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A novel achromatic Fresnel lens for high concentrating photovoltaic systems

Guido Vallerotto, Stephen Askins, Marta Victoria, Ignacio Antón, Gabriel Sala

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In this paper we present a novel manufacturing method to produce achromatic Fresnel lenses for photovoltaic application.These achromatic lenses are capable of reaching a concentration factor three times higher than that attained by a conventional Silicone-on-Glass (SOG) Fresnel lens.The manufacturing method presented to fabricate the achromatic lens, which we refer to as Achromatic Doublet on Glass (ADG) Fresnel lens, is simple, cost-effective and highly scalable.A comprehensive ray-tracing analysis and its comparison with experimental results is presented in this work.

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In this paper we present a novel manufacturing method to produce achromatic Fresnel lenses for photovoltaic application.These achromatic lenses are capable of reaching a concentration factor three times higher than that attained by a conventional Silicone-on-Glass (SOG) Fresnel lens.The manufacturing method presented to fabricate the achromatic lens, which we refer to as Achromatic Doublet on Glass (ADG) Fresnel lens, is simple, cost-effective and highly scalable.A comprehensive ray-tracing analysis and its comparison with experimental results is presented in this work.

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In this paper we present a novel manufacturing method to produce achromatic Fresnel lenses for photovoltaic application.These achromatic lenses are capable of reaching a concentration factor three times higher than that attained by a conventional Silicone-on-Glass (SOG) Fresnel lens.The manufacturing method presented to fabricate the achromatic lens, which we refer to as Achromatic Doublet on Glass (ADG) Fresnel lens, is simple, cost-effective and highly scalable.A comprehensive ray-tracing analysis and its comparison with experimental results is presented in this work.

Key concepts: Achromatic lens, Fresnel lens, Optics, Lens (geology), Simple lens, Materials science, Fresnel equations, Cylindrical lens

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