Design of an efficient Fresnel-type lens utilizing double total internal reflection for solar energy collection

Opt Express. 2012 Nov 5:20 Suppl 6:A1005-10. doi: 10.1364/OE.20.0A1005.

Abstract

A novel of Fresnel-type lens for use as a solar collector has been designed which utilizes double total internal reflection (D-TIR) to optimize collection efficiency for high numerical aperture lenses (in the region of 0.3 to 0.6 NA). Results show that, depending on the numerical aperture and the size of the receiver, a collection efficiency theoretical improvement on the order of 20% can be expected with this new design compared with that of a conventional Fresnel lens.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't