KEYWORDS: Mirrors, Sun, Solar concentrators, Monochromatic aberrations, Patents, Solar thermal energy, Solar cells, Solar energy, Reflectivity, Physics
Writing optimization code for commercially available ray-tracing software, we explore variations of concentrator
geometry where sunlight is first incident onto a stationary primary mirror of circular cross section. The reflected light is
incident onto a smaller, secondary moveable mirror which focuses the light onto a target. Simulations show
concentrations on the order of 30 solar equivalents are possible.
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