Köhler concentrator
US8000018B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Nov 18, 2009 |
| Grant date | Aug 16, 2011 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 1, 2030 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY02E10/52
- WIPO fieldOptics
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
One example of a solar voltaic concentrator has a primary Fresnel lens with multiple panels, each of which forms a Köhler integrator with a respective panel of a lenticular secondary lens. The resulting plurality of integrators all concentrate sunlight onto a common photovoltaic cell. Luminaires using a similar geometry are also described.
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