A Review of the Compound Parabolic Concentrator (CPC) with a Tubular Absorber
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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
Funding Information
- National Natural Science Foundation of China (No. 51736006)
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