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Experimental set-up for three PHOEBUS type large-area heliostats at the PSA

Conference ·
OSTI ID:113333
 [1];  [2];  [3];  [4]
  1. Deutsche Forschungsanstalt fuer Luft- und Raumfahrt e.V., Almeria (Spain). Plataforma Solar de Almeria
  2. Schlaich Bergermann and Partner, Stuttgart (Germany)
  3. Centro de Investigaciones Energeticas, Medioambientales y Tecnologicas, Madrid (Spain). Instituto de Energias Renovables
  4. L. and C. Steinmueller, Gummersbach (Germany)

Three large-area heliostat prototypes are being erected at the Plataforma Solar de Almeria by Spanish and German industry. The objective is to demonstrate their technical and economical suitability for a PHOEBUS power tower plant. The two different heliostat designs including two 100 ml glass/metal faceted heliostats and one 150 m{sup 2} stressed membrane heliostat are tested at a representative distance of 485 m to the PSA`s CESA tower. The paper introduces the heliostat designs and test set-up, such as location, targets, flux measurement, data acquisition and control.

OSTI ID:
113333
Report Number(s):
CONF-950336--; ISBN 0-7918-1300-2
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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