Design and comparative analysis of hybrid heliostat-parabolic system

The optical design of hybrid concentrating system is presented for solar-powered lasers to excite the electrons from a lower energy state to a higher energy state. The on-axis configuration is considered to minimize the axis aberration effect. The design parameters of the parabolic mirror are kept identical for both heliostats. Based on the comparative analysis, the achieved output power from the rectangular shaped heliostat is higher than the circular shaped heliostat because of the close packing of rectangular array. Although, due to the circular segments of the heliostat, some space is void between the mirrors.