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
Author Affiliations
  • 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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    Figures & Tables(15)
    Structure of CPC with plane-absorber
    Structure of PACPC
    Structure of the truncation PACPC
    Segmented structure of scattered radiation
    Segmented structure of direct radiation
    Concentrating rays from south of PACPC. (a) Incident angle of light is 70°; (b) incident angle of light is 56.4978°; (c) incident angle of light is 35°
    Concentrating rays from north of PACPC. (a) Incident angle of light is 1°; (b) incident angle of light is -6.5339°; (c) incident angle of light is -30°
    Optical efficiency of PACPC with different reflectivities
    Normalized energy flow density distribution on absorber surface
    Collection of direct radiation energy
    Collection of scattered radiation energy
    Lighting quantity of two condensing systems
    Improvement ratio of lighting quantity of the system
    • Table 1. Parameters of PACPC

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      Table 1. Parameters of PACPC

      NumberItemSymbolValue
      1Absorptivityαabs1
      2Reflectivity of PACPCρCPC1
      3Acceptance half-angle of southθa156.4978°
      4Acceptance half-angle of northθa26.5339°
    • Table 2. Geometrical parameters of PACPC system

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      Table 2. Geometrical parameters of PACPC system

      NumberItemSymbolValue /mm
      1Width of plane absorberW156
      2Aperture of PACPCM249.3836
      3Height of plane absorberH113.5496
      4Length of plane absorberL1560
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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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