Planar lightguide solar concentrator

Shu Chun Chu, Hung Yu Wu, Hui Hsiung Lin

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Abstract

This paper proposes a sawtooth-shape planar lightguide solar concentrator. In this design, sunlight is collected by each lens in a two-dimensional lens array and is coupled into the planar lightguide using localized micro structure placed at each lens focus. Where the micro structure is the dimpled structure [2010 International Optical Design Conference, paper ITuE5P]. In this design, one side of the planar lightguide was shaped in a sawtooth-form shape. The usage of the sawtooth-shape planar lightguide prevents most leakage of guiding rays after multiple reflections in lightguide. Simulation results show that the sawtooth-shape planar lightguide solar concentrator can achieve 92% optical efficiency at 300× concentration.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationPhotonics for Solar Energy Systems IV
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2012
EventPhotonics for Solar Energy Systems IV - Brussels, Belgium
Duration: 2012 Apr 162012 Apr 18

Publication series

NameProceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering
Volume8438
ISSN (Print)0277-786X

Other

OtherPhotonics for Solar Energy Systems IV
Country/TerritoryBelgium
CityBrussels
Period12-04-1612-04-18

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

  • Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials
  • Condensed Matter Physics
  • Computer Science Applications
  • Applied Mathematics
  • Electrical and Electronic Engineering

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