Nonimaging Fresnel Lenses

Nonimaging Fresnel Lenses
Author: Ralf Leutz
Publisher: Springer
Total Pages: 279
Release: 2012-12-06
Genre: Science
ISBN: 3540452907

A detailed and comprehensive account of the engineering of the world’s first nonimaging Fresnel lens solar concentrator. The book closes a gap in solar concentrator design, and describes nonimaging refractive optics and its numerical mathematics. The book shows the reader how to find his or her own optical solution using the rules and methodologies covering the design and the assessment of the nonimaging lens.

Nonimaging Fresnel Lenses

Nonimaging Fresnel Lenses
Author: Ralf Leutz
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
Total Pages: 296
Release: 2001-07-31
Genre: Medical
ISBN: 9783540418412

A detailed and comprehensive account of the engineering of the world’s first nonimaging Fresnel lens solar concentrator. The book closes a gap in solar concentrator design, and describes nonimaging refractive optics and its numerical mathematics. The book shows the reader how to find his or her own optical solution using the rules and methodologies covering the design and the assessment of the nonimaging lens.

Applied Prismatic and Reflective Optics

Applied Prismatic and Reflective Optics
Author: Dennis Frank Vanderwerf
Publisher: SPIE-International Society for Optical Engineering
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2010
Genre: Fermat's theorem
ISBN: 9780819483324

From the early ground and polished prism facets of glass lighthouse Fresnel lenses to modern microreplicated flexible Fresnel lenses for solar concentrators, new applications of prismatic optical components for light control are constantly being developed. In addition, innovations utilizing single and compound prismatic and reflective optical components are emerging in the fields of metrology, polarization control, projection systems, illumination, and display lighting, among others. State-of-the-art multilayer optical coatings have enabled novel prism and reflector geometries to be developed for specific functions. The techniques and examples presented in this book should provide a good background to analyze, evaluate, and understand prismatic and reflector applications described in the literature. The material in this book may inspire readers themselves to create novel and useful devices utilizing prismatic and reflective optical components.

Nonimaging Optics

Nonimaging Optics
Author: Roland Winston
Publisher: Elsevier
Total Pages: 511
Release: 2005-01-20
Genre: Technology & Engineering
ISBN: 0080479731

From its inception nearly 30 years ago, the optical subdiscipline now referred to as nonimaging optics, has experienced dramatic growth. The term nonimaging optics is concerned with applications where imaging formation is not important but where effective and efficient collection , concentration, transport and distribution of light energy is - i.e. solar energy conversion, signal detection, illumination optics, measurement and testing. This book will incorporate the substantial developments of the past decade in this field.* Includes all substantial developments of the past decade in the rapidly moving field of nonimaging optics* The only authoritative reference on nonimaging optics, from the leader in the field

Principles of Solar Engineering, Second Edition

Principles of Solar Engineering, Second Edition
Author: D. Yogi Goswami
Publisher: CRC Press
Total Pages: 718
Release: 2000-01-01
Genre: Science
ISBN: 9781560327141

This second edition of Principles of Solar Engineering covers the latest developments in a broad range of topics of interest to students and professionals interested in solar energy applications. With the scientific fundamentals included, the book covers important areas such as heating and cooling, passive solar applications, detoxification and biomass energy conversion. This comprehensive textbook provides examples of methods of solar engineering from around the world and includes examples, solutions and data applicable to international solar energy issues. A solutions manual is available to qualified instructors.

Applied Illumination Engineering

Applied Illumination Engineering
Author: Jack L. Lindsey
Publisher: Prentice Hall
Total Pages: 540
Release: 1997
Genre: Architecture
ISBN: 9780137428007

This comprehensive reference provides a practical, fully illustrated guide to design, specification, and application of state-of-the-art lighting, from the fundamentals of illumination to hands-on application. The full scope of light sources is examined and basic design methods for both indoor and outdoor lighting are presented, along with optimum application strategies for merchandise, offices, industrial settings, floodlighting, parking lots and street lighting. The second edition features a new chapter on skylights for industrial buildings, covering layout parameters and daylight availability calculations used to predict skylight performance. The chapter on lighting retrofits has been revised to emphasize methods for analyzing potential retrofits, examining how retrofit results can be predicted, how to evaluate retrofit proposals, and how to avoid common mistakes. Lighting maintenance, as well as the economics of lighting design, including life cycle cost analysis, are also covered.

Solar Cells and Optics for Photovoltaic Concentration:

Solar Cells and Optics for Photovoltaic Concentration:
Author: A. Luque
Publisher: CRC Press
Total Pages: 564
Release: 1989
Genre: Science
ISBN:

This book, written in collaboration with experts at the Instituto de Energia Solar, presents methods & devices for concentrating solar light energy for the generation of electricity. Solar Cells & Optics for Photovoltaic Concentration is based on the work carried out at the Instituto de Energia Solar, where research has produced important advances in the design & construction of more efficient solar cells.

Concise Optics

Concise Optics
Author: Ajawad I. Haija
Publisher: CRC Press
Total Pages: 434
Release: 2018-02-21
Genre: Mathematics
ISBN: 1351588494

This introductory text is a reader friendly treatment of geometrical and physical optics emphasizing problems and solved examples with detailed analysis and helpful commentary. The authors are seasoned educators with decades of experience teaching optics. Their approach is to gradually present mathematics explaining the physical concepts. It covers ray tracing to the wave nature of light, and introduces Maxwell’s equations in an organic fashion. The text then moves on to explains how to analyze simple optical systems such as spectacles for improving vision, microscopes, and telescopes, while also being exposed to contemporary research topics. Ajawad I. Haija is a professor of physics at Indiana University of Pennsylvania. M. Z. Numan is professor and chair of the department of physics at Indiana University of Pennsylvania. W. Larry Freeman is Emeritus Professor of Physics at Indiana University of Pennsylvania.

A Short Bright Flash: Augustin Fresnel and the Birth of the Modern Lighthouse

A Short Bright Flash: Augustin Fresnel and the Birth of the Modern Lighthouse
Author: Theresa Levitt
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
Total Pages: 285
Release: 2013-06-03
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
ISBN: 039306879X

Describes the life of the man who invented a new lighthouse lens, capable of shining brighter, farther, and more efficiently than existing light sources, and his fight against the scientific elite, his poor health, and the limits of his era's technology.

The Everyday Physics of Hearing and Vision

The Everyday Physics of Hearing and Vision
Author: Benjamin de Mayo
Publisher: Morgan & Claypool Publishers
Total Pages: 201
Release: 2014-04-01
Genre: Science
ISBN: 1627056769

Humans receive the vast majority of sensory perception through the eyes and ears. This non-technical book examines the everyday physics behind hearing and vision to help readers understand more about themselves and their physical environment. It begins wit