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Fresnel lens with optical efficiency 79.84%, the finally
obtained efficiency is 55.24% for the two stage lens group.
If this lens group is used for day-lighting, infrared rays
including heat effect should be blocked, visible rays are
required to pass through the interior of the buildings. If the
infrared light filter used, the whole efficiency falls to
49.15%, half of the incidental energy are lost due to the
diffusion and absorption.
Efficiency of the optical fiber is tested on the He-Ne laser
generator, rays focal length at 633nm are generated and
sent into the fiber entry surface from the one-end, four-end
outputs are measured respectively, and the optical
efficiency of each output end shows different with 5.64%,
16.92%, 11.65% and 13.10%. The efficiency of the four
outputs amounts to 47.31ˁ, that is, nearly half of the
collected energy are lost during the transmission in optical
fiber.
4. DISCUSSIONS AND CONCLUSIONS
In this study, modular Fresnel lens group for the high
concentration solar energy experimental platform is devised
and tested. The focal spot deviation and optical efficiency
are in consideration for two conditions: first stage only or
combined with the secondary stage. Concentration ratios
are about 500 suns or 2000 suns respectively.
Optical efficiency measurements have bee carried out on
actual Fresnel lens group. According to experimentally
study, positions of focal spot varying with the incident
angle of solar radiation are recorded continuously, and it
has found that nearly 50~60% of the collected solar
radiation can transmit through the Fresnel lens group under
condition of over 1000 suns. Test on optical fiber reports
that about half of collected solar energy is lost because of
absorption and diffusion.
Technologies on high concentration solar energy
application are expected to provide the modular production
of the concentration optics, which plays an important role
in cost saving in system exploitation. The key factors of
energy lost lies in Fresnel lens used and optical fiber
coupler, the modular design of Fresnel lens group user for
high concentration indicates feasible, optical efficiency can
be ensured within the incidental angle and the receiver area.
5. ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
We are deeply grateful to the financial support of the
Shanghai Expo special project No.2005BA908B07 and also
the key project for Fundamental Research of Shanghai
under the contract NO.06JC14040.
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