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1Concentrator (Solar) Collector — A solar collector that uses reflective surfaces to concentrate sunlight onto a small area, where it is absorbed and converted to heat or, in the case of solar photovoltaic (PV) devices, into electricity. Concentrators can increase the power… …
2Compact linear Fresnel reflector — Fig.1: Example of a Traditional linear Fresnel reflector with one absorber. A compact linear Fresnel reflector (CLFR) – also referred to as a concentrating linear Fresnel reflector is a specific type of linear Fresnel reflector (LFR) technology.… …
3Total Spectrum Solar Concentrator — A Total Spectrum Solar Concentrator is a device used to optimise the efficiency of solar power. The suns rays are first concentrated using parabolic mirrors or a fresnel lens, and then spread out into a light spectrum via a prism. Each different… …
4Nonimaging optics — (also called anidolic optics)[1][2] is the branch of optics concerned with the optimal transfer of light radiation between a source and a target. Unlike traditional imaging optics, the techniques involved do not attempt to form an image of the… …
5Solar thermal energy — Solar thermal system for water heating in Santorini, Greece …
6Concentrated solar power — The PS10 Solar Power Plant concentrates sunlight from a field of heliostats onto a central solar power tower. Concentrated solar power (CSP) systems use mirrors or lenses to concentrate a large area of sunlight, or solar thermal energy, onto a… …
7Multijunction photovoltaic cell — Multi junction solar cells or tandem cells are solar cells containing several p n junctions. Each junction is tuned to a different wavelength of light, reducing one of the largest inherent sources of losses, and thereby increasing efficiency.… …
8Concentrated photovoltaics — Concentrated photovoltaic (CPV) technology uses optics such as lenses to concentrate a large amount of sunlight onto a small area of solar photovoltaic materials to generate electricity. Unlike traditional, more conventional flat panel systems,… …
9Concentrating solar power — (CSP) systems use lenses or mirrors and tracking systems to focus a large area of sunlight into a small beam. The concentrated light is then used as a heat source for a conventional power plant or is concentrated onto photovoltaic surfaces .… …
10Deep Space 1 — Artist rendering of Deep Space I s flyby of comet 19P/Borrelly Operator NASA / JPL Major contractors Spectrum Astro …
