GB1570684A - Radiant energy transmission means - Google Patents

Radiant energy transmission means Download PDF

Info

Publication number
GB1570684A
GB1570684A GB45638/76A GB4563876A GB1570684A GB 1570684 A GB1570684 A GB 1570684A GB 45638/76 A GB45638/76 A GB 45638/76A GB 4563876 A GB4563876 A GB 4563876A GB 1570684 A GB1570684 A GB 1570684A
Authority
GB
United Kingdom
Prior art keywords
transmission means
end wall
energy
walls
wall
Prior art date
Legal status (The legal status is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the status listed.)
Expired
Application number
GB45638/76A
Other languages
English (en)
Current Assignee (The listed assignees may be inaccurate. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation or warranty as to the accuracy of the list.)
University of Chicago
Original Assignee
University of Chicago
Priority date (The priority date is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the date listed.)
Filing date
Publication date
Priority claimed from US05/641,557 external-priority patent/US4240692A/en
Application filed by University of Chicago filed Critical University of Chicago
Publication of GB1570684A publication Critical patent/GB1570684A/en
Expired legal-status Critical Current

Links

Classifications

    • G—PHYSICS
    • G02—OPTICS
    • G02B—OPTICAL ELEMENTS, SYSTEMS OR APPARATUS
    • G02B19/00—Condensers, e.g. light collectors or similar non-imaging optics
    • G02B19/0033—Condensers, e.g. light collectors or similar non-imaging optics characterised by the use
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F21—LIGHTING
    • F21V—FUNCTIONAL FEATURES OR DETAILS OF LIGHTING DEVICES OR SYSTEMS THEREOF; STRUCTURAL COMBINATIONS OF LIGHTING DEVICES WITH OTHER ARTICLES, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • F21V7/00—Reflectors for light sources
    • F21V7/04—Optical design
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F24—HEATING; RANGES; VENTILATING
    • F24S—SOLAR HEAT COLLECTORS; SOLAR HEAT SYSTEMS
    • F24S23/00—Arrangements for concentrating solar-rays for solar heat collectors
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F24—HEATING; RANGES; VENTILATING
    • F24S—SOLAR HEAT COLLECTORS; SOLAR HEAT SYSTEMS
    • F24S23/00—Arrangements for concentrating solar-rays for solar heat collectors
    • F24S23/70—Arrangements for concentrating solar-rays for solar heat collectors with reflectors
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F24—HEATING; RANGES; VENTILATING
    • F24S—SOLAR HEAT COLLECTORS; SOLAR HEAT SYSTEMS
    • F24S23/00—Arrangements for concentrating solar-rays for solar heat collectors
    • F24S23/70—Arrangements for concentrating solar-rays for solar heat collectors with reflectors
    • F24S23/80—Arrangements for concentrating solar-rays for solar heat collectors with reflectors having discontinuous faces
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G02—OPTICS
    • G02B—OPTICAL ELEMENTS, SYSTEMS OR APPARATUS
    • G02B19/00—Condensers, e.g. light collectors or similar non-imaging optics
    • G02B19/0004—Condensers, e.g. light collectors or similar non-imaging optics characterised by the optical means employed
    • G02B19/0028—Condensers, e.g. light collectors or similar non-imaging optics characterised by the optical means employed refractive and reflective surfaces, e.g. non-imaging catadioptric systems
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G02—OPTICS
    • G02B—OPTICAL ELEMENTS, SYSTEMS OR APPARATUS
    • G02B19/00—Condensers, e.g. light collectors or similar non-imaging optics
    • G02B19/0033—Condensers, e.g. light collectors or similar non-imaging optics characterised by the use
    • G02B19/0038—Condensers, e.g. light collectors or similar non-imaging optics characterised by the use for use with ambient light
    • G02B19/0042—Condensers, e.g. light collectors or similar non-imaging optics characterised by the use for use with ambient light for use with direct solar radiation
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G02—OPTICS
    • G02B—OPTICAL ELEMENTS, SYSTEMS OR APPARATUS
    • G02B6/00—Light guides; Structural details of arrangements comprising light guides and other optical elements, e.g. couplings
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G02—OPTICS
    • G02B—OPTICAL ELEMENTS, SYSTEMS OR APPARATUS
    • G02B6/00—Light guides; Structural details of arrangements comprising light guides and other optical elements, e.g. couplings
    • G02B6/24—Coupling light guides
    • G02B6/26—Optical coupling means
    • G02B6/262—Optical details of coupling light into, or out of, or between fibre ends, e.g. special fibre end shapes or associated optical elements
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G02—OPTICS
    • G02B—OPTICAL ELEMENTS, SYSTEMS OR APPARATUS
    • G02B6/00—Light guides; Structural details of arrangements comprising light guides and other optical elements, e.g. couplings
    • G02B6/24—Coupling light guides
    • G02B6/42—Coupling light guides with opto-electronic elements
    • G02B6/4201—Packages, e.g. shape, construction, internal or external details
    • G02B6/4202—Packages, e.g. shape, construction, internal or external details for coupling an active element with fibres without intermediate optical elements, e.g. fibres with plane ends, fibres with shaped ends, bundles
    • G02B6/4203—Optical features
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H10—SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES; ELECTRIC SOLID-STATE DEVICES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • H10F—INORGANIC SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES SENSITIVE TO INFRARED RADIATION, LIGHT, ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION OF SHORTER WAVELENGTH OR CORPUSCULAR RADIATION
    • H10F77/00—Constructional details of devices covered by this subclass
    • H10F77/40—Optical elements or arrangements
    • H10F77/42—Optical elements or arrangements directly associated or integrated with photovoltaic cells, e.g. light-reflecting means or light-concentrating means
    • H10F77/488—Reflecting light-concentrating means, e.g. parabolic mirrors or concentrators using total internal reflection
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F24—HEATING; RANGES; VENTILATING
    • F24S—SOLAR HEAT COLLECTORS; SOLAR HEAT SYSTEMS
    • F24S23/00—Arrangements for concentrating solar-rays for solar heat collectors
    • F24S23/70—Arrangements for concentrating solar-rays for solar heat collectors with reflectors
    • F24S2023/87—Reflectors layout
    • F24S2023/872—Assemblies of spaced reflective elements on common support, e.g. Fresnel reflectors
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G02—OPTICS
    • G02B—OPTICAL ELEMENTS, SYSTEMS OR APPARATUS
    • G02B6/00—Light guides; Structural details of arrangements comprising light guides and other optical elements, e.g. couplings
    • G02B6/10—Light guides; Structural details of arrangements comprising light guides and other optical elements, e.g. couplings of the optical waveguide type
    • G02B6/12—Light guides; Structural details of arrangements comprising light guides and other optical elements, e.g. couplings of the optical waveguide type of the integrated circuit kind
    • G02B2006/12166—Manufacturing methods
    • G02B2006/12169—Annealing
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G02—OPTICS
    • G02B—OPTICAL ELEMENTS, SYSTEMS OR APPARATUS
    • G02B6/00—Light guides; Structural details of arrangements comprising light guides and other optical elements, e.g. couplings
    • G02B6/10—Light guides; Structural details of arrangements comprising light guides and other optical elements, e.g. couplings of the optical waveguide type
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G02—OPTICS
    • G02B—OPTICAL ELEMENTS, SYSTEMS OR APPARATUS
    • G02B6/00—Light guides; Structural details of arrangements comprising light guides and other optical elements, e.g. couplings
    • G02B6/24—Coupling light guides
    • G02B6/42—Coupling light guides with opto-electronic elements
    • Y—GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
    • Y02—TECHNOLOGIES OR APPLICATIONS FOR MITIGATION OR ADAPTATION AGAINST CLIMATE CHANGE
    • Y02E—REDUCTION OF GREENHOUSE GAS [GHG] EMISSIONS, RELATED TO ENERGY GENERATION, TRANSMISSION OR DISTRIBUTION
    • Y02E10/00—Energy generation through renewable energy sources
    • Y02E10/40—Solar thermal energy, e.g. solar towers
    • Y02E10/44—Heat exchange systems
    • Y—GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
    • Y02—TECHNOLOGIES OR APPLICATIONS FOR MITIGATION OR ADAPTATION AGAINST CLIMATE CHANGE
    • Y02E—REDUCTION OF GREENHOUSE GAS [GHG] EMISSIONS, RELATED TO ENERGY GENERATION, TRANSMISSION OR DISTRIBUTION
    • Y02E10/00—Energy generation through renewable energy sources
    • Y02E10/50—Photovoltaic [PV] energy
    • Y02E10/52—PV systems with concentrators

Landscapes

  • Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • General Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • Optics & Photonics (AREA)
  • Life Sciences & Earth Sciences (AREA)
  • Sustainable Development (AREA)
  • General Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Chemical & Material Sciences (AREA)
  • Thermal Sciences (AREA)
  • Combustion & Propulsion (AREA)
  • Mechanical Engineering (AREA)
  • Sustainable Energy (AREA)
  • Health & Medical Sciences (AREA)
  • Toxicology (AREA)
  • Optical Elements Other Than Lenses (AREA)
  • Light Guides In General And Applications Therefor (AREA)
  • Lenses (AREA)
  • Light Receiving Elements (AREA)
  • Photovoltaic Devices (AREA)
GB45638/76A 1975-11-03 1976-11-03 Radiant energy transmission means Expired GB1570684A (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (2)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
US62838375A 1975-11-03 1975-11-03
US05/641,557 US4240692A (en) 1975-12-17 1975-12-17 Energy transmission

Publications (1)

Publication Number Publication Date
GB1570684A true GB1570684A (en) 1980-07-09

Family

ID=27090695

Family Applications (1)

Application Number Title Priority Date Filing Date
GB45638/76A Expired GB1570684A (en) 1975-11-03 1976-11-03 Radiant energy transmission means

Country Status (8)

Country Link
JP (1) JPS593661B2 (enrdf_load_stackoverflow)
AU (1) AU513694B2 (enrdf_load_stackoverflow)
CA (1) CA1115156A (enrdf_load_stackoverflow)
DE (1) DE2648704A1 (enrdf_load_stackoverflow)
FR (1) FR2330023A1 (enrdf_load_stackoverflow)
GB (1) GB1570684A (enrdf_load_stackoverflow)
IL (1) IL50796A (enrdf_load_stackoverflow)
NL (1) NL7612192A (enrdf_load_stackoverflow)

Cited By (16)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
GB2223106A (en) * 1988-09-26 1990-03-28 Kei Mori Tapered light guide radiator.
GB2297629A (en) * 1995-02-02 1996-08-07 Gen Electric Light beam spreader
US5691696A (en) * 1995-09-08 1997-11-25 Federal Signal Corporation System and method for broadcasting colored light for emergency signals
US5877681A (en) * 1995-02-02 1999-03-02 Federal Signal Corporation System and method for broadcasting colored light for emergency signalling
GB2400452A (en) * 2003-04-09 2004-10-13 Univ Warwick Optical concentrator
GB2419681A (en) * 2004-11-02 2006-05-03 Agilent Technologies Inc Optical receiver with conical cylinder coupler
WO2006064365A3 (en) * 2004-12-17 2007-05-03 Universal Biosensors Pty Ltd Electromagnetic radiation collector
US7873257B2 (en) 2007-05-01 2011-01-18 Morgan Solar Inc. Light-guide solar panel and method of fabrication thereof
WO2011110712A1 (es) * 2010-03-08 2011-09-15 Abengoa Solar New Technologies, S. A. Elemento de concentración solar fotovoltaica, módulo que comprende dichos elementos y dispositivo modular formado por dichos módulos
US8328403B1 (en) 2012-03-21 2012-12-11 Morgan Solar Inc. Light guide illumination devices
WO2014133806A1 (en) * 2013-03-01 2014-09-04 Goldsby Glenn M Solar energy collector apparatus
US8885995B2 (en) 2011-02-07 2014-11-11 Morgan Solar Inc. Light-guide solar energy concentrator
US9040808B2 (en) 2007-05-01 2015-05-26 Morgan Solar Inc. Light-guide solar panel and method of fabrication thereof
US9337373B2 (en) 2007-05-01 2016-05-10 Morgan Solar Inc. Light-guide solar module, method of fabrication thereof, and panel made therefrom
US10103687B2 (en) 2013-03-01 2018-10-16 Glenn Goldsby Solar energy collector apparatus
CN109910315A (zh) * 2018-02-28 2019-06-21 艾默生科技有限公司布兰森超声分公司 用于塑料焊接的波导和装置、焊接方法和波导的制造方法

Families Citing this family (12)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US4226523A (en) * 1978-11-17 1980-10-07 Energy Conversion Devices, Inc. Imaging device
DE2964494D1 (en) * 1979-10-02 1983-02-17 Tsurunosuke Ochiai A system for collecting solar energy
DE3015054A1 (de) * 1980-04-18 1981-10-22 Siemens AG, 1000 Berlin und 8000 München Vorrichtung zum konzentrieren von optischer strahlung
FR2564982B1 (fr) * 1984-05-25 1987-12-31 Cibie Projecteurs Embout de couplage d'un guide de lumiere a une source lumineuse, notamment pour un eclairage de ville integre a un ensemble projecteur pour automobile
DE3509053C1 (de) * 1985-03-14 1986-08-07 Daimler-Benz Ag, 7000 Stuttgart Dreiweg-Sternteiler fuer Lichtwellenleiter
DE3818229C1 (enrdf_load_stackoverflow) * 1988-05-28 1989-12-07 Messerschmitt-Boelkow-Blohm Gmbh, 8012 Ottobrunn, De
DE4034058C1 (enrdf_load_stackoverflow) * 1990-10-26 1992-01-09 Heraeus Quarzglas Gmbh, 6450 Hanau, De
DE4225130C2 (de) * 1992-07-30 1994-11-10 Fraunhofer Ges Forschung Zweistufige Konzentratoranordnung mit mehreren Solarzellen
DE4423527A1 (de) * 1994-07-07 1996-01-18 Schultze Hans Georg Parabolsolarkraftwerk mit Langzeitspeicher und Signalempfangsanlage
DE4431779A1 (de) * 1994-07-08 1996-01-18 Schultze Hans Georg Solarenergieversorgungs- und Signalempfangsanlage
ITMI20112294A1 (it) * 2011-12-16 2013-06-17 Fond Ct Internaz Della Fotonica P Concentratore ottico
FR3114709B1 (fr) * 2020-09-30 2023-10-13 Oledcomm Procédé de conception d’un Concentrateur Parabolique Composé Expansé (CPCE) pouvant être corrigé pour collecter la lumière dans le champ proche.

Family Cites Families (5)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US2248758A (en) * 1936-11-07 1941-07-08 Int Standard Electric Corp Optical system for reducing the viewing angle of certain devices such as photoelectric cells
DE1472267A1 (de) * 1965-06-16 1969-12-04 Zeiss Carl Fa Axialsymmetrische Lichtfuehrungseinrichtung
JPS5432341B1 (enrdf_load_stackoverflow) * 1968-03-07 1979-10-13
US3923381A (en) * 1973-12-28 1975-12-02 Univ Chicago Radiant energy collection
US3936157A (en) * 1974-04-22 1976-02-03 Kaptron, Inc. High efficiency light transmitting window panel

Cited By (29)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
GB2223106A (en) * 1988-09-26 1990-03-28 Kei Mori Tapered light guide radiator.
GB2297629A (en) * 1995-02-02 1996-08-07 Gen Electric Light beam spreader
US5664863A (en) * 1995-02-02 1997-09-09 General Electric Company Compact uniform beam spreader for a high brightness centralized lighting system
US5877681A (en) * 1995-02-02 1999-03-02 Federal Signal Corporation System and method for broadcasting colored light for emergency signalling
GB2297629B (en) * 1995-02-02 1999-09-01 Gen Electric Light beam spreader
US5691696A (en) * 1995-09-08 1997-11-25 Federal Signal Corporation System and method for broadcasting colored light for emergency signals
GB2400452A (en) * 2003-04-09 2004-10-13 Univ Warwick Optical concentrator
GB2400452B (en) * 2003-04-09 2007-09-12 Univ Warwick Communication transmitter
GB2419681A (en) * 2004-11-02 2006-05-03 Agilent Technologies Inc Optical receiver with conical cylinder coupler
WO2006064365A3 (en) * 2004-12-17 2007-05-03 Universal Biosensors Pty Ltd Electromagnetic radiation collector
US8152339B2 (en) 2007-05-01 2012-04-10 Morgan Solar Inc. Illumination device
US9040808B2 (en) 2007-05-01 2015-05-26 Morgan Solar Inc. Light-guide solar panel and method of fabrication thereof
US7873257B2 (en) 2007-05-01 2011-01-18 Morgan Solar Inc. Light-guide solar panel and method of fabrication thereof
US7991261B2 (en) 2007-05-01 2011-08-02 Morgan Solar Inc. Light-guide solar panel and method of fabrication thereof
US9335530B2 (en) 2007-05-01 2016-05-10 Morgan Solar Inc. Planar solar energy concentrator
US9337373B2 (en) 2007-05-01 2016-05-10 Morgan Solar Inc. Light-guide solar module, method of fabrication thereof, and panel made therefrom
WO2011110712A1 (es) * 2010-03-08 2011-09-15 Abengoa Solar New Technologies, S. A. Elemento de concentración solar fotovoltaica, módulo que comprende dichos elementos y dispositivo modular formado por dichos módulos
ES2372083A1 (es) * 2010-03-08 2012-01-13 Abengoa Solar New Technologies, S.A. Elemento de concentración solar fotovoltaica, módulo que comprende dichos elementos y dispositivo modular formado por dichos módulos.
US8885995B2 (en) 2011-02-07 2014-11-11 Morgan Solar Inc. Light-guide solar energy concentrator
US8328403B1 (en) 2012-03-21 2012-12-11 Morgan Solar Inc. Light guide illumination devices
US8657479B2 (en) 2012-03-21 2014-02-25 Morgan Solar Inc. Light guide illumination devices
US9236516B2 (en) 2013-03-01 2016-01-12 Glenn M. Goldsby Solar energy collector apparatus
WO2014133806A1 (en) * 2013-03-01 2014-09-04 Goldsby Glenn M Solar energy collector apparatus
US10103687B2 (en) 2013-03-01 2018-10-16 Glenn Goldsby Solar energy collector apparatus
CN109910315A (zh) * 2018-02-28 2019-06-21 艾默生科技有限公司布兰森超声分公司 用于塑料焊接的波导和装置、焊接方法和波导的制造方法
EP3533589A1 (en) * 2018-02-28 2019-09-04 Branson Ultraschall Niederlassung der Emerson Technologies GmbH & Co. oHG Waveguide for plastic welding, arrangement for plastic welding, a welding method as well as a manufacturing method of a waveguide
US11318687B2 (en) 2018-02-28 2022-05-03 BRANSON Ultraschall Niederlassung der Emerson Technolocles GmbH & Co. OHG Waveguide for plastic welding, arrangement for plastic welding, a welding method as well as a manufacturing method of a waveguide
US20220219406A1 (en) * 2018-02-28 2022-07-14 Branson Ultraschall Niederlassung Der Emerson Technologies Gmbh & Co. Ohg Waveguide for plastic welding, arrangement for plastic welding, a welding method as well as a manufacturing method of a waveguide
US11820083B2 (en) * 2018-02-28 2023-11-21 Branson Ultraschall Niederlassung Der Emerson Technologies Gmbh & Co. Ohg Waveguide for plastic welding, arrangement for plastic welding, a welding method as well as a manufacturing method of a waveguide

Also Published As

Publication number Publication date
IL50796A0 (en) 1976-12-31
DE2648704C2 (enrdf_load_stackoverflow) 1990-07-12
AU1909076A (en) 1978-05-04
AU513694B2 (en) 1980-12-18
FR2330023A1 (fr) 1977-05-27
JPS5257525A (en) 1977-05-12
DE2648704A1 (de) 1977-05-05
CA1115156A (en) 1981-12-29
NL7612192A (nl) 1977-05-05
IL50796A (en) 1979-01-31
FR2330023B1 (enrdf_load_stackoverflow) 1982-11-19
JPS593661B2 (ja) 1984-01-25

Similar Documents

Publication Publication Date Title
US4240692A (en) Energy transmission
CA1115156A (en) Radiant energy collecting and transmitting device
US4697867A (en) Multi-directional non-imaging radiations concentrator and/or deconcentrator device
CA1039989A (en) Light collectors in cylindrical geometry
US5557478A (en) Nonimaging radiant energy device
CA1074648A (en) Cylindrical radiant energy direction device with refractive medium
US5271077A (en) Nonimaging reflector for coupling light into a light pipe
US6020553A (en) Photovoltaic cell system and an optical structure therefor
US5745547A (en) Multiple channel optic
US4379613A (en) Solar energy collector
US8355214B2 (en) Light collection apparatus, system and method
US9477071B2 (en) Method and device for concentrating, collimating, and directing light
US9985156B2 (en) Optical concentrator/diffuser using graded index waveguide
US6966661B2 (en) Half-round total internal reflection magnifying prism
US4955687A (en) Fiber optic telescope
US8633377B2 (en) Light concentration apparatus, systems and methods
RU2154778C1 (ru) Солнечный фотоэлектрический модуль с концентратором
KR100454225B1 (ko) 초박형 고집속 광에너지 집속장치
EP0784870B1 (en) Photovoltaic cell system and an optical structure therefor
EP4585864A1 (en) A spectral splitting device for a solar concentrator system
CN115127072B (zh) 一种免于太阳跟踪的日光照明采光系统及其采光方法
NZ201298A (en) Sunlight collector including light defocusing rod
Kapany Solar collectors using total internal reflections
JPH0342642B2 (enrdf_load_stackoverflow)
JPH06130316A (ja) 固定型太陽光採光装置

Legal Events

Date Code Title Description
PS Patent sealed [section 19, patents act 1949]
PCNP Patent ceased through non-payment of renewal fee
728C Application made for restoration (sect. 28/1977)