Optical design and development of fibre coupled compact solar collectors
Year: 2007
Authors: Sansoni P., Fontani D., Francini F., Jafrancesco D., Longobardi G.
Autors Affiliation: CNR – Istituto Nazionale di Ottica Applicat, Largo E. Fermi 6, 50125 Firenze, Italy
Abstract: The paper describes the design and realization of optical systems for concentrating solar light onto an optical fibre. Three different classes of optical system, with increasing surface complexity, were studied. These were collectors with spherical surfaces only, parabolic concentrators and collectors containing aspherical surfaces. This research led to two designs of solar collecting systems for application to the illumination of internal spaces. The first is an original catadioptric configuration made of a single block of quartz coupled to small silica fibres. The second consists of a polymethyl methacrylate aspherical lens and a larger fibre bundle made of plastic.
Journal/Review: LIGHTING RESEARCH & TECHNOLOGY
Volume: 39 (1) Pages from: 17 to: 30
KeyWords: Atmospheric optics; Lighting; Optical design; Optical fibers; Optical systems; Polymethyl methacrylates, Fibre bundle; Solar light, Solar collectorsDOI: 10.1177/1365782806069510Citations: 11data from “WEB OF SCIENCE” (of Thomson Reuters) are update at: 2024-10-13References taken from IsiWeb of Knowledge: (subscribers only)Connecting to view paper tab on IsiWeb: Click hereConnecting to view citations from IsiWeb: Click here