Dispensing Technology of 3D Printing Optical Lens with Its Applications
Current 3D printed lens technology faces reduced efficiency due to stepped and stacked lens surfaces. This research employs a faster jet dispensing method which reduces these issues. It uses UV-curable material and merges droplets before they are cured to obtain very smooth lens surfaces without any...
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| author | Fang-Ming Yu Ko-Wen Jwo Rong-Seng Chang Chiung-Tang Tsai |
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| description | Current 3D printed lens technology faces reduced efficiency due to stepped and stacked lens surfaces. This research employs a faster jet dispensing method which reduces these issues. It uses UV-curable material and merges droplets before they are cured to obtain very smooth lens surfaces without any post-processing and without manufacturing a mold for lens structures. This technology can be applied to lens manufacturing in a variety of products, especially in the form of arrays, saving development time and reducing cost. Two experiments of LED (Light-emitting diode) lens and solar cell lens array mask implementations are presented to demonstrate the power of the method. Furthermore, this study analyzes the effect of different contact angles created by jet dispensing technology, including a detailed exploration of fluid viscosity and tooling heating parameters. Our results show that the LED lens can be manufactured to increase the luminous flux of large angles. Furthermore, the lens array mask for solar cells can be manufactured to reduce sunlight reflection and increase secondary refraction, which enables solar cells to achieve higher photoelectric conversion efficiency and to increase their power generation up to 4.82%. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-59965b3d79804e1494efb4145b418ef62022-12-22T04:22:38ZengMDPI AGEnergies1996-10732019-08-011216311810.3390/en12163118en12163118Dispensing Technology of 3D Printing Optical Lens with Its ApplicationsFang-Ming Yu0Ko-Wen Jwo1Rong-Seng Chang2Chiung-Tang Tsai3Department of Electrical Engineering, St. John’s University, New Taipei City 25135, TaiwanDepartment of Optics and Photonics, National Central University, Taoyuan City 32001, TaiwanDepartment of Optics and Photonics, National Central University, Taoyuan City 32001, TaiwanDepartment of Optics and Photonics, National Central University, Taoyuan City 32001, TaiwanCurrent 3D printed lens technology faces reduced efficiency due to stepped and stacked lens surfaces. This research employs a faster jet dispensing method which reduces these issues. It uses UV-curable material and merges droplets before they are cured to obtain very smooth lens surfaces without any post-processing and without manufacturing a mold for lens structures. This technology can be applied to lens manufacturing in a variety of products, especially in the form of arrays, saving development time and reducing cost. Two experiments of LED (Light-emitting diode) lens and solar cell lens array mask implementations are presented to demonstrate the power of the method. Furthermore, this study analyzes the effect of different contact angles created by jet dispensing technology, including a detailed exploration of fluid viscosity and tooling heating parameters. Our results show that the LED lens can be manufactured to increase the luminous flux of large angles. Furthermore, the lens array mask for solar cells can be manufactured to reduce sunlight reflection and increase secondary refraction, which enables solar cells to achieve higher photoelectric conversion efficiency and to increase their power generation up to 4.82%.https://www.mdpi.com/1996-1073/12/16/3118photovoltaic modulelow-reflectionstructure of the surface |
| spellingShingle | Fang-Ming Yu Ko-Wen Jwo Rong-Seng Chang Chiung-Tang Tsai Dispensing Technology of 3D Printing Optical Lens with Its Applications Energies photovoltaic module low-reflection structure of the surface |
| title | Dispensing Technology of 3D Printing Optical Lens with Its Applications |
| title_full | Dispensing Technology of 3D Printing Optical Lens with Its Applications |
| title_fullStr | Dispensing Technology of 3D Printing Optical Lens with Its Applications |
| title_full_unstemmed | Dispensing Technology of 3D Printing Optical Lens with Its Applications |
| title_short | Dispensing Technology of 3D Printing Optical Lens with Its Applications |
| title_sort | dispensing technology of 3d printing optical lens with its applications |
| topic | photovoltaic module low-reflection structure of the surface |
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