SOLAR ENERGY SYSTEMS AND RELATED HARDWARE

摘要

Wide angle of acceptance solar concentrators are presented which have numerous advantages over the current state of the art. Reduced sensitivity to angle of incidence allows light from cheap reflectors to be harnessed while the need to accurately track is eliminated. Practical manufacturing methods are suggested which should result in logarithmic reductions in the cost of solar electricity. Applications for passive lighting and water heating are demonstrated as are efficient hybrid receptors and end loads.