Light concentrator structures and methods
US8696147B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | May 1, 2012 |
| Grant date | Apr 15, 2014 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 1, 2032 |
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- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY02E10/52
- WIPO fieldOptics
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
An arrangement utilizes diffractive, reflective and/or refractive optical elements combined to intensify and homogenize electromagnetic energy, such as natural sunlight in the terrestrial environment, for purposes such as irradiating a target area with concentrated homogenized energy. A heat activated safety mechanism is also described.
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