Design of focusing solar simulator based on free-form surface

Xiu-dong WEI; Bai-lin LI; Yu-hang ZHAO; Jian-fang TANG; Ji ZHANG; Yong-huan HUANG; Ying-chao XU

doi:10.37188/CO.2022-0207

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