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[IEEE 2018 IEEE 7th World Conference on Photovoltaic Energy Conversion (WCPEC) (A Joint Conference of 45th IEEE PVSC, 28th PVSEC & 34th EU PVSEC) - Waikoloa Village, HI, USA (2018.6.10-2018.6.15)] 2018 IEEE 7th World Conference on Photovoltaic Energy Conversion (WCPEC) (A Joint Conference of 45th IEEE PVSC, 28th PVSEC & 34th EU PVSEC) - Prediction and validation of solar cell-to-module and environmental losses based on refractive index data for various encapsulation materials
摘要： Updated complex refractive index data (n and (cid:2)(cid:3)(cid:4) are compiled for various commercial and research solar module encapsulants. The data are used as inputs to ray-tracing simulations to predict CTM loss for standard screen print solar modules and compared to calculations of CTM loss from actual IV and EQE measurements made at the cell and module levels. It is found that this method results in adequate predictions, with important encapsulant (cid:5)(cid:6)(cid:7)(cid:8)(cid:7)(cid:5)(cid:9)(cid:10)(cid:8)(cid:11)(cid:12)(cid:9)(cid:11)(cid:5)(cid:4)(cid:13)(cid:14)(cid:8)(cid:4)(cid:15)(cid:11)(cid:16)(cid:11)(cid:15)(cid:11)(cid:17)(cid:11)(cid:16)(cid:18)(cid:4)(cid:19)(cid:20)(cid:21)(cid:4)(cid:5)(cid:22)(cid:8)(cid:8)(cid:10)(cid:16)(cid:9)(cid:4)(cid:23)(cid:14)(cid:12)(cid:12)(cid:24)(cid:4)(cid:4)(cid:20)(cid:6)(cid:10)(cid:4)(cid:16)(cid:4)(cid:7)(cid:16)(cid:25)(cid:4)(cid:2)(cid:4)(cid:7)(cid:8)(cid:10)(cid:4) also used to predict CTM current loss following damp-heat cycling of modules.
关键词： solar module,CTM loss,encapsulant,ray-tracing,refractive index
更新于2025-10-22 19:40:53
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Enhanced Photoluminescence in Quantum Dots–Porous Polymer Hybrid Films Fabricated by Microcellular Foaming
摘要： The color conversion efficiency of thin polymeric layers embedding quantum dots (QDs) is limited by their negligible light scattering ability and by the insufficient absorption of the excitation photons. In this study, a route is presented to tackle these optical shortcomings by introducing a tailored network of micropores inside these hybrid films. This is achieved by exploiting the microcellular foaming approach which is rapid, cost effective and only makes use of a green solvent (supercritical carbon dioxide). With an appropriate combination of the applied pressure and temperature during foaming, and by using a proper film thickness, the photoluminescence (PL) intensity is enhanced by a factor of up to 6.6 compared to an equivalent but unfoamed hybrid film made of CdSe/ZnS QDs in a polymethyl methacrylate matrix. Spectroscopic measurements and ray tracing simulations reveal how the porous network assists UV/blue light absorption by the QDs and the subsequent outcoupling of the converted light. The approach improves the PL for various QD concentrations and can be easily scaled up and extended to other polymeric matrices as well as light converting materials.
关键词： quantum dots,microcellular foaming,porous polymers,photoluminescence,ray tracing simulations
更新于2025-10-22 19:40:53
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Determination of high-temperature radiative properties of porous silica by combined image analysis, infrared spectroscopy and numerical simulation
摘要： The influence of the texture of fused silica glasses ? containing unconnected spherical bubbles ? on their thermal radiative properties was investigated by combining experimental measurements and numerical simulations. Exact numerical replicas of the porous samples were obtained from X-ray microtomography and image analysis showed that their bubble populations include two lognormal distributions of radii. The complex refractive index of the silica matrix was extracted from emittance measurements acquired at 1200 K on two reference silica samples. The comparison between direct measurements of the normal spectral emittance of the porous samples and those generated by applying Monte-Carlo ray tracing, performed on the numerical replicas, validated the use of geometric optics. The OH content of the porous samples was evaluated to be around 210 ppm. Ray tracing simulations carried out on a set of virtual samples having a similar texture proved to be a flexible means to address experimental limits when characterizing semi-transparent materials. The simulations also provided a natural framework to test the ability of the modified two-flux approximation model to predict the thermal radiative response of the porous silica investigated.
关键词： Radiative properties,X-ray microtomography,Porous silica glass,Spectral emittance,Monte-Carlo ray tracing
更新于2025-09-23 15:23:52
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An unstructured Monte Carlo ray-tracing method for solving radiative heat transfer in 3D gray semitransparent medium
摘要： Monte Carlo ray-tracing method (MCRTM) is widely used for solving the Radiative Transfer equation (RTE) due to its high accuracy and flexibility. In this paper, a MCRTM is developed for solving the radiative heat transfer in gray semitransparent media with complex geometries which are discretized by 3D unstructured grids. A novel algorithm associated to unstructured four-node tetrahedron element is proposed for generating random emitting positions of rays, and the ray tracing process is performed based on Beer's law. Meanwhile, radiation distribution factors are used for calculating radiative source terms which are loaded to the grid. The present method is first validated by comparing the predictive results with those from previous studies on a cubic enclosure, a 3D L-shaped enclosure, and a 3D elliptical enclosure, respectively. Furthermore, a radiation-conduction heat transfer problem is examined in a cylindrical enclosure. All the comparisons show that the present method is in good agreement with these previous cases. This method can be well adapted to various complex geometries. In addition, since the source term is calculated by the radiation distribution factor, which can be reused for different conditions as long as the volumetric radiative properties remain unchanged, this will bring great advantage when coupled with other heat transfer models such as conduction, convection, combustion, etc.
关键词： Monte Carlo ray-tracing method,Radiative heat transfer,Semitransparent medium,Radiation distribution factor,Unstructured grids
更新于2025-09-23 15:23:52
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Differentiable Monte Carlo ray tracing through edge sampling
摘要： Gradient-based methods are becoming increasingly important for computer graphics, machine learning, and computer vision. The ability to compute gradients is crucial to optimization, inverse problems, and deep learning. In rendering, the gradient is required with respect to variables such as camera parameters, light sources, scene geometry, or material appearance. However, computing the gradient of rendering is challenging because the rendering integral includes visibility terms that are not differentiable. Previous work on differentiable rendering has focused on approximate solutions. They often do not handle secondary effects such as shadows or global illumination, or they do not provide the gradient with respect to variables other than pixel coordinates. We introduce a general-purpose differentiable ray tracer, which, to our knowledge, is the first comprehensive solution that is able to compute derivatives of scalar functions over a rendered image with respect to arbitrary scene parameters such as camera pose, scene geometry, materials, and lighting parameters. The key to our method is a novel edge sampling algorithm that directly samples the Dirac delta functions introduced by the derivatives of the discontinuous integrand. We also develop efficient importance sampling methods based on spatial hierarchies. Our method can generate gradients in times running from seconds to minutes depending on scene complexity and desired precision. We interface our differentiable ray tracer with the deep learning library PyTorch and show prototype applications in inverse rendering and the generation of adversarial examples for neural networks.
关键词： ray tracing,differentiable programming,inverse rendering
更新于2025-09-23 15:23:52
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Effect of the Orientation Schemes of the Energy Collection Element on the Optical Performance of a Parabolic Trough Concentrating Collector
摘要： While the circular shape is currently the proven optimum design of the energy collection element (ECE) of a parabolic trough collector, that is yet to be confirmed for parabolic trough concentrating collectors (PTCCs) like trough concentrating photovoltaic collectors and hybrid photovoltaic/thermal collectors. Orientation scheme of the ECE is expected to have significant effect on the optical performance including the irradiance distribution around the ECE and the optical efficiency, and therefore, on the overall energy performance of the PTCC. However, little progress addressing this issue has been reported in the literature. In this study, a thorough investigation has been conducted to determine the effect of the orientation schemes of ECE on the optical performance of a PTCC applying a state-of-the-art Monte Carlo ray tracing (MCRT) technique. The orientation schemes considered are a flat rectangular target and a hollow circular, semi-circular, triangular, inverted triangular, rectangular and rectangle on semi-circle (RSc). The effect of ECE defocus, Sun tracking error and trough rim angle on the optical performance is also investigated. The MCRT study reveals that the ECE orientation schemes with a curved surface at the trough end showed much higher optical efficiency than those with a linear surface under ideal conditions. ECEs among the linear surface group, the inverted triangular orientation exhibited the highest optical efficiency, whereas the flat and triangular ones exhibited the lowest optical efficiency, and the rectangular one was in between them. In the event of defocus and tracking errors, a significant portion of the concentrated light was observed to be intercepted by the surfaces of the rectangular and RSc ECEs that are perpendicular to the trough aperture. This is an extended version of a published work by the current authors, which will help to design an optically efficient ECE for a parabolic trough concentrating collector.
关键词： optical efficiency,optical performance,concentrating solar power,parabolic trough concentrating collector,irradiance distribution,Monte Carlo ray tracing
更新于2025-09-23 15:23:52
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Peripheral Defocus of the Monkey Crystalline Lens With Accommodation in a Lens Stretcher
摘要： PURPOSE. To characterize the peripheral defocus of the monkey crystalline lens and its changes with accommodation. METHODS. Experiments were performed on 15 lenses from 11 cynomolgus monkey eyes (age: 3.8–12.4 years, postmortem time: 33.5 6 15.3 hours). The tissue was mounted in a motorized lens stretcher to allow for measurements of the lens in the accommodated (unstretched) and unaccommodated (stretched) states. A custom-built combined laser ray tracing and optical coherence tomography system was used to measure the paraxial on-axis and off-axis lens power for delivery angles ranging from (cid:2)208 to t208 (in air). For each delivery angle, peripheral defocus was quanti?ed as the difference between paraxial off-axis and on-axis power. The peripheral defocus of the lens was compared in the unstretched and stretched states. RESULTS. On average, the paraxial on-axis lens power was 52.0 6 3.4 D in the unstretched state and 32.5 6 5.1 D in the stretched state. In both states, the lens power increased with increasing delivery angle. From 08 to t208, the relative peripheral lens power increased by 10.7 6 1.4 D in the unstretched state and 7.5 6 1.6 D in the stretched state. The change in ?eld curvature with accommodation was statistically signi?cant (P < 0.001), indicating that the unstretched (accommodated) lens has greater curvature or relative peripheral power. CONCLUSIONS. The cynomolgus monkey lens has signi?cant accommodation-dependent curvature of ?eld, which suggests that the lens asserts a signi?cant contribution to the peripheral optical performance of the eye that also varies with the state of accommodation.
关键词： crystalline lens,accommodation,laser ray tracing,peripheral defocus
更新于2025-09-23 15:22:29
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Study on the measurement error and scope of analytical gradient model in phase measuring deflectometry
摘要： The existing analytical gradient models in phase measuring de?ectometry (PMD) usually su?er in the ambiguous problem. To solve this problem, simpli?cation/assumption is often given to the surface shape, which causes non-ignorable measurement error in certain situations. In order to analyze the relation between the surface shape and measurement error when simpli?cation/assumption is used, a ray tracing simulation model is developed in this paper. For any given PMD system setup, the relation between the height/slope variations of test surface and measurement accuracy can be carried out. The corresponding experiment work proves the correctness of this simulation model. The increasing of either the height or slope of object will lead to the exponential aggravating of measurement error. For our experiment setup, the measurement gradient error will be less than 0.5% if the ratio of the distance between the LCD (Liquid Crystal Display) screen and the reference plane and the STD (standard derivation) of object height is larger than 200.
关键词： Phase measuring de?ectometry,Error analysis,Ray tracing model,Optical 3D measurement
更新于2025-09-23 15:22:29
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[IEEE 2018 41st International Conference on Telecommunications and Signal Processing (TSP) - Athens, Greece (2018.7.4-2018.7.6)] 2018 41st International Conference on Telecommunications and Signal Processing (TSP) - Depth Estimation and Ray Tracing Model Selection of Buried Utilities on Ground Penetrating Radar Data
摘要： When assessing a target depth from a Ground Penetrating Radar (GPR) image, one typically assumes a certain wave propagation model as well as the model parameters (typically the dielectric of the medium). While much work has been conducted on the automatic inference of the model parameters, not much work has been performed testing the validity of the model itself. The work presented here closes this gap for a low-frequency GPR system (350 MHz center frequency). It compares the measurement, taken from known targets at known depths, with different ray propagation models. It also presents a novel method for efficiently estimating the depth of a target without using any knowledge of the medium's wave propagation speed, or even the time of the signal's emission from the transmitter (time zero). Experiments on 26 targets of varying depths showed an averaged estimation error of less than 0.5%, with a standard deviation of 3% using this robust and efficient method.
关键词： GPR,Wave Propagation,Ray Tracing Models,Target Depth Estimation
更新于2025-09-23 15:22:29
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Characterization and on-line adjustment of the sagittal-bent Laue crystal profile
摘要： The sagittal-bent Laue monochromator can provide an ideal way to focus high-energy X-ray beams. However, the anticlastic curvature induced by sagittal bending has a great influence on the crystal performance. Thus, characterizing the bent-crystal shape is very important for predicting the performance of the bent-crystal monochromator. In this paper the crystal profile is measured by off-line optical metrology and on-line X-ray experiments. The off-line results showed that the bent-crystal surface could be well fitted to a saddle surface apart from a redundant cubic term which was related to the different couples applied on the crystal. On-line characterization of the meridional and the sagittal radius of the bent crystal includes double-crystal topography and ray-tracing measurement. In addition, the double-crystal topography experiment could be used as a quick diagnostic method for the bending condition adjustment. The sagittal radius of the bent crystal was characterized through a ray-tracing experiment by using a particularly designed tungsten mask. Moreover, rocking curves under different bending conditions were measured as well. The results were highly consistent with analytical results derived from the elastic theory. Furthermore, radii along different vertical positions under various bending conditions were measured and showed a quadratic relationship between the vertical positions and the meridional radii.
关键词： ray-tracing measurement,double-crystal topography,sagittal-bent Laue crystal,optical metrology,anticlastic curvature
更新于2025-09-23 15:21:21