• Laser & Optoelectronics Progress
  • Vol. 56, Issue 8, 082201 (2019)
Dezhong Wu1、2, Ming Li1、*, Guoliang Li1, Yunfeng Wang1, Zhikang Feng1, and Guofu Zhou3
Author Affiliations
  • 1 Solar Energy Research Institute, Yunnan Normal University, Kunming, Yunnan 650500, China
  • 2 School of Physics and Electronic Information, Yunnan Normal University, Kunming, Yunnan 650500, China
  • 3 South China Advanced Optoelectronics Research Institute, South China Normal University, Guangzhou, Guangdong 510631, China
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    Dezhong Wu, Ming Li, Guoliang Li, Yunfeng Wang, Zhikang Feng, Guofu Zhou. Photothermal Properties of Compound Parabolic Concentrator Under Low Interception Ratio[J]. Laser & Optoelectronics Progress, 2019, 56(8): 082201 Copy Citation Text show less
    Schematic of CPC cross section
    Fig. 1. Schematic of CPC cross section
    Concentration ratio and CPC arc length versus interception ratio
    Fig. 2. Concentration ratio and CPC arc length versus interception ratio
    Number pairs of CPC under two interception ratios and same area
    Fig. 3. Number pairs of CPC under two interception ratios and same area
    Total number and arc length ratios of CPC versus interception ratio
    Fig. 4. Total number and arc length ratios of CPC versus interception ratio
    Schematic of ray tracing. (a) One dimensional; (b) two dimensional
    Fig. 5. Schematic of ray tracing. (a) One dimensional; (b) two dimensional
    Influence of interception ratio on direct optical efficiency of CPC. (a) January 1st; (b) April 1st; (c) July 1st; (d) October 1st
    Fig. 6. Influence of interception ratio on direct optical efficiency of CPC. (a) January 1st; (b) April 1st; (c) July 1st; (d) October 1st
    Effect of CPC length on end ray loss
    Fig. 7. Effect of CPC length on end ray loss
    Heat transfer model of collector tube. (a) All glass vacuum tube with internal structure of U type aluminum tube; (b) thermal resistance grid
    Fig. 8. Heat transfer model of collector tube. (a) All glass vacuum tube with internal structure of U type aluminum tube; (b) thermal resistance grid
    Schematic of SCPC heat collector system
    Fig. 9. Schematic of SCPC heat collector system
    Data processing. (a) Diagram of meteorological data; (b) comparison diagram of experimental and simulated values
    Fig. 10. Data processing. (a) Diagram of meteorological data; (b) comparison diagram of experimental and simulated values
    Outerglass tuberadiusR /mmInnerglass tuberadiusr /mmParabolicreflectivity/%Vacuumtubetransmittance/%Receivertubeabsorptivity/%
    3529828491
    Table 1. Related parameters of CPC
    Ta/℃Tin/℃Tout/℃IU/(W·m-2)T*/(m2·℃·W-1)η/%
    17.920.229.4877.510.002659.41
    17.129.538.2852.830.014557.81
    17.240.349.1916.190.025254.43
    17.950.258.9935.320.034552.71
    18.260.168.1931.860.045050.47
    Annotation: Ta is the ambient temperature and T* is the normalized temperature difference, T*=(Tin-Ta)/IU.
    Table 2. Test data of CPC heat collector under low interception ratio
    Dezhong Wu, Ming Li, Guoliang Li, Yunfeng Wang, Zhikang Feng, Guofu Zhou. Photothermal Properties of Compound Parabolic Concentrator Under Low Interception Ratio[J]. Laser & Optoelectronics Progress, 2019, 56(8): 082201
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