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Physics Colloquium - Tuesday, April
27th, 2010,
3:00 P.M.
E300 Math/Science
Center; Refreshments at 2:30 P.M. in
Room E200
Roland Winston
Director, UC Solar Energy Research Institute
Professor,Natural Sciences and Engineering
Presidential Chair, UC Merced
University of California, Merced
Solar Concentration at the Interface between Optics and Thermodynamics
I show how the interface between optics and thermodynamics organizes and informs the design of solar concentrators. This extends from ultra-high concentrating systems of ~ 100,000 suns to stationary systems of ~ 4 X concentrations. Luminescent systems which rely on a Stokes shift to concentrate even diffuse sunlight are discussed.
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