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,
Yaoming Zhang
Affiliations
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
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.
