Improved and customized secondary optics for photo-voltaic concentrators

In this contribution the line flow method is applied to an optimized secondary optics in a photovoltaic concentration system where the primary optics is already defined and characterized. This method is a particular application of photic field theory. This method uses the parameterization of a given...

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Autores: Vázquez Molini, Daniel, Álvarez Fernández-Balbuena, Antonio, García Botella, Ángel, Alda, Javier
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Fecha de publicación:2015
País:España
Institución:Universidad Complutense de Madrid (UCM)
Repositorio:Docta Complutense
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:docta.ucm.es:20.500.14352/24488
Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14352/24488
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:535
620.91
Solar Energy
Optics
Photovoltaic System
Óptica (Física)
Medio ambiente
2209.19 Óptica Física
2391 Química Ambiental
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Sumario:In this contribution the line flow method is applied to an optimized secondary optics in a photovoltaic concentration system where the primary optics is already defined and characterized. This method is a particular application of photic field theory. This method uses the parameterization of a given primary optics, including actual tolerances of the manufacturing process. The design of the secondary optics is constrained by the selection of primary optics and maximizes the concentration at a previously specified collection area. The geometry of the secondary element is calculated by using a virtual source, which sends light in a first concentration step. This allows us to calculate the line flow for this specific case. This concept allows designing more compact and efficient secondary optics of photovoltaic systems.