Nonimaging optical concentrators and illuminators
First Claim
1. A nonimaging concentrator of light, comprising:
- a two dimensional reflector shape having a longitudinal axis, said reflector shape defined by solutions for all points along the two dimensional reflector shape of a differential equation of polar coordinates;
##EQU23## where R is a radius rector from an origin to a point of reflection of a light edge ray from the two dimensional reflector shape and φ
is an angle between the R vector and a reference direction and coordinates (R, φ
) represent a point on said reflector shape and α
is an angle the light edge ray from an origin point makes with a normal to said two dimensional reflector shape; and
said two dimensional reflector shape defined by a reflector curve which allows the light edge ray on said two dimensional reflector shape to vary as a function of position, thereby providing a plurality of edge rays for collection by the concentrator.
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Abstract
A nonimaging concentrator (or illuminator) of light. The concentrator (or illuminator) has a shape defined by dR/dφ=Rtanα where R is a radius vetor from an origin to a point of reflection of a light edge ray from a reflector surface and φ is an angle between the R vector and an exit aperture external point of the concentrator (illuminator) and coordinates (R, φ) represent a point on a reflector curve and α is an angle the light edge ray from an origin point makes with a normal to the reflector curve. The reflector surface allows the light edge ray on the reflector curve to vary as a function of position. In the concentrator an absorber has a shape variable which varies with position along the absorber surface.
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13 Claims
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1. A nonimaging concentrator of light, comprising:
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a two dimensional reflector shape having a longitudinal axis, said reflector shape defined by solutions for all points along the two dimensional reflector shape of a differential equation of polar coordinates;
##EQU23## where R is a radius rector from an origin to a point of reflection of a light edge ray from the two dimensional reflector shape and φ
is an angle between the R vector and a reference direction and coordinates (R, φ
) represent a point on said reflector shape and α
is an angle the light edge ray from an origin point makes with a normal to said two dimensional reflector shape; andsaid two dimensional reflector shape defined by a reflector curve which allows the light edge ray on said two dimensional reflector shape to vary as a function of position, thereby providing a plurality of edge rays for collection by the concentrator. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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