A solar concentrator with two reflection mirrors designed by using a ray tracing method

Solar concentrators with two reflection mirrors are numerically designed by using a ray-tracing method to obtain higher concentration ratio when the concentrator tracing error is existed. The primary reflection mirror adopts paraboloidal mirror; the secondary mirror adopts hyperboloidal or ellipsoidal mirror. The optimal designed shape parameters for hyperboloidal and ellipsoidal cases are obtained, respectively. It is found that, when the concentrator tracing errors are 0°, 0.5° and 1°, the concentration ratios for hyperboloidal case are about 5837, 1954 and 1127 at f-number₁=0.22 and NA₂=0.62 and the one for ellipsoidal case are about 5860, 1993 and 1193 at f-number₁=0.25 and NA₂=0.62, respectively. Obviously, the concentrator with the ellipsoidal mirror is slightly better than the one with the hyperboloidal mirror.     

Comparison of different types of secondary mirrors for solar application

Two-stage solar concentrators make solar beams downwards providing flexible choices for energy utilization. Five types of secondary mirrors (a flat mirror, an ellipsoidal mirror, a hyperboloidal mirror with upper/lower sheet and a paraboloidal mirror) are compared. Effects of geometry parameters and concentrator precisions on the optical performance are analyzed using Advanced System Analysis Program. The results indicate that concentrators with a flat mirror or hyperboloidal mirror with lower sheet are more sensitive to rim angle or relative location. The secondary mirror is better a convex surface especially when rim angle is more than 90°. A flat mirror or hyperboloidal mirror with lower sheet performs better with higher redirect focal points. A hyperboloidal mirror with upper sheet is the best however numerical aperture changing. The intercept factors decreased with the increase of random errors or optical errors. Both the fabrication and assemblage requirements for a concentrator with a hyperboloidal mirror with lower sheet are the strictest. Experiments are carried out based on a hyperboloidal mirror with upper sheet. The experiments results are in accordance with the ray-tracing results. Therefore, further studies on optimization of the two-stage concentrators using the ray-tracing model can be conducted.     

平板型玻璃镜反射太阳能聚光光伏系统的实验研究

提出了一种平板型玻璃镜反射太阳能聚光器,用于太阳能聚光光伏/光热利用.其结构主要由平面框架上倾斜放置粘贴或镶嵌在平直型材上的多块条形玻璃镜构成,聚光接受体为平板光伏电池或集热管.条形玻璃镜的宽度和倾斜角度随自身所处位置、聚光接受体形状尺寸和安放角度,是否考虑太阳入射光立体角影响等因素由所给公式确定.利用CCD 法测量了...     

用于光伏系统新型菲涅耳线聚焦聚光透镜设计

根据边缘光线原理,优化设计太阳电池及光伏系统的菲涅耳线聚焦聚光透镜.设计光学聚光率为18×,可用于空间、地面光伏系统的聚光系统.分析了其集光角特性,表明该菲涅耳线聚焦棱镜具有大的集光角(±7°).     

平板型太阳能聚光器的无漏光设计

针对平板型太阳能聚光器中出现的漏光问题,提出了无漏光聚光器的设计方法.该方法结合简单的数学计算与折射定律、反射定律推导出光线在光波导板中无漏光传播的最大距离理论公式,建立了无漏光聚光比与空气隙结构张角角度、主聚光器高度和宽度之间的数学模型,利用控制变量法分析了无漏光聚光比与各参数之间的关系.运用光线追迹软件对所设计的平板型无漏光太阳能聚光器进行光线追迹模拟,结果表明:在模拟光源选择存在0.27°的发散半角的太阳光源条件下,考虑光线在透射面处的菲涅耳损失和光学材料的吸收,在无漏光范围内实际最大聚光比达到698×、857×和1 032×时的聚光效率分别为88.2%、85.3%和80.2%;超过无漏光范围后随着聚光比进一步增大聚光效率下降较平缓.     

Design of an off-axis XR photovoltaic concentrator with SMS method

We present a novel off-axis XR concentrator design that enables a high efficiency energy collection while avoiding the shadowing problem encountered in the designs of symmetry XR type concentrator. Combining with a 1 cm² multi-junction solar cell, the off-axis XR concentrator is able to achieve high optical efficiency of the photovoltaic system. The concentrator design is performed based on the non-imaging optic principle, with one reflective mirror (X) and one refractive lens (R). Both surfaces of the reflective and refractive element are of freeform shapes and fitted as freeform expression in the design analysis. The concentrator has concentration ratio greater than 500× and acceptance angle greater than 2°. A square homogenizing irradiance distribution on the cell is achieved with the help of a suitable rob. The tolerance of the system is analyzed. The results show that the high concentration ratio and greater acceptance angle relax all optical and mechanical tolerances reduce the production and operation cost.     

新型菲涅尔线聚光太阳电池组件特性分析

以PMMA为材料,采用热压成型工艺加工线聚焦菲涅尔聚光棱镜,对在其聚光条件下不同入射角度情况下太阳电池的电流电压特性进行测试,结果表明:该菲涅尔线聚焦棱镜能有效提高太阳电池的单位输出功率,而且具有比较宽泛的集光角的特性,基本满足实际应用的要求.     

掺杂Rhodamine 6G的平面波导型PMMA聚光器研制

通过聚光波导提高光的转换和收集效率,是提高太阳能电池效率、减少电池用量、降低光伏发电系统成本的重要途径。利用PMMA作为波导基质材料,Rhodamine 6G(罗丹明6G)作为荧光染料,通过涂覆方法,在表面积为50 mm×50 mm、厚度为5 mm的洁净PMMA衬底上制备出了荧光层厚度约为32 μm的平面波导型聚光器,并研究了荧光染料的掺杂浓度对其聚光比和光伏性能的影响。结果表明,当掺杂浓度为0.250%时,聚光器的聚光比和器件的光伏性能达到了最优,分别为0.45%和0.49%。     

PbSe量子点在太阳能荧光聚集器中的应用研究

将PbSe量子点成功引入到了太阳能荧光聚集器(LSC)的应用中,利用光子追踪的方法,成功建立了一种基于Monte Carlo模拟方法的模型,通过实验测量,得到PbSe量子点相关数据, 在这些数据基础上,对PbSe量子点LSC的各个参数进行模拟优化,并在优化的条件下,对基于PbSe量子点LSC对太阳能电池单位输出能量造价进行考察,发现通过PbSe量子点LSC的引入,太阳能电池的造价可以降低49.2%,说明PbSe量子点非常适用于LSC体系。     

聚光型粗细调互补阳光信号采集器的研制

高准确度自动跟踪系统是太阳能聚光器必不可少的组成部分,而信号采集器能否精确可靠地采集到阳光照射方向的信号又是自动跟踪准确度的关键.本文提出了一种粗细调互补信号采集器的设计方案,在正常工作期间通过软件能够根据需要不断地自动调整选择二组光电传感器中其中一组输出的差模信号作为有效信号,从而有效地解决了大范围寻找太阳和高准确度跟踪之间的矛盾|而在此基础上改进为对聚光后的阳光信号进行采集的新结构,又彻底解决了光电传感器本身在光照强度很大时进入饱和区与光照强度很弱时输出的差模信号太小的问题,有效延长了聚光器在早晚时段的正常工作时间.据此原理制作的聚光型粗细调互补信号采集器应用于某公司的CPV型1200W砷化镓发电系统中,取得了很好的跟踪效果,其实际跟踪误差≤0.1°（立体角）.     

新型菲涅尔线聚焦聚光太阳电池组件研究

以聚甲基丙烯酸甲脂为材料,采用热压成型工艺加工成型线聚焦菲涅尔聚光透镜(8×),可用于空间、地面光伏系统太阳电池组件的聚光系统,并对在其聚光条件下,太阳电池的电流电压特性进行测试,结果表明,该菲涅尔线聚焦棱镜能有效提高太阳电池的单位输出功率.模具的机械加工精度和光学抛光精度低,是造成其部分聚光率损失的原因.     

High concentration and homogenized Fresnel lens without secondary optics element

In this paper, we design a single concentrator to homogenize and concentrate the solar energy. The proposed concentrator only consisted of an array of refraction prisms. In order to homogenize the irradiance, all pitches of the Fresnel concentrator focus on the different position of the receiver. Finally, the Fresnel lens that achieves the uniformity of U is 14.6. An acceptance angle of 0.305° is achieved without using additional secondary optics. Full Width at Half Maximum (FWHM) of illumination distribution is 1.4 mm.     

抛物碟式太阳能聚光器的聚光特性分析与设计

点聚焦碟式太阳能聚光反射器,应用光线追迹法模拟分析了存在太阳张角时,相同开口采光面积、不同形状的聚光器分别在相同焦距、相同边缘角情况下的聚光特性。考虑到太阳形状、开口采光面形状、抛物面焦距、抛物面边缘角及接收器的遮挡作用等几何因素,并结合旋转抛物面聚光器的光学特性,建立了模拟仿真的几何模型。采用光线追迹法直观地模拟了聚光接收面上的平均能流分布特性。为对聚光器的聚光特性进行定量评价,采用了面积效率因子的概念。模拟结果表明,采光面积相同时,等焦距的4种不同开口形状的聚光器具有相近的聚光能流比;等边缘角时,除圆形聚光器外的3种聚光器有较大光能损失。设计了多碟共焦聚光器,用低聚光比聚光器组合达到高倍聚光效果,并分析了聚光特性,为碟式太阳能聚光反射系统的设计和优化提供了参考。     

无光焦度补偿组与次镜重合的双反射系统设计

叙述无光焦度补偿组与次镜重合时的全球面双反射系统的设计,给出利用PW法求解初始结构的基本理论,阐述应用无光焦度补偿组来平衡球面反射系统像差的方法。通过改变遮拦比K和焦点伸出量进行光线追迹,选择出该类系统K和的最佳组合。给出设计实例:系统工作波段=450 nm～700 nm、焦距f=1 600 mm、相对孔径A=1/8、视场角=05,遮拦比K＝0.35、焦点伸出量＝0.1,系统优化后的球差系数 SⅠ=-0.001 207,彗差系数SⅡ=0.000 192,波像差W=0.043 27。     

聚光光伏系统的发展及未来趋势

介绍了聚光光伏系统的发展历史和研究现状。对聚光光伏系统中的主件一聚光器和光伏电池进行了详细分类，给出了它们的特点和主要参数。描述了国外一些厂家为提高光伏系统效率并降低成本而研制的太阳跟踪系统。总结出聚光光伏系统的发展趋势，主要是指高倍聚光器＋跟踪系统和低倍大角度聚光器＋分光元件＋多节电池等。最后就目前状况提出了聚光光伏系统商业化还需要解决的问题。     

Spectrum splitting using multi-layer dielectric meta-surfaces for efficient solar energy harvesting

We designed a high-efficiency dispersive mirror based on multi-layer dielectric meta-surfaces. By replacing the secondary mirror of a dome solar concentrator with this dispersive mirror, the solar concentrator can be converted into a spectrum-splitting photovoltaic system with higher energy harvesting efficiency and potentially lower cost. The meta-surfaces are consisted of high-index contrast gratings (HCG). The structures and parameters of the dispersive mirror (i.e. stacked HCG) are optimized based on finite-difference time-domain and rigorous coupled-wave analysis method. Our numerical study shows that the dispersive mirror can direct light with different wavelengths into different angles in the entire solar spectrum, maintaining very low energy loss. Our approach will not only improve the energy harvesting efficiency, but also lower the cost by using single junction cells instead of multi-layer tandem solar cells. Moreover, this approach has the minimal disruption to the existing solar concentrator infrastructures.     

弱光探测器中复合抛物面聚光镜(CPC)的优化设计

基于非成像光学的原理,设计并研制了一种新的复合抛物面聚光镜(Compound parabolic concentrator,CPC)。提出基于遗传算法的聚光镜优化设计方法,将透过率作为遗传进化的目标函数,通过控制遗传算法的遗传进化方向,对CPC的结构进行优化调整。仿真实验结果表明,优化后的聚光镜入射孔径100mm,聚光比2.5:1,轴向长度84mm。当入射角为30°时,透过率达到75%以上。将此聚光镜应用于弱光探测器中,可以较好地满足器件的需要。     

Bent fluorescent solar concentrators (BFSCs): Spectroscopy, stability and outdoor performance

The spectroscopic properties of a coumarin derivative dye (macrolex fluorescent red G) impregnated in a poly(methylmethacrylate)/silica hybrid matrix were studied. The stability of the hybrid against both light irradiation and raised temperature showed excellent weathering durability for use in fluorescent solar concentrator (FSC) applications. A new geometry for FSCs was introduced, which we call a “bent plate configuration”. Each BFSC plate was manufactured as two rectangles forming two sides of a triangle to optimize receiving both direct and reflected solar energy. The effect of the concentrator apex angle on solar energy conversion was studied. The optimum apex angle was found to correlate well to the location latitude.     

贝塞尔高斯涡旋光束在大气湍流中的传输特性

为了探测更高轨道的空间目标,研制了一台通光口径为Ф750 mm的望远镜.该望远镜为主焦点光学系统,由一片二次非球面反射元件和四片透射元件组成,具有大视场(4°),大相对孔径(1∶1.32)和宽光谱(500~800 nm)的特点.本文以该望远镜的研制为基础,介绍了其光学系统各个元件的单独检测和系统装调完成后的整体检测方法和过程.采用样板法对系统中的球面透射元件进行了单独检测,采用透射无像差补偿器法对二次非球面反射镜进行了单独检测,采用反射无像差补偿器法对组合起来的透射校正镜组进行了检测,并且对系统装调对准之后的光学系统进行室内平行光管和室外对星观测两种方法进行检测.测量结果均满足设计要求,其中球面透镜的面形误差小于0.1个光圈,反射元件和透射元件非球面表面的面形误差均优于λ/30(λ=632.8 nm),透射校正镜组的波像差优于λ/30(λ=632.8nm).光学系统整体检测结果表明,室内和室外检测结果一致,其像面的80% 能量集中度直径在4°的全视场范围内均小于2个像元,达到了设计的成像要求.     

基于棱镜二次聚光的高倍聚光模组聚光特性与三结电池光谱响应匹配与优化

目前Ⅲ-Ⅴ多结高倍聚光(HCPV)太阳电池实验室效率记录已高达46%,而相对应的模组效率与之相差仍较大,其中由于模组中聚光非理想性引起的损失就高达20%.本文通过建立光学模型和非均匀光照的三维电池电路网络模型,以Ⅲ-Ⅴ族三结电池为例,研究了菲涅耳透镜一次聚光、棱镜二次聚光的HCPV模组的聚光特性和光电特性.结果发现.由于光线非平行入射和-菲涅耳透镜的色散现象,使得沿光轴方向短、中、长波段聚光发散及聚光不均匀,从而造成了三结电池的上、中、下各子电池光谱响应失配损失,模组光电转换性能下降;进一步,通过采用棱镜二次聚光,能较好地改善聚光和温度均匀性;通过对光轴方向上短、中、长波段的聚光特性与三结电池光谱响应匹配优化,使得模组输出功率提高10%以上.模拟结果己得到实验验证.