WO2013051316A1

WO2013051316A1 - Solar light collection system and solar heat generation system

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Publication number: WO2013051316A1
Application number: PCT/JP2012/067601
Authority: WO
Inventors: 俊泰光成
Original assignee: 住友重機械工業株式会社
Priority date: 2011-10-05
Filing date: 2012-07-10
Publication date: 2013-04-11
Also published as: JP2013079787A; IN2014CN03243A; JP5734803B2

Abstract

The present invention provides a solar light collection system and a solar heat generation system in which the light collection rate can be improved. The present invention is a solar light collection system (10) provided with a light collection mirror (12) for collecting sunlight (T) onto a receiver (11); wherein the light collection mirror (12) is provided with a transparent substrate (15) having an obverse surface (15a) on which the sunlight (T) is incident and a reverse surface (15b) on the opposite side from the obverse surface (15a), and a reflecting surface (17) formed on the reverse surface (15b) of the transparent substrate (15); the light collection mirror (12) is configured so as to be capable of rotating about the center axis (C); and the cross-section of the transparent substrate (15) perpendicular to the center axis (C) has an arc shape that is indented towards the side of the reflecting surface (17).

Description

Solar condensing system and solar power generation system

The present invention relates to a solar condensing system and a solar thermal power generation system.

In recent years, in view of problems caused by depletion of fossil fuels and carbon dioxide emissions, the use of sunlight, which is renewable natural energy, has been widely studied. For the use of solar energy, a method of directly converting sunlight into electricity by a solar cell and a method of absorbing and using sunlight as solar heat are known. The technique used as solar heat includes a method of generating power indirectly by using a turbine or the like using the heat.

The use of solar heat enables stable supply by heat storage, and this point is attracting attention as an advantage over solar cells. In particular, when using heat itself without generating electricity, the efficiency is high, and the significance of using solar heat is great. For this reason, solar concentrating systems that can use solar heat in medium-sized plants such as industrial steam supply are being studied not only in Japan but also in countries around the world such as Europe.

As the solar condensing system, a linear Fresnel method, a tower method, a trough method, a dish method, and the like are known. Here, the linear Fresnel method will be described. For example, European Patent Application Publication No. 2051022A2 discloses a linear Fresnel solar condensing system that condenses light on a linear receiver by reflecting sunlight with a plurality of rows of strip-shaped mirrors. In such a linear Fresnel solar thermal power generation system, a heat medium flows inside the tubular receiver, and heat received by the receiver by condensing is sent to power generation equipment such as a steam turbine through the heat medium. Power generation using solar heat is performed.

European Patent Application Publication No. 2051022A2

Mirrors used in the linear Fresnel method include a type with a flat surface and a type with a surface curved like a bowl toward the receiver. Since the flat type cannot condense below the mirror width, a curved type mirror is employed when it is desired to increase the light condensing rate.

By the way, one of the features of the linear Fresnel method is that the receiver is fixed with respect to the ground and the mirror rotates following the movement of the sun. In this configuration, condensing using a curved mirror becomes so-called off-axis condensing and field curvature occurs, and in many cases, condensing cannot be performed within the width of one receiver.

For this reason, a method of reducing the leakage of reflected light is usually taken by arranging a plurality of receivers or by providing a secondary mirror that re-reflects the light deviated behind the receiver and collects it on the receiver. However, in the method of arranging a plurality of receivers in a row, the condensing rate per receiver is lowered and heat transfer loss is increased. On the other hand, in the method of providing a secondary mirror, it is difficult to collect incident light toward a 100% receiver, and it is known that about 20% of light does not reach the receiver and escapes outside.

Therefore, an object of the present invention is to provide a solar condensing system and a solar thermal power generation system that can improve the condensing rate.

In order to solve the above problems, the present invention is a solar condensing system including a condensing mirror that condenses sunlight to a receiver, and the condensing mirror is opposite to the surface on which sunlight is incident. And a reflective layer formed on the back surface of the transparent substrate, and the collector mirror is configured to be rotatable or swingable about the central axis and perpendicular to the central axis The cross section of the transparent substrate has an arc shape that is recessed toward the reflective layer side.

According to this solar condensing system, it is a catadioptric condensing mirror that performs refraction of sunlight by a transparent substrate and reflection by a reflecting layer, thereby making it possible to compare the image plane with a conventional condensing mirror that is surface reflection Since the influence of bending can be suppressed, the light collection rate with respect to the receiver can be significantly improved. As a result, the size of the condensing spot with respect to the receiver and the secondary mirror is reduced, so that the accuracy of tracking control with respect to the sun is eased, and leakage light that does not reach the receiver can be reduced.

In the solar condensing system, the transparent substrate may be formed by injection molding.
In this case, an accurate curved transparent substrate can be manufactured with high efficiency compared to the conventional case of manufacturing a transparent substrate by curving a plate glass created by the float process.

In the solar condensing system, an antireflection film may be formed on the surface of the transparent substrate.
According to this configuration, it is possible to reduce the possibility that sunlight is reflected in the direction other than the receiver on the surface of the transparent substrate, so that the light collection rate can be further improved.

The above-mentioned solar condensing system is a linear Fresnel system in which the receiver extends linearly in the direction along the central axis, and the condensing mirror is formed in a bowl shape so as to condense sunlight toward the receiver The solar condensing system may be used.
According to this configuration, in the so-called linear Fresnel solar condensing system, the light condensing rate can be greatly improved. As a result, the length of the receiver (the length of the flow path) required to bring the heat medium flowing in the receiver at a desired flow rate to the desired temperature can be shortened, so that the heat medium flowing in the receiver transfers and radiates heat. Therefore, it is possible to suppress the occurrence of heat loss and to realize more efficient use of solar heat.

The solar concentrator system is a tower-type solar in which a receiver is provided on a tower erected on the ground, and a collector mirror is formed in a dish shape so as to collect sunlight toward the receiver. It may be a condensing system.
According to this configuration, in the so-called tower type solar condensing system, the condensing rate can be greatly improved.

A solar thermal power generation system according to the present invention includes the above-described solar condensing system, and generates power using heat obtained by a receiver.
According to the solar thermal power generation system according to the present invention, it is possible to significantly improve the concentration ratio of sunlight by providing the above-described solar condensing system. As a result, sunlight can be efficiently absorbed and solar heat can be obtained, so that the efficiency of solar thermal power generation can be improved.

According to the present invention, the light collection rate can be improved. As a result, the size of the condensing spot with respect to the receiver and the secondary mirror is reduced, so that the accuracy of tracking control with respect to the sun is eased, and leakage light that does not reach the receiver can be reduced.

It is a perspective view which shows the solar thermal power generation system which concerns on 1st Embodiment. (A) It is a side view for demonstrating the condensing state in case the sun is located right above. (B) It is a side view for demonstrating the condensing state in case the sun is located other than right above. It is a side view for demonstrating the condensing state by a condensing mirror. It is an expanded sectional view of a condensing mirror along a YZ plane. It is a figure which shows the reflective condition of sunlight on the basis of a condensing mirror. It is a graph which shows the relationship between 2 (beta) + (alpha) and (phi) ₁ in a condensing mirror. It is a graph which shows the relationship between 2 (beta) + (alpha) and (phi) ₀ in the conventional condensing mirror. It is a figure which shows generation | occurrence | production of the curvature of field of the conventional condensing mirror. It is a graph which shows the relationship between a field angle and the curvature of field in the conventional condensing mirror. It is a figure which shows generation | occurrence | production of the curvature of field of the condensing mirror which concerns on this embodiment. It is a graph which shows the relationship between a field angle and the curvature of field in the condensing mirror which concerns on this embodiment. It is a side view which shows the modification of the solar thermal power generation system which concerns on 1st Embodiment. It is a side view which shows the solar condensing system which concerns on 2nd Embodiment. It is an expanded sectional view of the condensing mirror concerning a 2nd embodiment.

Hereinafter, preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.

[First Embodiment]
As shown in FIG. 1, the solar thermal power generation system 1 according to the first embodiment is a system that generates power using solar heat obtained by condensing sunlight, and a linear Fresnel system that condenses sunlight. The solar condensing system 10 is provided.

The linear Fresnel solar condensing system 10 includes a linearly extending receiver 11 and a plurality of rows of condensing mirrors 12 that condense sunlight T toward the receiver 11. Hereinafter, the extending direction of the receiver 11 will be described as the X-axis direction, the vertical direction as the Z-axis direction, and the direction orthogonal to both the X-axis direction and the Z-axis direction as the Y-axis direction.

The receiver 11 is a tubular member through which a heat medium flows. The heat medium may be gaseous or liquid. The receiver 11 is fixed to the ground, and is supported at a high place by left and right support bases 13. Solar heat obtained by the receiver 11 by condensing by the condensing mirror 12 is supplied to the power generation facility through a heat medium flowing inside. As the power generation facility, for example, a steam turbine or the like can be used, and power generation is performed using solar heat supplied through a heat medium.

The condensing mirror 12 forms a row in the X-axis direction along the receiver 11, and a plurality of rows of the condensing mirror 12 are arranged in the Y-axis direction. These condensing mirrors 12 are supported by support legs 14 and are configured to be rotatable following the movement of the sun.

2 (a) and 2 (b) are side views showing how the condensing mirror 12 rotates following the movement of the sun. FIG. 2A shows a case where the sun is located directly above the solar condensing system 10. Further, FIG. 2B shows a case where the sun is positioned away from directly above the solar light collecting system 10. FIG. 3 is a side view showing a reflection state of one line of the collecting mirror 12. FIG. 3 shows the central axis C of the condenser mirror 12. The condensing mirror 12 is configured to be rotatable about a central axis C extending in the X-axis direction.

As shown in FIG. 2A, FIG. 2B, and FIG. 3, the sunlight that follows the movement of the sun by the condensing mirror 12 that is curved like a bowl rotates about the central axis C. T focusing is performed. The condensing mirror 12 is rotationally driven by an actuator (not shown).

As shown in FIGS. 2A and 2B, in the linear Fresnel solar concentrating system 10, sunlight T enters from a direction other than the optical axis of the condensing mirror 12 and is reflected by the receiver 11. In most cases, so-called off-axis reflection is caused, and curvature of field occurs due to the off-axis reflection.

FIG. 4 is an enlarged cross-sectional view of the condensing mirror 12 along the YZ plane. As shown in FIGS. 3 and 4, the collector mirror 12 includes a transparent substrate 15, an antireflection film 16, and a reflective layer 17.

The transparent substrate 15 is made of a highly transparent resin material such as acrylic resin. The transparent substrate 15 is a plate-like member curved in a bowl shape, and a cross section perpendicular to the central axis C (cross section along the YZ plane) has an arc shape that is recessed toward the reflective layer 17 side. The transparent substrate 15 has sufficient rigidity to maintain its shape.

The transparent substrate 15 has a surface 15a on the receiver 11 side (front side) and a back surface 15b on the opposite side of the surface 15a. In the bowl-shaped transparent substrate 15, the cross-sectional shape (the shape on the cross section perpendicular to the central axis C) along the YZ plane of the front surface 15a and the back surface 15b forms an arc shape.

Note that the front surface 15a and the back surface 15b may have the same or different curvature in the arc of the cross-sectional shape. Moreover, the cross-sectional shape along the YZ plane of the front surface 15a and the back surface 15b may be a parabolic shape instead of an arc shape. Further, one of the cross-sectional shapes of the front surface 15a and the back surface 15b may be an arc shape and the other may be a parabolic shape.

An antireflection film 16 for preventing the reflection of sunlight T is formed on the surface 15 a of the transparent substrate 15. The antireflection film 16 is a film made of, for example, magnesium fluoride MgF ₂ . The antireflection film 16 may be a multilayer film made of a plurality of materials. By forming such an antireflection film 16, the sunlight T can be prevented from being reflected by the surface 15a. Note that the antireflection film 16 is not necessarily provided.

A reflective layer 17 is formed on the back surface 15 b of the transparent substrate 15. The reflective layer 17 is made of, for example, aluminum Al or silver Ag. The reflective layer 17 may be formed on the entire surface of the back surface 15b or may be formed on a part thereof.

The transparent substrate 15 is manufactured by injection molding in which a heat-melted resin material is injected and injected into a mold and cooled in the mold. Injection molding is suitable for producing a large number of molded articles having complicated shapes.

Next, the basic design of the condenser mirror 12 according to this embodiment will be described. FIG. 5 is a diagram illustrating a change in the position of the receiver 11 with the condenser mirror 12 as a reference. T1 to T4 in FIG. 5 indicate sunlight and reflected light at each time.

As shown in FIG. 5, since the distance f between the center of the collector mirror 12 (equal to the position of the central axis C of the collector mirror 12) and the receiver 11 is always constant, the movement trajectory of the receiver 11 at each time Draws an arc of radius f centered on the collector mirror 12. For this reason, it is preferable that the condensing mirror 12 is comprised so that an image surface (collection point) may be formed in the position away from the distance f irrespective of the incident angle of sunlight.

Here, it is known that the aberration coefficient α of the third-order field curvature aberration is expressed by the following equation (1) using the aberration coefficient β of the third-order astigmatism and the Petzval sum P.

Note that the reciprocal of α corresponds to the radius of curvature of the field curvature of the sagittal image plane.

In the case of a line condensing cylindrical system having an angle of view in the curvature direction, such as the bowl-shaped condensing mirror 12 according to the present embodiment, the sagittal image plane is at infinity, so the field curvature of the meridional image plane is significant. It will be. Further, the distance (collection distance) f between the center of the condenser mirror 12 and the receiver 11 is equal to the curvature radius of the curvature of field of the meridional image plane. For this reason, by satisfying the following formula (2), it becomes possible to control the curvature of field by approximating it in an arc shape.

The following formula (3) can be obtained by applying the formula (1) to the formula (2).

Next, the power Φ of the entire system in the condenser mirror 12 will be considered. The power of the surface 15a of the transparent substrate 15 at the time of light incidence is Φ ₁ , the power of the reflective layer 17 (the back surface 15b of the transparent substrate 15) is Φ ₂ , and the power of the surface 15a at the time of light emission is Φ ₃ . In this case, the power Φ of the entire system is expressed as the following equation (4) by thin-wall approximation assuming that the thickness of the transparent substrate 15 of the collector mirror 12 is zero. Note that Φ ₁ and Φ ₃ have the same value because they are the power of the same surface 15a.

Since the power Φ is the reciprocal of the collecting point distance f, the following equation (5) is obtained.

When the above formulas (2) and (5) are satisfied, the field curvature can be approximately controlled in an arc shape having the radius of the collecting point distance f. Note that Φ ₁ and Φ ₃ are expressed by the following equation (6) as a function of the radius of curvature r ₁ of the surface 15 a and the refractive index n of the transparent substrate 15.

From the above formula (6), if the refractive index n is a fixed value, Φ ₁ or Φ ₃ and r ₁ have a one-to-one correspondence.

Also, [Phi ₂ is represented by the following equation as a function of the refractive index n of the radius of curvature r ₂ and the transparent substrate 15 of the back surface 15b (7). Note that the radius of curvature r ₁ of the surface 15a, an arc of radius of curvature is a cross-sectional shape along the YZ plane of the surface 15a. The radius of curvature _{r 2} of the rear surface 15b is the same.

From the above formula (7), if the refractive index n is a fixed value, Φ ₂ has a one-to-one correspondence with r ₂ .

On the other hand, the aberration coefficient α of the third-order field curvature aberration and the aberration coefficient β of the third-order astigmatism are functions of Φ ₁ and Φ ₂ by setting the refractive index n and the thickness d of the transparent substrate 15 as fixed values. Can be expressed as That is, by setting the refractive index n and the thickness d of the transparent substrate 15 to fixed values, 2β + α, which is the left term of the formula (2), can be expressed as a function of Φ ₁ and Φ ₂ . For the derivation of such a function, for example, the lens design method (by Yoshiya Matsui, Kyoritsu Shuppan Co., Ltd.) can be referred to.

Figure 6 is a graph showing the relationship between 2.alpha + beta and phi _1. This graph can be obtained by plotting 2.alpha + beta expressed as a function of [Phi ₁ and [Phi _2. In this graph, when f is 10,000 mm, the reciprocal of f is 0.00010. By reflecting the value in the graph, the optimal value of Φ ₁ -0.000070 is derived. The situation of deriving the optimum value of Φ ₁ from the graph is visually shown as a dashed arrow.

By substituting the obtained optimum value of Φ ₁ into equation (6), the optimum value of the radius of curvature r ₁ of the surface 15a is obtained. Also, the optimum value of Φ ₂ can be obtained by substituting the optimum value of Φ ₁ into equation (5). By substituting the obtained optimum value of Φ ₂ into Expression (7), the optimum value of the curvature radius r ₂ of the back surface 15b is obtained. By using the front surface 15a and the back surface 15b having these optimum values as the curvature radii, the field curvature can be controlled so that the image plane (collection point) is formed at the position of the receiver 11. Thereby, the basic design of the condensing mirror 12 with little influence of curvature of field is achieved.

Here, the case of the conventional condensing mirror which is surface reflection is considered. The power of the surface (reflecting surface) of the conventional collector mirror and [Phi _0. Also, let f be the distance between the center of the conventional condenser mirror and the receiver. In this case, because of the necessity of concentrating sunlight on the receiver, the power Φ ₀ of the conventional collector mirror is set to be the reciprocal of f.

Figure 7 is a graph showing the relationship between 2.alpha + beta and phi ₀ in the conventional collector mirror. As shown in FIG. 7, in the conventional collector mirror, since the power Φ ₀ is uniquely determined from the reciprocal of f, there is no option regarding the curvature radius of the mirror surface.

If the distance f between the center of the conventional condenser mirror and the receiver is 10000 mm, the power Φ ₀ which is the reciprocal of f is determined to be 0.000100. 2α + β corresponding to the power Φ ₀ is 0.0002, which does not match the reciprocal of 2α + β and f. This situation is shown visually using dashed arrows. From the graph of FIG. 7, it is clear that there is no condition that satisfies the above formula (2) in the conventional condensing mirror that is surface reflection, and the curvature of field cannot be controlled by changing the curvature.

In FIG. 7, since the value of 2α + β is equal to twice the reciprocal of f, the image surface by the conventional condenser mirror is curved in an arc shape with a radius half the distance of f (5000 mm). . As a result, the condensing performance of the receiver separated by a distance f (10000 mm) from the conventional condensing mirror is reduced.

Subsequently, a result of a comparison simulation between the conventional collector mirror 50 that is front-surface reflection and the rear-surface reflection collector mirror 12 according to the present embodiment will be described. In this simulation, fine adjustment by optimization was performed based on the basic design described above, and the state of detailed design was calculated.

In this simulation, the distance f from the center of the condenser mirror 12 to the receiver 11 was 10000 mm, the mirror width (width in the direction orthogonal to the central axis C) was 500 mm, and the maximum angle of view was ± 45 deg. In this case, the aperture ratio NA is 0.025.

The thickness of the transparent substrate 15 was 5 mm, and the refractive index of the transparent substrate 15 was the same as the refractive index of the acrylic resin. Specifically, the refractive index of acrylic resin under an environment of 20 ° C. and 1 atm, 1.507224857 (when the wavelength of light is 400 nm), 1.49358005 (when the wavelength of light is 550 nm), 1.48327291 ( The light wavelength was 1000 nm). Further, the cross-sectional shape along the YX plane of the surface 15a (the shape on the cross-section orthogonal to the central axis C) is an arc shape with a radius of curvature of 9219.71 mm, and the cross-sectional shape along the YZ plane of the back surface 15b is the radius of curvature of 14499.19 mm. Arc shape.

Also for the conventional collector mirror 50, the distance f from the center of the collector mirror 50 to the receiver 11 was 10000 mm, the mirror width was 500 mm, and the maximum angle of view was ± 45 deg. In this case, the aperture ratio NA is also 0.025, which is the same value as that of the condenser mirror 12. In addition, the cross-sectional shape along the YZ plane of the surface (reflection surface) of the conventional collector mirror 50 is an arc shape having a curvature radius of 21920.72 mm.

The simulation results in the conventional collector mirror 50 are shown in FIGS. FIG. 8 is a diagram showing the occurrence of field curvature in the conventional condenser mirror 50. U in FIG. 8 shows a locus (field curvature state) of the image plane (collection point) formed by the reflected light of the conventional condenser mirror 50. W in FIG. 8 is an arc having a radius of the collecting point distance f, and indicates the movement trajectory of the receiver 11. FIG. 9 is a graph showing the relationship between the angle of view and the curvature of field in the conventional condenser mirror 50. It shows the change of curvature with respect to the angle of view as F _0.

As shown in FIGS. 8 and 9, the conventional collector mirror 50 resulted in a large field curvature exceeding ± 1000 mm.

Subsequently, simulation results in the condenser mirror 12 according to the present embodiment are shown in FIGS. 10 and 11. FIG. 10 is a diagram illustrating the occurrence of curvature of field in the condensing mirror 12. FIG. 11 is a graph showing the relationship between the angle of view and the curvature of field in the condenser mirror 12. In the condensing mirror 12, the light is divided according to the wavelength by refraction occurring in the transparent substrate 15. The change in field curvature with respect to the field angle of light having a wavelength of 400 nm is F ₁ , the change in field curvature with respect to the field angle of light having a wavelength of 550 nm is F ₂ , and the change in field curvature with respect to the field angle of light having a wavelength of 1000 nm It is shown as _{F 3.}

As shown in FIGS. 10 and 11, the focusing mirror 12 according to the present embodiment generated only 200 mm of field curvature at the maximum. In the condensing mirror 12 according to the present embodiment, compared with the result of the conventional condensing mirror 50, the deterioration of the condensing property is about one fifth.

According to the solar condensing system 10 according to the first embodiment described above, the surface is obtained by using the catadioptric condensing mirror 12 that performs refraction of the sunlight T by the transparent substrate 15 and reflection by the reflection layer 17. Compared with the conventional condensing mirror 50 which is a reflection, the influence of the curvature of field can be suppressed, and the condensing rate with respect to the receiver 11 can be greatly improved. As a result, since the length of the receiver 11 (the length of the flow path) necessary to bring the heat medium flowing in the receiver 11 at a desired flow rate to a desired temperature can be shortened, the heat medium flowing in the receiver 11 is transmitted. Heat loss due to heat and radiation can be suppressed, and more efficient use of solar heat can be realized. As a result, the size of the focused spot with respect to the receiver 11 is reduced, so that the accuracy of tracking control with respect to the sun can be eased, and leakage light that does not reach the receiver 11 can be reduced.

Moreover, in this solar condensing system 10, the curved shape is more accurate than the conventional case of producing a transparent substrate by curving a plate glass created by a float process by molding the transparent substrate 15 by injection molding. The transparent substrate 15 can be manufactured with high efficiency. Furthermore, according to injection molding, it becomes easy to manufacture the transparent substrate 15 in which the curvature radii of the front surface 15a and the back surface 15b are greatly different.

In addition, you may make it manufacture the transparent substrate 15 provided with the reflection layer 17 by one process by the injection molding which used the reflection layer 17 as an insert material. In this case, the manufacturing efficiency of the condensing mirror 12 can be further improved.

Moreover, according to this solar condensing system 10, since the anti-reflective film 16 is formed in the surface 15a of the transparent substrate 15 in the condensing mirror 12, sunlight T is reflected in directions other than the receiver 11 by the surface 15a. Therefore, the condensing rate of sunlight T can be further improved.

The solar thermal power generation system 1 according to the present embodiment can significantly improve the light collection rate of sunlight T by including the solar light collection system 10. As a result, the receiver 11 can efficiently absorb the solar light T to obtain solar heat, so that the efficiency of solar thermal power generation can be improved.

Here, a modified example of the solar concentrating system 10 according to the first embodiment will be described with reference to FIG. As shown in FIG. 12, the solar concentrating system 10 according to the first embodiment may include a secondary mirror 20 that covers the receiver 11.

The substantially bowl-shaped secondary mirror 20 is arranged so as to open downward toward the receiver 11. The secondary mirror 20 extends along the receiver 11 in the X axis direction. The secondary mirror 20 is for causing the sunlight T to reach the receiver 11 by re-reflection when the reflected light from the condenser mirror 12 deviates from the receiver 11.

The secondary mirror 20 can pick up more reflected light away from the receiver 11 as the aperture area is larger. However, as the aperture area increases, the probability that the reflected light escapes without reaching the receiver 11 increases. A conventional secondary mirror having a large aperture area is shown by a broken line in FIG.

According to the solar condensing system 10 having the configuration shown in FIG. 12, since the secondary mirror 20 is provided, the light deviated from the receiver 11 can be re-reflected and reach the receiver 11. The rate can be further improved. In addition, since the reflected light is collected at the receiver 11 due to the improvement in the light condensing rate of the light collecting mirror 12, the secondary mirror 20 can be downsized as compared with the conventional case. This is advantageous for reducing the cost of the entire system.

Moreover, since the aperture area of the secondary mirror 20 can be reduced by downsizing, the probability that the light re-reflected by the secondary mirror 20 escapes again from the aperture can be reduced.

In the solar condensing system 10, since the condensing spot can be reduced by improving the condensing rate, the secondary mirror can be omitted even if the secondary mirror is essential in the conventional system. . As a result, in the solar condensing system 10, it is possible to reduce the cost of the system and to avoid the efficiency reduction due to the shadow of the secondary mirror formed on the primary mirror (condensing mirror 12).

[Second Embodiment]
As FIG. 13 shows, the solar condensing system 30 which concerns on 2nd Embodiment is what is called a tower type solar condensing system. The solar condensing system 30 includes a tower 31 erected on the ground, a receiver 32 provided on the top of the tower 31, and a condensing mirror 33 that condenses sunlight T with respect to the receiver 32. Yes.

The cylindrical receiver 32 is fixed to the ground via the tower 31. A circulation path of a heat medium is formed inside the receiver 32, and heat obtained by the receiver 32 by light collection is supplied to various facilities through the heat medium.

The condenser mirror 33 is a so-called dish-shaped (dish-shaped) mirror. The reflected light of the dish-shaped collector mirror 33 is collected at one point toward the receiver 32. The condenser mirror 33 is disposed around the tower 31. These condensing mirrors 33 have two rotation axes (center axes), and are configured to be rotatable with respect to these rotation axes. The condensing mirror 33 has two orthogonal rotation axes so that it can respond to the daily movement of the sun and changes in the orbit of the sun over the course of the year.

FIG. 14 is an enlarged cross-sectional view of the condenser mirror 33 along the YZ plane. As shown in FIG. 14, the condensing mirror 33 includes a transparent substrate 34, an antireflection film 35, and a reflection layer 36. The dish-shaped collector mirror 33 differs from the bowl-shaped collector mirror 12 according to the first embodiment only in the overall shape.

The transparent substrate 34 made of resin is formed in a dish shape that is recessed toward the center. This transparent substrate 34 is also formed by injection molding. The front surface 34a and the back surface 34b of the transparent substrate 34 have a spherical shape, and a cross-sectional shape along the YZ plane (a shape on a cross section perpendicular to the central axis) forms an arc shape.

Note that the front surface 34a and the back surface 34b may have the same or different curvature in the cross-sectional arc. Further, the cross-sectional shapes of the front surface 34a and the back surface 34b may be a parabolic shape instead of an arc shape. Furthermore, one of the cross-sectional shapes of the front surface 34a and the back surface 34b may be an arc shape and the other may be a parabolic shape.

An antireflection film 35 is formed on the surface 34 a of the transparent substrate 34. A reflective layer 36 is formed on the back surface 34 b of the transparent substrate 34. Since the functions of the antireflection film 35 and the reflection layer 36 are the same as those in the first embodiment, description thereof is omitted.

According to the solar concentrating system 30 according to the second embodiment described above, the refraction of the sunlight T by the transparent substrate 34 and the reflection by the reflecting layer 36 are similar to the solar concentrating system 10 according to the first embodiment. By using a catadioptric mirror 33 that performs the reflection, the influence of the curvature of field can be suppressed and the light collection rate for the receiver 32 can be greatly improved compared to a conventional collector mirror that is a surface reflection. Can be made. As a result, since the total area of the condensing mirror 33 required to bring the heat medium flowing in the receiver 32 to a desired temperature is reduced, more efficient land use can be realized.

The present invention is not limited to the embodiment described above.

For example, the solar condensing system 10 according to the present embodiment is not limited to use for solar thermal power generation. Hot water supply using solar heat, steam supply, heating air conditioning, cooling air conditioning (high temperature heat source of absorption refrigeration machine) can be used in various fields. It is particularly suitable for applications such as factory air conditioning and steam supply in medium-scale plants. Moreover, it can also utilize as a concentrating solar cell system by arrange | positioning a solar cell to the receiver 11. FIG.

Further, the condensing mirrors 12 and 33 are not necessarily configured to be able to rotate 360 degrees, and may be configured to be swingable at less than 360 degrees. The structure of the condensing mirrors 12 and 33 is not restricted to what was mentioned above, You may provide other members, such as a support frame. In addition, the shapes of the

front surfaces

15a and 34a and the back surfaces 15b and 34b of the transparent substrates 15 and 34 do not have to have an arc shape in the cross-sectional shape of all the surfaces, and may have portions having different cross-sectional shapes. . Note that the arc shape means a shape including an arc shape or a parabolic shape. For example, the front surface 34a and the back surface 34b of the transparent substrate 34 may be aspherical.

The present invention can be used for a solar condensing system and a solar thermal power generation system capable of improving the condensing rate.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Solar thermal power generation system 10, 30 ...

Solar condensing system

11, 32 ...

Receiver

12, 33 ... Condensing mirror 15, 34 ...

Transparent substrate

15a, 34a ...

Front surface

15b, 34b ... Back

surface

16, 35 ...

Antireflection film

17, 36 ... Reflective layer 20 ... Secondary mirror 31 ... Tower 50 ... Conventional focusing mirror C ... Central axis T ... Sunlight

Claims

A solar condensing system including a condensing mirror that condenses sunlight to a receiver,
The condensing mirror is
A transparent substrate having a surface on which sunlight is incident and a back surface opposite to the surface;
A reflective layer formed on the back surface of the transparent substrate,
The condensing mirror is configured to be rotatable or swingable about a predetermined center axis,
The solar light condensing system, wherein a cross section of the transparent substrate perpendicular to the central axis has an arc shape that is recessed toward the reflective layer.
2. The solar condensing system according to claim 1, wherein the transparent substrate is a resin substrate formed by injection molding.
3. The solar condensing system according to claim 1, wherein an antireflection film is formed on the surface of the transparent substrate.
The receiver extends linearly in a direction along the central axis, and the collector mirror is a linear Fresnel type solar collector formed in a bowl shape so as to collect sunlight toward the receiver. The solar light collecting system according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the solar light collecting system is an optical system.
The receiver is provided on a tower erected on the ground, and the collecting mirror is a tower-type solar condensing system formed in a dish shape so as to collect sunlight toward the receiver. The solar condensing system according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the solar concentrating system is provided.
A solar thermal power generation system comprising the solar condensing system according to any one of claims 1 to 5 and generating power using heat obtained by the receiver.