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WO2007103994A3 - Multi-junction solar cells with a homogenizer system and coupled non-imaging light concentrator - Google Patents

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WO2007103994A3
WO2007103994A3 PCT/US2007/063522 US2007063522W WO2007103994A3 WO 2007103994 A3 WO2007103994 A3 WO 2007103994A3 US 2007063522 W US2007063522 W US 2007063522W WO 2007103994 A3 WO2007103994 A3 WO 2007103994A3
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Pablo Benitez
Juan Carlos Minano
Maikel Hernandez
Oliver Dross
Aleksandra Cvetkovic
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Light Prescriptions Innovators
Pablo Benitez
Juan Carlos Minano
Maikel Hernandez
Oliver Dross
Aleksandra Cvetkovic
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Priority to JP2008558525A priority patent/JP2009529791A/en
Publication of WO2007103994A2 publication Critical patent/WO2007103994A2/en
Publication of WO2007103994A3 publication Critical patent/WO2007103994A3/en
Priority to US12/206,547 priority patent/US8631787B2/en

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    • G—PHYSICS
    • G02—OPTICS
    • G02B—OPTICAL ELEMENTS, SYSTEMS OR APPARATUS
    • G02B19/00—Condensers, e.g. light collectors or similar non-imaging optics
    • G02B19/0004—Condensers, e.g. light collectors or similar non-imaging optics characterised by the optical means employed
    • G02B19/0028—Condensers, e.g. light collectors or similar non-imaging optics characterised by the optical means employed refractive and reflective surfaces, e.g. non-imaging catadioptric systems
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F24—HEATING; RANGES; VENTILATING
    • F24S—SOLAR HEAT COLLECTORS; SOLAR HEAT SYSTEMS
    • F24S23/00—Arrangements for concentrating solar-rays for solar heat collectors
    • F24S23/70—Arrangements for concentrating solar-rays for solar heat collectors with reflectors
    • F24S23/79—Arrangements for concentrating solar-rays for solar heat collectors with reflectors with spaced and opposed interacting reflective surfaces
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    • G02—OPTICS
    • G02B—OPTICAL ELEMENTS, SYSTEMS OR APPARATUS
    • G02B19/00—Condensers, e.g. light collectors or similar non-imaging optics
    • G02B19/0033—Condensers, e.g. light collectors or similar non-imaging optics characterised by the use
    • G02B19/0038—Condensers, e.g. light collectors or similar non-imaging optics characterised by the use for use with ambient light
    • G02B19/0042—Condensers, e.g. light collectors or similar non-imaging optics characterised by the use for use with ambient light for use with direct solar radiation
    • Y—GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
    • Y02—TECHNOLOGIES OR APPLICATIONS FOR MITIGATION OR ADAPTATION AGAINST CLIMATE CHANGE
    • Y02E—REDUCTION OF GREENHOUSE GAS [GHG] EMISSIONS, RELATED TO ENERGY GENERATION, TRANSMISSION OR DISTRIBUTION
    • Y02E10/00—Energy generation through renewable energy sources
    • Y02E10/40—Solar thermal energy, e.g. solar towers

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Abstract

The present embodiments provide methods and systems to homogenize illumination on a target. Some embodiments provide rotational symmetric dual-reflector solar concentrators that include a concave primary reflector with an aim-direction directed toward the sun to receive optical radiation in a far-field angle within an angle of acceptance and redirect radiation upward and centrally generating flux concentration, a secondary reflector positioned coaxial with said primary reflector to receive said redirected radiation and redirect radiation downward and centrally generating flux concentration solar rays, and a central target zone receiving said concentrated solar rays, where cross sections of said primary and secondary reflectors both further comprise a multiplicity of segments that establish a correspondence between pairs of segments, each of said segments of said primary reflector such as to image said angle of acceptance onto said corresponding segment of said secondary reflector to image onto said target zone.
PCT/US2007/063522 2005-07-28 2007-03-07 Multi-junction solar cells with a homogenizer system and coupled non-imaging light concentrator WO2007103994A2 (en)

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EP07758108A EP1997154A2 (en) 2006-03-08 2007-03-07 Multi-junction solar cells with a homogenizer system and coupled non-imaging light concentrator
JP2008558525A JP2009529791A (en) 2006-03-08 2007-03-07 Solar concentrator
US12/206,547 US8631787B2 (en) 2005-07-28 2008-09-08 Multi-junction solar cells with a homogenizer system and coupled non-imaging light concentrator

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