Redirection Waveguide having Discrete Translational Symmetry for Photovoltaic Systems with Solar-Cell Units Placed at the Periphery
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Experiments on Photon Propagation-Direction Control with Paraboloid Sheets
3. Simulations and Discussions.
3.1. Light Propagation from the Core to Core of the Mainstream Waveguide
3.2. Light Propagation from Tributary to Mainstream
3.3. Merging of Light-Wave from the Mainstream and that from the Tributary
3.4. Light Propagation from Tributary to Mainstream in a Long Distance
4. Conclusions
5. Patents
Author Contributions
Funding
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Ishibashi, A.; Kasai, T.; Sawamura, N. Redirection Waveguide having Discrete Translational Symmetry for Photovoltaic Systems with Solar-Cell Units Placed at the Periphery. Energies 2018, 11, 3498. https://doi.org/10.3390/en11123498
Ishibashi A, Kasai T, Sawamura N. Redirection Waveguide having Discrete Translational Symmetry for Photovoltaic Systems with Solar-Cell Units Placed at the Periphery. Energies. 2018; 11(12):3498. https://doi.org/10.3390/en11123498
Chicago/Turabian StyleIshibashi, Akira, Tsuyoshi Kasai, and Nobuo Sawamura. 2018. "Redirection Waveguide having Discrete Translational Symmetry for Photovoltaic Systems with Solar-Cell Units Placed at the Periphery" Energies 11, no. 12: 3498. https://doi.org/10.3390/en11123498