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1Optimization and Design on the Optical Properties of Triangular Cavity Absorber of Solar Trough System Fei Chen a, Ming Li a, Xu Ji a, Xi Luo a, Liuling Wang b a Solar Energy Research Institute, Yunnan Normal University, Kunming, China, solarchenfei@163.com a Solar Energy Research Institute, Yunnan Normal University, Kunming, China, limingse@163.com, CA a Solar Energy Research Institute, Yunnan Normal University, Kunming, China, jxime@126.com a Solar Energy Research Institute, Yunnan Normal University, Kunming, China, luoxi303@126.com b School of Physics and Electronic Information, Yunnan Normal University, Kunming, China, kmwang60@126.com Abstract： theoretical analytical method for the optical properties is provided in this paper, and adopts TracePro to simulate the affect of the aperture width, depth-to-width ratio, focal offset of triangular cavity absorber and trough system’s rim angle to optical properties. It is finally found that the triangular cavity absorber can achieve better optical properties when these factors are of appropriate values. It has been optimized simulation of the single factor experiment, and a new type triangular cavity absorber is designed. The absorber adopts aluminum alloy material which have relatively fine thermal conductivity, low density and high strength, which does not only guarantee the heat performance of the cavity, but also reduce the load of the trough system. Under the conditions where the direct radiation is 1034W/m2, CCD (charge-coupled device) was adopted for test the inner surface irradiance of the triangular cavity absorber, and Matlab software was used for treatment and analysis, adopt calibration method to gain the proportionality coefficient of the gray degree to the irradiance. The irradiance distribution curve of inner surface of the triangular cavity absorber was gained, and the irradiance increases firstly and then decreases with the increment of the position away from the symmetry axis, the maximum irradiance