Simulation and experimental validation of solar radiation distribution on the absorber of a line-axis asymmetric compound parabolic concentrator
Ronald Muhumuza, Aggelos Zacharopoulos, Jayanta Deb Mondol, Mervyn Smyth, Adrian Pugsley, Jade McGee
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Nonimaging opticsSuns in alchemyOpticsRadiationRay tracing (physics)Parabolic reflectorReflector (photography)ConcentratorMaterials sciencePhotovoltaic systemSolar simulatorThermalLine sourceDistributed ray tracingPyranometerEnvironmental scienceSolar cellPhysicsOptoelectronicsMeteorologyLight sourceElectrical engineeringEngineeringSolar Thermal and Photovoltaic Systemssolar cell performance optimizationPhotovoltaic System Optimization Techniques