A review of the compound parabolic concentrator (CPC) with a tubular absorber

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A2 Katsausartikkeli tieteellisessä aikakauslehdessä
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2020-01-01

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Department of Applied Physics

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31

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Energies, Volume 13, issue 3

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The compound parabolic concentrator (CPC) is a highly interesting solar collector technology for different low-concentration applications due to no tracking requirement. The CPC with a tubular absorber is the most common type of CPC. Here, a comprehensive state-of-the-art review of this CPC type is presented, including design features, structure, applications, etc. Key design guidelines, structural improvements, and recent developments are also presented.

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Compound parabolic concentrator, Low-concentrator collector, Non-imaging optics, Tubular absorber

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10.3390/en13030695

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Jiang, C, Yu, L, Yang, S, Li, K, Wang, J, Lund, P D & Zhang, Y 2020, 'A review of the compound parabolic concentrator (CPC) with a tubular absorber', Energies, vol. 13, no. 3, 695. https://doi.org/10.3390/en13030695

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