This book is organized into 11 chapters that emphasize the application of nonimaging optics to concentrators for solar energy. Features a new and intuitive introduction with a basic description of the advantages of nonimaging opticsadds new chapters on wavefronts for a prescribed output irradiance or intensity, infinitesimal etendue optics generalization of the aplanatic optics, and kohler optics and color. The field of nonimaging optics got its start in the. Provide spherical aberration free transfer however, there can be coma defects. Historically, nonimaging optics that work as ideal concentrators have been discovered through such heuristic ideas as edge ray involutes, string method, simultaneous multiple surface, and tailored edge ray concentrator, without a.
Pdf hybrid solar collector using nonimaging optics and. Efficient design for illumination and solar concentration xii, 957208. Nonimaging optics focuses on problems of efficient light transfer without constrain of image formation. Freeform optical systems for nonimaging applications sistemas. The relatively young field of nonimaging optics is an ideal tool for designing optimized solar. Historically, nonimaging optics that work as ideal concentrators have been discovered. Example of nonimaging optics designed to channel light from led sideways.
John koshel editor this book brings together experts in the field who present material on a number of important and growing topics including lighting, displays, solar concentrators. Introduction to nonimaging optics pdf free download epdf. Designs which exceed the concentration attainable with focusing techniques by factors of four or more and approach the theoretical limit are possible ideal concentrators. Nonimaging optics nonimaging opticsroland winston university of california, merced, cajuan c. Introduction to nonimaging optics chaves, julio download. Nonimaging optics departs from the methods of traditional optical design to develop instead techniques for maximizing the collecting power of concentrating elements and systems. Pdf nonimaging optics is the theory of thermodynamically efficient optics and as such, depends more on thermodynamics than on optics. High collection nonimaging optics covers the many developments and the wider range of applications of nonimaging optics. In nonimaging optics, the goal is not to form an image but simply to transfer all light from the input aperture to the output aperture. The term nonimaging optics is concerned with applications where imaging formation is not important but where effective and efficient collection, concentration, transport and distribution of light energy is i. This fully updated, revised, and expanded second edition. Hybrid solar collector using nonimaging optics and photovoltaic components, proc. Nonimaging optics is the theory of thermodynamically efficient optics and as such, depends more on thermodynamics than on optics.
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