A Review of the Compound Parabolic Concentrator (CPC) with a Tubular Absorber

Chuan Jiang, Lei Yu, Song Yang, Keke Li, Jun Wang, Peter D. Lund and Yaoming Zhang
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Chuan Jiang: Key Laboratory of Solar Energy Science and Technology in Jiangsu Province, Southeast University, School of Energy and Environment, No. 2 Si Pai Lou, Nanjing 210096, China
Lei Yu: Key Laboratory of Solar Energy Science and Technology in Jiangsu Province, Southeast University, School of Energy and Environment, No. 2 Si Pai Lou, Nanjing 210096, China
Song Yang: Key Laboratory of Solar Energy Science and Technology in Jiangsu Province, Southeast University, School of Energy and Environment, No. 2 Si Pai Lou, Nanjing 210096, China
Keke Li: Key Laboratory of Solar Energy Science and Technology in Jiangsu Province, Southeast University, School of Energy and Environment, No. 2 Si Pai Lou, Nanjing 210096, China
Jun Wang: Key Laboratory of Solar Energy Science and Technology in Jiangsu Province, Southeast University, School of Energy and Environment, No. 2 Si Pai Lou, Nanjing 210096, China
Peter D. Lund: Key Laboratory of Solar Energy Science and Technology in Jiangsu Province, Southeast University, School of Energy and Environment, No. 2 Si Pai Lou, Nanjing 210096, China
Yaoming Zhang: Key Laboratory of Solar Energy Science and Technology in Jiangsu Province, Southeast University, School of Energy and Environment, No. 2 Si Pai Lou, Nanjing 210096, China

Energies, 2020, vol. 13, issue 3, 1-31

Abstract: 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.

Keywords: compound parabolic concentrator; non-imaging optics; low-concentrator collector; tubular absorber (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: Q Q0 Q4 Q40 Q41 Q42 Q43 Q47 Q48 Q49 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2020
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