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Computation of glint, glare, and solar irradiance distribution

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OSTI ID:1373397

Described herein are technologies pertaining to computing the solar irradiance distribution on a surface of a receiver in a concentrating solar power system or glint/glare emitted from a reflective entity. At least one camera captures images of the Sun and the entity of interest, wherein the images have pluralities of pixels having respective pluralities of intensity values. Based upon the intensity values of the pixels in the respective images, the solar irradiance distribution on the surface of the entity or glint/glare corresponding to the entity is computed.

Research Organization:
Sandia National Laboratories (SNL-NM), Albuquerque, NM (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE
DOE Contract Number:
AC04-94AL85000
Assignee:
Sandia Corporation
Patent Number(s):
9,722,534
Application Number:
14/790,266
OSTI ID:
1373397
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

References (2)

Beam Characterization and Improvement With a Flux Mapping System for Dish Concentrators conference January 2002
Focal region measurements of the 20m2 tiled dish at the Australian National University journal August 1998

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