Optimized static radiation collector

Apparatus for collection of incident radiation emitted from a moving radiation source, the apparatus comprising:

• a central two-dimensional trough-shaped radiation collector comprising reflectors having a substantially trapezoidal shape, an entrance aperture defined by major bases of said reflectors, and an exit aperture defined by minor bases of said reflectors;
• two lateral two-dimensional trough-shaped radiation collectors, said lateral and central collectors having a same plane of symmetry, each one of said lateral collectors having respective entrance and exit apertures, and extending from a respective trapezoid side of said central collector thereby defining an obtuse tilt angle between elongated symmetry axis of the exit aperture of said central collector and symmetry axis of the exit aperture of each of the lateral collectors;
• two guiding panels extending from the exit apertures of the two-dimensional collectors;
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• a plurality of reflective ribs mounted between the guiding panels, said ribs substantially extending between the exit apertures of the two-dimensional collectors and an exit aperture of the apparatus.

Apparatus for collection of incident radiation emitted from a moving radiation source, the apparatus comprising:

• a central two-dimensional trough-shaped radiation collector comprising reflectors having a substantially trapezoidal shape, an entrance aperture defined by major bases of said reflectors, and an exit aperture defined by minor bases of said reflectors;
• two lateral two-dimensional trough-shaped radiation collectors, said lateral and central collectors having a same plane of symmetry, each one of said lateral collectors having respective entrance and exit apertures, and extending from a respective trapezoid side of said central collector thereby defining an obtuse tilt angle between elongated symmetry axis of the exit aperture of said central collector and symmetry axis of the exit aperture of each of the lateral collectors;
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• at least one array of rotatable mirrors configured to receive radiation from the exit aperture of a respective at least one of the collectors, axis of rotation of each mirror in said at least one array of rotatable mirrors being substantially perpendicular to the elongated axis of symmetry of the exit aperture.

Apparatus for collection of incident radiation emitted from a moving radiation source, said apparatus comprising:

• a central three-dimensional rectangular funnel-shaped radiation collector having an entrance aperture for collecting incident radiation from said moving radiation source, and an exit aperture defined for directing the collected radiation towards a target located below said exit aperture;
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• two lateral three-dimensional rectangular funnel-shaped radiation collectors each having an entrance aperture for collecting incident radiation from said moving radiation source and an exit aperture, said lateral collectors having a same plane of symmetry, and each one of said lateral collectors extending from a respective end side of said central collector with a predetermined tilt angle defining an obtuse angle between elongated symmetry axes of exit apertures of said central and lateral collectors, for directing the radiation collected by said two lateral collectors towards said target located below said exit apertures,
• central reflective surfaces of said central three-dimensional trough-shaped radiation collector are oriented such that a first one of said central reflective surfaces is curved away from said plane of symmetry and a second one of said central reflective surfaces is curved toward said plane of symmetry, and are configured to prevent flux collection losses during midday time periods of summer months and wasted coverage during midday time periods of winter months, to thereby provide a static radiation collector covering vertical movements of the radiation source and having substantially uniform radiation collection profiles that are a better fit to the radiation source trajectory throughout different seasons of the year.