Acta Optica Sinica, Volume. 40, Issue 9, 0922002(2020)

Design of Solar Dish Concentrator for Improving Flux Uniformity on Planar Receiver

Jian Yan1、*, Duzhong Nie1,2, Youduo Peng1, Hai Wang3, Yongxiang Liu1, and Yong Tian1
Author Affiliations
  • 1School of Mechanical Engineering, Hunan University of Science and Technology, Xiangtan, Hunan 411201, China
  • 2School of Intelligent Equipment Technology, Hunan Vocational College of Science and Technology, Changsha, Hunan 410004, China
  • 3College of Mechanical and Automotive Engineering, Zhaoqing University, Zhaoqing, Guangdong 526061, China
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    Figures & Tables(16)
    Schematic of mirror rearrangement of parabolic dish concentrator. (a) Mirror rearrangement parameters; (b) ray transmission in symmetrical plane of mirror unit km
    Schematic of generatrix of non-imaging dish concentrator
    Optical discretization of plane receiver
    Optimized design flow chart of solar dish concentrator/plane receiver system
    Flux distribution in focal plane of improved parabolic dish concentrator system using mirror translation strategy. (a) Comparison of flux distributions before and after improvement; (b) comparison of optimization results under different parameters
    Non-uniform factor and optical intercept efficiency of improved parabolic dish concentrator system using mirror translation strategy
    Local concentration ratio distribution of improved parabolic dish concentrator system using mirror rotation strategy.(a) K=6, f=8450 mm; (b) K=6, f=6000 mm; (c) K=10, f=8450 mm; (d) K=10, f=6000 mm
    Results of improved parabolic dish concentrator system using mirror rotation strategy. (a) Local concentration ratio; (b) non-uniform factor and optical intercept efficiency
    Optimization results of non-imaging dish concentrator system. (a) Local concentration ratio; (b) non-uniform factor and optical intercept efficiency
    Local concentration ratio distribution of optimized non-imaging dish concentrator system.(a) K=6, f=8450 mm; (b) K=6, f=6000 mm; (c) K=10, f=8450 mm; (d) K=10, f=6000 mm
    Optical model of non-imaging dish system based on OptisWorks software
    Flux density distributions of metal coil receiver under different concentrators. (a) With parabolic dish concentrator; (b) with optimized non-imaging dish concentrator
    • Table 1. Geometric parameter and optical parameter of solar concentrator system

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      Table 1. Geometric parameter and optical parameter of solar concentrator system

      ParameterValue
      R /mm7000
      f /mm8450, 6000
      K6, 10
      MK[12, 12, 12, 24, 24, 24] when K=6[12, 12, 12, 12, 12, 24, 24, 24, 24, 24] when K=10
      R1/mm200
      ρm0.93
      W0 /(W·m-2)800
      Solar half angle δ /mrad4.65
      Absorptivity of plane receiver ρwall1.0
      Rconstrain /mm200
      Rtarget /mm180
    • Table 2. Optimization results of improved parabolic dish concentrator system using mirror translation strategy

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      Table 2. Optimization results of improved parabolic dish concentrator system using mirror translation strategy

      Kf /mmTCaverageF(X)Cmax
      8450Ideal parabolic dish concentrator1402.003.6224737.01
      6000Ideal parabolic dish concentrator1402.004.2237245.26
      68450[292.35, 231.96, 336.69, -236.19, 180.59, -131.88]1264.950.341820.83
      6000[-157.84, 146.86, 242.00, 158.88, 108.55, -66.92]1321.140.371935.91
      108450[-292.35, -100.19, -264.90, 179.80, 336.69, -261.18, -208.04, -185.48, -154.95, 122.24]1327.350.301821.69
      6000[-188.04, -259.41, 146.86, -299.16, 242.00, 183.05, -145.26, 107.86, 89.62, -48.52]1257.550.311763.81
    • Table 3. Optimization results of improved parabolic dish concentrator system using mirror rotation strategy

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      Table 3. Optimization results of improved parabolic dish concentrator system using mirror rotation strategy

      Kf /mmG1CaverageF(X)Cmax
      68450[-9.199, -4.233, 8.009, 7.032, 6.105, 2.848]1380.410.362399.40
      6000[8.212, 11.627, 10.799, 8.534, 5.776, 3.204]1395.900.512909.45
      108450[-7.556, 7.986, 2.508, 8.066, 7.752, 6.952, 2.346, -5.712, 5.254, 4.154]1396.800.422709.23
      6000[9.278, 13.176, 4.202, 11.345, -9.955, 9.328, 7.449, 6.148, 3.840, 3.701]1393.650.472306.62
    • Table 4. Optimization results of parameters of non-imaging dish concentrator system

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      Table 4. Optimization results of parameters of non-imaging dish concentrator system

      Kf /mmG2CaverageF(X)Cmax
      68450[8.839, 8.800, 7.692, 2.745, 6.200, 4.885]1324.670.181730.97
      6000[-7.046, 11.530, 10.551, 8.271, 5.965, -2.638]1351.140.201722.93
      108450[-1.511, 7.773, -5.589, 8.067, -3.153, 2.365, 6.567, 6.200, -5.314, 4.885]1349.910.211798.43
      6000[-3.898, 9.788, 12.405, -11.400, 7.990, 8.758, 7.755, -5.748, 2.280, -3.451]1357.500.252055.24
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    Jian Yan, Duzhong Nie, Youduo Peng, Hai Wang, Yongxiang Liu, Yong Tian. Design of Solar Dish Concentrator for Improving Flux Uniformity on Planar Receiver[J]. Acta Optica Sinica, 2020, 40(9): 0922002

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    Paper Information

    Category: Optical Design and Fabrication

    Received: Dec. 16, 2019

    Accepted: Feb. 10, 2020

    Published Online: May. 6, 2020

    The Author Email: Yan Jian (yanjian1988@hnust.edu.cn)

    DOI:10.3788/AOS202040.0922002

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