Title :
PETAL: a research pathway to fossil-competitive solar electricity
Author :
Faiman, David ; Biryukov, Sergey ; Pearlmutter, Kathi Kreske
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Solar Energy & Environ. Phys., Ben-Gurion Univ. of the Negev, Beer-Sheva, Israel
Abstract :
We outline the economic arguments in favor of using large parabolic dishes for CPV. We then discuss methods that have been employed to quantify the optical and tracking properties of PETAL, a 400 m2 parabolic dish facility located at Sede Boqer in the Negev desert. Attention is drawn to the problem of light homogenization at the focal plane, and a method is discussed for achieving adequate homogeneity for CPV purposes.
Keywords :
mirrors; solar energy concentrators; CCD camera; Negev desert; PETAL; Sede Boqer; focal plane; light homogenization; maintenance costs; mirror panels; operation costs; parabolic dish; paraboloidal solar concentrator; paraboloidal surface; tracking; Costs; Environmental economics; Fuel economy; Jacobian matrices; Laboratories; Mirrors; Optical sensors; Physics; Power generation economics; Solar energy;
Conference_Titel :
Photovoltaic Specialists Conference, 2002. Conference Record of the Twenty-Ninth IEEE
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-7471-1
DOI :
10.1109/PVSC.2002.1190867
