Abstract
With the development of space solar power stations, the demand for high-efficiency and zero-obstruction solar concentrators is increasing. However, the existing technologies still face numerous challenges in terms of spot uniformity and aberration control. To address these issues, an off-axis conjugate point-focusing solar concentrator with a 500 mm aperture and a focal ratio of 3 is proposed, along with its optical path optimization method. The concentrator consists of four parts: an off-axis primary mirror, a conjugate mirror, a planar reflector, and a sun-tracking mechanism. The off-axis primary mirror provides the main optical parameters; the conjugate mirror compensates for aberrations; and the planar reflector ensures precise positioning. Geometrie construetion methods are used to adjust the surface shape of the reflectors, construeting an aecurate mathematical model, and analyzing the optical path using ray tracing methods. An optimization funetion targeting the main aberrations is construeted, and spot diagrams and irradiance maps are used to analyze the focal spot shape variations. By adjusting the reflective surface shapes of the off-axis primary mirror and the conjugate mirror, aberrations are effectively reduced, and the concentration ratio is improved. Detailed optical simulations are condueted under normal ineidence and multi-angle ineidence conditions to optimize the optical path design. Experiments condueted at an outdoor temperature of — 10 °C demonstrate the aberration compensation effectiveness of the System. The optical concentration ratio exceeded 100, and the maximum focal temperature reached 372 °C. This study innovatively proposes an efficient off-axis conjugate focusing method, achieving zero obstruetion, high concentration ratio, and high precision focusing through multiTevel optimization techniques. The results indicate that this method has significant application potential in space solar power Systems, providing a new Solution for future solar energy utilization technologies.
| Translated title of the contribution | Off-axis conjugate focusing optimization method based on aberration compensation |
|---|---|
| Original language | Chinese (Traditional) |
| Pages (from-to) | 15-24 |
| Number of pages | 10 |
| Journal | Chinese Space Science and Technology |
| Volume | 45 |
| Issue number | 2 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - 1 Apr 2025 |
Fingerprint
Dive into the research topics of 'Off-axis conjugate focusing optimization method based on aberration compensation'. Together they form a unique fingerprint.Cite this
- APA
- Author
- BIBTEX
- Harvard
- Standard
- RIS
- Vancouver