Apparatus for converting light energy into heat energy by light concentration by means of fluorescent layers
US4146790A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Jun 7, 1977 |
| Grant date | Mar 27, 1979 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 7, 1997 |
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- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY02E10/40
- WIPO fieldThermal processes and apparatus
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
The present invention provides an apparatus in which one or more light concentrators comprising thin layers of transparent solid or liquid materials with embedded fluorescent centers are combined with absorbers in order to convert solar light into heat energy at high temperatures.
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