Design and Development of a Lens-walled Compound Parabolic Concentrator-A Review
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DOI: 10.1007/s11630-019-1083-3
Abstract: Compound parabolic concentrator (CPC) is a representative among solar concentrators, one of whose disadvantage is that the concentration ratio limits the half acceptance angle. Based on this, researchers put forward a novel structure, named the… read more here.
Keywords: walled cpc; parabolic concentrator; concentrator; compound parabolic ... See more keywords
Numerical modeling of heat losses in a line focusing solar compound parabolic concentrator with planar absorber
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DOI: 10.1016/j.applthermaleng.2020.115938
Abstract: Abstract In this work, a three-dimensional steady state thermal model is developed for a compound parabolic concentrator of 2 × concentration considering the effects of surface radiation and wall conduction. The performance of the compound… read more here.
Keywords: heat losses; compound parabolic; parabolic concentrator; concentrator ... See more keywords
An experimental investigation of a parabolic concentrator solar tracking system integrated with a tubular solar still
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DOI: 10.1016/j.desal.2017.02.003
Abstract: Abstract This study describes the performance of three different experiments under the climatic conditions of Hail city (27.5°N, 41.7°E) in Saudi Arabia by using a tubular solar still (TSS) with a rectangular trough filled with… read more here.
Keywords: tracking system; solar tracking; solar still; parabolic concentrator ... See more keywords
Investigation on structural and optical characteristics for an improved compound parabolic concentrator based on cylindrical absorber
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DOI: 10.1016/j.energy.2020.119683
Abstract: Abstract In order to achieve the separation of absorber and reflector for compound parabolic concentrator (CPC) and solve effectively the drawback of resulting gap loss, an attempt to improve the structure and optical properties of… read more here.
Keywords: improved cpc; cpc; cylindrical absorber; parabolic concentrator ... See more keywords
Design and analysis of a novel multi-sectioned compound parabolic concentrator with multi-objective genetic algorithm
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DOI: 10.1016/j.energy.2021.120216
Abstract: Abstract Currently, the high curvature curved reflective structure of standard compound parabolic concentrator (S-CPC) is expensive to manufacture, and the energy distribution on its absorber is extremely nonuniform. To solve these two problems simultaneously, a… read more here.
Keywords: compound parabolic; design; energy; parabolic concentrator ... See more keywords
Optimization design and performance analysis of a novel asymmetric compound parabolic concentrator with rotation angle for building application
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DOI: 10.1016/j.solener.2017.10.029
Abstract: Abstract A novel asymmetric lens-walled compound parabolic concentrator (ALCPC) for integration with the building south wall was proposed and manufactured. Besides of the asymmetric lens-walled structure, the special rotation angle at the bottom is also… read more here.
Keywords: rotation angle; parabolic concentrator; novel asymmetric; compound parabolic ... See more keywords
Thermodynamics and the segmented compound parabolic concentrator
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DOI: 10.1117/1.jpe.7.028002
Abstract: Abstract. Compound parabolic concentrator (CPC) reflector profiles are complex and can be difficult to manufacture using traditional methods. Computer numeric control machines, however, can approximate complex profiles by bending a series of small flat segments.… read more here.
Keywords: thermodynamics segmented; thermodynamics; parabolic concentrator; compound parabolic ... See more keywords
Life Cycle Assessment of a Rotationally Asymmetrical Compound Parabolic Concentrator (RACPC)
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DOI: 10.3390/su12114750
Abstract: Integrating a concentrator into the building integrated photovoltaic (BIPV) design has resulted in a new technology known as the building integrated concentrating photovoltaic (BICPV). The rotationally asymmetrical compound parabolic concentrator (RACPC) is an example of… read more here.
Keywords: asymmetrical compound; parabolic concentrator; racpc; compound parabolic ... See more keywords