Optimization design of a flexible absorption device for solar energy application

Abstract

With the fast development of solar energy harvesting technology, various portable harvesters with excellent energy capture properties are highly desired, especially those devices used for facades and roofs of buildings. This study proposed a new energy absorption model by integrating wave-guiding polymer materials and fluorescent substance coated textiles, which aimed to address the issues of current energy shortage and excessive pollutant emissions in the ambient environment. Besides, this textile-based production was multifunctional in that it possessed the compelling features of solar radiation collection, thermal insulation and surface decoration. Compared with the conventional solar energy harvester, the as-fabricated device exhibited the merits of light weight, better mechanical flexibility and wider extended applicability. This study has achieved some progress in the area of solar energy harvesting and could have a possible informative effect on the future related research.