Prismatic refractor for concentrating solar energy on a suitable

Details Prismatic refractor for concentrating solar energy on a suitable Prismatic refractor for concentrating solar energy on a suitable

1983-02-23

1985-04-30

Henry, Jon W.

350452, G02B 504, G02B 308

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ABSTRACT:
The present invention provides a fixed refractor of transparent material consisting of various afocal adjacent straight prismatic elements of specific dimensions which are asymmetrically arranged about an axis parallel to the length of said prisms, to obtain a solar energy concentrating power equal to or greater than 2.6 for a substantial portion of the day.

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C. J. Slelten et al., Applied Optics, vol. 19, No. 9, pp. 1439-1453, May, 1980.

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