Acta Optica Sinica, Volume. 37, Issue 12, 1208002(2017)

Research on Structure and Characteristics of Asymmetrical Compound Parabolic Concentrator with Plane Absorber

Bo Zhang1,2, Fei Chen1,2、*, Pengfei Duan1,2, Chunxi Yang2, and Yu Bie1,2
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  • 1 Institute of Solar Energy Engineering, Kunming University of Science and Technology, Kunming, Yunnan 650500, China
  • 2 School of Chemical Engineering, Kunming University of Science and Technology, Kunming, Yunnan 650500, China
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    The structure and characteristics of asymmetrical compound parabolic concentrators with plane absorber (PACPC) is researched. The surface structure model of compound parabolic concentrators (CPC) with plane absorber is established, and the structural equation of PACPC is further established on the basis of CPC, and the analytic solution is obtained. The optics characteristic of the established PACPC surface structure model is simulated by the optical design software TracePro, and the optical characteristics are investigated. It is found that, with the change of incident angle of light, the radiant energy at the absorber surface is distributed unevenly. According to the solar direct and dispersion radiation theory, the acquisition of direct and scattered radiation in the course of the year is calculated by numerical calculation. The results show that the average annual lighting quantity obtained by the system of PACPC is obviously more than that of the plane absorber system with same area, and the increment is 15.28%.

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    Bo Zhang, Fei Chen, Pengfei Duan, Chunxi Yang, Yu Bie. Research on Structure and Characteristics of Asymmetrical Compound Parabolic Concentrator with Plane Absorber[J]. Acta Optica Sinica, 2017, 37(12): 1208002

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    Paper Information

    Category: Geometric Optics

    Received: Jun. 12, 2017

    Accepted: --

    Published Online: Sep. 6, 2018

    The Author Email: Chen Fei (solarcf@163.com)

    DOI:10.3788/AOS201737.1208002

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