted solar concentrator; Ray tracing; Uniform flux distribution

Indexed keywords

CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); MIRRORS;

CONCENTRATION FACTORS; LABORATORY TEST; OPTICAL ERROR; PHOTOVOLTAIC; QUALITY OPTICS; SIMPLE METHOD; SPHERICAL MIRROR; UNIFORM FLUX;

RAY TRACING;

LABORATORY METHOD; MODEL VALIDATION; OPTICAL INSTRUMENT; PARAMETERIZATION; PHOTOVOLTAIC SYSTEM; SOFTWARE;

EID: 84959341302     PISSN: 09601481     EISSN: 18790682     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.renene.2016.02.069     Document Type: Article

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