Electromagnetic wave concentrator
US4505264A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Dec 27, 1983 |
| Grant date | Mar 19, 1985 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 27, 2003 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY02E10/40
- WIPO fieldThermal processes and apparatus
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
Electromagnetic wave concentrator, especially a solar energy concentrator, in the form of a thin plate made up of a succession of identical light coupling modules each made up of two identical prisms made of transparent materials and having different indexes of refraction. The physical characteristics of the prisms are selected to cause continuous bending of the light beams, striking an incident face of the concentrator, toward a terminal edge surface of the concentrator plate.
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