Compound parabolic concentrator arrangement

A compound parabolic concentrator (CPC) system comprising:

• a transporter defining a top end and a bottom end that is configured to interface regolith, the transporter configured to be moved in different locations on the moon;
• a cover defining an internal cover environment which is a volume within the cover defined between a cover rim and an inside cover top of the cover;
• a plurality of CPCs extending from the top end, wherein each CPC comprises a concave parabolic reflective bowl;
• each of the concave reflective bowls defined between a bowl rim and a bowl apex, wherein the bowl rim is configured to receive sunlight from the sun and an aperture in the bowl apex is configured to receive the sunlight reflected from the concave reflective bowl;
• a fiberoptic cable extending from a fiberoptic inlet end to a fiberoptic outlet end,
• the fiberoptic inlet end connected to the bowl apex and in communication with the aperture, the fiberoptic outlet end located in the internal cover volume, the fiberoptic outlet end configured to interface the regolith, the fiberoptic cable configured to transmit the sunlight from the fiberoptic inlet end through the fiberoptic outlet end;
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• a light concentrator lens that bridges the aperture and the fiberoptic inlet end.

A CPC arrangement comprising:

• a plurality of CPCs mounted atop an extra-terrestrial transporter, each of the plurality of CPCs comprising:
• a concave reflective bowl defined between a bowl rim and a bowl apex, the concave reflective bowl configured to receive sunlight via the bowl rim and redirect the sunlight to an aperture in the bowl apex;
• a fiberoptic cable comprising an inlet end connected to the aperture and an outlet end that extends into an internal cover volume defined within a cover,
• the cover extending from a cover top to a cover rim, the cover rim configured to press against a regolith surface,
• the internal cover volume is defined between a cover rim and an inside cover top of the cover, the internal cover volume is not in communication with an outside environment when pressed against the regolith surface;
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• a light concentrator lens that bridges the aperture and the fiberoptic inlet end.