Building Integrated Heliostats
Practicalities of UV Light Filtering and High Temperature Optics
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https://doi.org/10.52825/solarpaces.v2i.900Keywords:
Buildings, Heliostat, UV, Daylighting, Sunlight, SustainableAbstract
Heliostats offer a means of improving solar access in densely populated cities. Ocular and skin health considerations recommend control of UV radiation from heliostats in the urban environment. Lessons from integration of polycarbonate filter systems for UV control with building integrated heliostats are discussed, including the impact of solar concentration ratios, thermal stresses, material properties and fatigue. Options for further increasing solar concentration ratios in building integrated heliostat systems are proposed.
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