Illumination uniformity issue explored via two-stage solar concentrator system based on Fresnel lens and compound flat concentrator

Energy

Volumn 95, Issue , 2016, Pages 542-549

  Yeh, Naichia ^a  

^a MINGDAO UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Compound flat concentrator (CFC); Fresnel lens (FL); Illumination uniformity; Two stage solar concentrator

Indexed keywords

CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); LENSES; OPTICAL INSTRUMENT LENSES; SOLAR CONCENTRATORS; SOLAR ENERGY;

COMPOUND FLAT CONCENTRATOR (CFC); CONCENTRATION PHOTOVOLTAIC; FRESNEL LENS; ILLUMINATION UNIFORMITY; SOLAR CONCENTRATOR SYSTEMS; SOLAR ENERGY APPLICATIONS; SOLAR RADIATION DISTRIBUTION; TWO STAGE CONCENTRATOR;

SOLAR POWER GENERATION;

ALGORITHM; FLUX CHAMBER; FLUX MEASUREMENT; OPTICAL INSTRUMENT; PHOTOVOLTAIC SYSTEM; SOLAR RADIATION; SPECTRUM;

EID: 84960457609     PISSN: 03605442     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.energy.2015.12.035     Document Type: Article

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