High Concentration Solar Collectors

  • Solar thermal concentrated power is an emerging technology that provides clean electricity for the growing energy market. To the solar thermal concentrated power plant systems belong the parabolic trough, the Fresnel collector, the solar dish, and the central receiver system. For high-concentration solar collector systems, optical and thermal analysis is essential. There exist a number of measurement techniques and systems for the optical and thermal characterization of the efficiency of solar thermal concentrated systems. For each system, structure, components, and specific characteristics types are described. The chapter presents additionally an outline for the calculation of system performance and operation and maintenance topics. One main focus is set to the models of components and their construction details as well as different types on the market. In the later part of this article, different criteria for the choice of technology are analyzed in detail.

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Author:Bernhard Hoffschmidt, Spiros AlexopoulosORCiD, Joachim GöttscheORCiD, Markus Sauerborn, O. Kaufhold
DOI:https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-12-819727-1.00058-3
ISBN:978-0-12-819734-9
Parent Title (English):Comprehensive Renewable Energy (Second Edition) / Volume 3: Solar Thermal Systems: Components and Applications
Publisher:Elsevier
Place of publication:Amsterdam
Document Type:Part of a Book
Language:English
Year of Completion:2022
Tag:Central receiver system; Concentrated solar collector; Solar concentration; Solar dish
First Page:198
Last Page:245
Link:https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-12-819727-1.00058-3
Zugriffsart:bezahl
Institutes:FH Aachen / Fachbereich Energietechnik
FH Aachen / Solar-Institut Jülich
collections:Verlag / Elsevier