External compound parabolic concentrator (XCPC) for decarbonizing industrial processing heat

Bennett Widyolar; Lun Jiang; Jordyn Brinkley; Yogesh Bhusal; Jonathan Ferry; Roland Winston

doi:10.1117/12.2570839

21 August 2020 External compound parabolic concentrator (XCPC) for decarbonizing industrial processing heat

Bennett Widyolar, Lun Jiang, Jordyn Brinkley, Yogesh Bhusal, Jonathan Ferry, Roland Winston

Proceedings Volume 11495, Nonimaging Optics: Efficient Design for Illumination and Solar Concentration XVII; 114950T (2020) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2570839
Event: SPIE Optical Engineering + Applications, 2020, Online Only

Abstract

The external compound parabolic concentrator (XCPC) is an emerging solar thermal technology which combines nonimaging optics and metal-glass vacuum tube technology to provide high operating temperatures from a stationary collector. In this paper we describe the technology and detail the latest performance of a 50 m² solar field operating the following loads: space heating (70 °C), wastewater evaporation (150 °C), and double-effect absorption cooling (180 °C).

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Bennett Widyolar, Lun Jiang, Jordyn Brinkley, Yogesh Bhusal, Jonathan Ferry, and Roland Winston "External compound parabolic concentrator (XCPC) for decarbonizing industrial processing heat", Proc. SPIE 11495, Nonimaging Optics: Efficient Design for Illumination and Solar Concentration XVII, 114950T (21 August 2020); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2570839

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