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Paper Abstract
In this paper we discuss optical considerations and present design simulation results for a self-tracking (passive) solar concentrator. The self-tracking mechanism uses a reversible in-plane paraffin thermal actuator to couple shortwavelength light into a lightguide at the position of the solar focus. By splitting the solar spectrum using a longpass dichroic faceted reflector for actuation energy, this device adaptively self-tracks and concentrates solar light into a planar waveguide.
Paper Details
Date Published: 25 March 2013
PDF: 9 pages
Proc. SPIE 8620, Physics, Simulation, and Photonic Engineering of Photovoltaic Devices II, 862011 (25 March 2013); doi: 10.1117/12.2004025
Published in SPIE Proceedings Vol. 8620:
Physics, Simulation, and Photonic Engineering of Photovoltaic Devices II
Alexandre Freundlich; Jean-Francois Guillemoles, Editor(s)
PDF: 9 pages
Proc. SPIE 8620, Physics, Simulation, and Photonic Engineering of Photovoltaic Devices II, 862011 (25 March 2013); doi: 10.1117/12.2004025
Show Author Affiliations
Eric J. Tremblay, Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (Switzerland)
Volker Zagolla, Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (Switzerland)
Volker Zagolla, Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (Switzerland)
Damien Loterie, Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (Switzerland)
Christophe Moser, Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (Switzerland)
Christophe Moser, Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (Switzerland)
Published in SPIE Proceedings Vol. 8620:
Physics, Simulation, and Photonic Engineering of Photovoltaic Devices II
Alexandre Freundlich; Jean-Francois Guillemoles, Editor(s)
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