Title :
Development of concentrating collectors for solar thermal systems
Author :
Holmes, John T. ; Alpert, Daniel J. ; Mancini, Thomas R. ; Murphy, L. Martin ; Schissel, Paul O.
Author_Institution :
Sandia Nat. Lab., Albuquerque, NM, USA
Abstract :
The authors discuss the concentrating solar collectors that are required to generate the elevated temperatures that can be used to power industrial and electric conversion processes efficiently. The development and improvement of a number of cost-effective, highly innovative heliostats and parabolic dish collectors, and supporting design and materials research are reviewed. The authors describe the analytical modeling, evaluation, and testing at a subscale level that have been carried out to foster understanding of the coupled structural and optical response of the reflectors and support structures to anticipated weight and wind loads
Keywords :
solar absorber-convertors; solar energy concentrators; solar heating; analytical modeling; concentrating collectors; electric conversion processes; heliostats; optical response; parabolic dish collectors; reflectors; solar thermal systems; support structures; Biomembranes; Contracts; Costs; Laboratories; Mirrors; Power generation; Production; Solar energy; Test facilities; US Department of Energy;
Conference_Titel :
Energy Conversion Engineering Conference, 1989. IECEC-89., Proceedings of the 24th Intersociety
Conference_Location :
Washington, DC
DOI :
10.1109/IECEC.1989.74742
