Holographic Solar Energy Concentrator Using Angular Multiplexed and Iterative Recording Method

Holographic optical elements can be fabricated to concentrate the solar energy with no sun tracking system. Concentrated diffraction efficiency (CDE) for the holographic solar concentrator is suggested as a new efficiency calculation method. The exposure response of a monochromatic hologram recorded in photopolymer film is presented. The iterative exposure schedules at three different angles are chosen to optimize the uniformity of the CDE using angular multiplexed technique. The experimental results confirm that the angular multiplexing method and newly proposed iterative recording scheduling are appropriate for fabricating the holographic solar concentrator.