High concentration non-imaging Fresnel lens design with flat upper surface

Atsushi Akisawa, Takayuki Sato, Takahiko Miyazaki, Takao Kashiwagi, Masao Hiramatsu

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Abstract

Concentration PV systems are emerging recently and primary lenses have been developed for concentrating solar incident. Although the authors already produced 500X dome-shaped Fresnel lens, its production process was complicated because of the shape. The objective of this study is to investigate new design method for non-imaging Fresnel with flat upper surface so that the production can be easier. The design of prisms is formulated by means of nonlinear optimization to have maximum acceptance half angle with edge-ray principle. It is shown that designing more than 500X flat Fresnel lens is possible. The study also presents optimal condition of lens size requiring energy payback year to satisfy from the viewpoint of life cycle energy production and consumption.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationHigh and Low Concentration for Solar Electric Applications II
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2007
Externally publishedYes
EventHigh and Low Concentration for Solar Electric Applications II - San Diego, CA, United States
Duration: Aug 26 2007Aug 28 2007

Publication series

NameProceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering
Volume6649
ISSN (Print)0277-786X

Other

OtherHigh and Low Concentration for Solar Electric Applications II
Country/TerritoryUnited States
CitySan Diego, CA
Period8/26/078/28/07

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

  • Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials
  • Condensed Matter Physics
  • Computer Science Applications
  • Applied Mathematics
  • Electrical and Electronic Engineering

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