An overview: Component development for solar thermal systems

Conference · Sat Oct 01 00:00:00 EDT 1994

OSTI ID:10189804

Mancini, T R

In this paper, I review the significant issues and the development of solar concentrators and thermal receivers for central-receiver power plants and dish/engine systems. Due to the breadth of the topic area, I have arbitrarily narrowed the content of this paper by choosing not to discuss line-focus (trough) systems and energy storage. I will focus my discussion on the development of heliostats, dishes, and receivers since the 1970s with an emphasis on describing the technologies and their evolution, identifying some key observations and lessons learned, and suggesting what the future in component development may be.

• Research Organization: Sandia National Labs., Albuquerque, NM (United States)
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE, Washington, DC (United States)
• DOE Contract Number: AC04-94AL85000
• OSTI ID: 10189804
• Report Number(s): SAND-94-2431C; CONF-940970-1; ON: DE95001623; TRN: 94:009664
• Resource Relation: Conference: 7. international symposium on solar thermal concentrating technologies,Moscow (Russian Federation),26-30 Sep 1994; Other Information: PBD: [1994]
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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