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Enhanced longitudinal and lateral flux uniformity for linear Fresnel reflectors in concentrating photovoltaic systems

Everett et al., 2010

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16423765612998622401
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Everett V
Walter D
Harvey J
Vivar M
Van Scheppingen R
Surve S
Blakers A
Le Lievre P
Greaves M
Tanner A
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Proc. 25th European Photovoltaic Solar Energy Conf., 5th World Conf. on Photovoltaic Energy Conversion, Valencia, Spain

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This paper presents an overview of the particular optical features of a novel linear Fresnel concentration system that are designed to maximise the uniformity of the longitudinal and lateral flux distribution in the ANU-Chromasun hybrid CPV-Thermal Micro-concentrator …
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