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Method for Aligning Facets in Large Concentrators That Have Segmented Mirrors for Solar Thermal Applications

In: Renewable Energy - Utilisation and System Integration

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  • Sergio Vazquez Y Montiel
  • Fermin Granados Agustin
  • Lizbeth Castaneda Escobar

Abstract

The high radiative flux solar furnaces already in operation, and the furnaces to be built in the future, have large concentrators consisting of multiple facets. It is, therefore, necessary to have an alignment procedure of the facets that guarantee the accuracy of alignment, allowing an alignment in a short time. This chapter presents a novel method for aligning the facets of a large concentrator, which uses a single optical system to achieve the required precision and the desired energy distribution in the focal plane. Simulation and experimental results obtained with our procedure show that the proposed alignment satisfactorily meets the specifications.

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  • Sergio Vazquez Y Montiel & Fermin Granados Agustin & Lizbeth Castaneda Escobar, 2016. "Method for Aligning Facets in Large Concentrators That Have Segmented Mirrors for Solar Thermal Applications," Chapters, in: Wenping Cao & Yihua Hu (ed.), Renewable Energy - Utilisation and System Integration, IntechOpen.
    • Handle: RePEc:ito:pchaps:97252
    DOI: 10.5772/63472
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    Keywords

    Optical alignment; radiative flux; segmented concentrator; solar concentration; solar furnace;
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    JEL classification:

    • Q20 - Agricultural and Natural Resource Economics; Environmental and Ecological Economics - - Renewable Resources and Conservation - - - General
    • Q40 - Agricultural and Natural Resource Economics; Environmental and Ecological Economics - - Energy - - - General

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