Luminescent solar energy concentrator devices
US4227939A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Jan 8, 1979 |
| Grant date | Oct 14, 1980 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 8, 1999 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10S385/90
- WIPO fieldThermal processes and apparatus
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
Increased light output is achieved from a solar energy concentrator light piping device by rendering the top surface of the device concave, and/or forming the device into a close-packing hexagonal shape and/or curving and applying a mirror coating to the output edge of the device.
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