• Acta Optica Sinica
  • Vol. 37, Issue 12, 1208002 (2017)
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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    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 Copy Citation Text show less
    Structure of CPC with plane-absorber
    Fig. 1. Structure of CPC with plane-absorber
    Structure of PACPC
    Fig. 2. Structure of PACPC
    Structure of the truncation PACPC
    Fig. 3. Structure of the truncation PACPC
    Segmented structure of scattered radiation
    Fig. 4. Segmented structure of scattered radiation
    Segmented structure of direct radiation
    Fig. 5. 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°
    Fig. 6. 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°
    Fig. 7. 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
    Fig. 8. Optical efficiency of PACPC with different reflectivities
    Normalized energy flow density distribution on absorber surface
    Fig. 9. Normalized energy flow density distribution on absorber surface
    Collection of direct radiation energy
    Fig. 10. Collection of direct radiation energy
    Collection of scattered radiation energy
    Fig. 11. Collection of scattered radiation energy
    Lighting quantity of two condensing systems
    Fig. 12. Lighting quantity of two condensing systems
    Improvement ratio of lighting quantity of the system
    Fig. 13. Improvement ratio of lighting quantity of the system
    NumberItemSymbolValue
    1Absorptivityαabs1
    2Reflectivity of PACPCρCPC1
    3Acceptance half-angle of southθa156.4978°
    4Acceptance half-angle of northθa26.5339°
    Table 1. Parameters of PACPC
    NumberItemSymbolValue /mm
    1Width of plane absorberW156
    2Aperture of PACPCM249.3836
    3Height of plane absorberH113.5496
    4Length of plane absorberL1560
    Table 2. Geometrical parameters of PACPC system
    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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