Vol. 46, Issue 3, pp. 461-471 (2016)

Abstract

A structure of a solar concentrating reflector is designed in this paper to improve the usage of solar energy. For the dark image which is the result of the secondary mirror in the new type of the Cassegrain solar concentrating system, a double pyramid system is used to improve this phenomenon. By eliminating the dark image, the system enhanced the concentration ratio and the working efficiency. Meanwhile, both the primary and secondary mirrors are shaped into a square section in order to get a better match with a square photovoltaic receiver. While the length of the primary mirror is 89 m and the block ratio is 20%, the concentration ratio is equal to 118.86.