Advanced Component Research Facility (ACRES)

Technical Report · Tue Jul 01 00:00:00 EDT 1980

DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/5355924· OSTI ID:5355924

Bohn, Mark

A detailed description of the SERI Advanced Component Research Facility (ACRES) is given. Background information explicates the facility's history, developed around the two Omnium-G parabolic dish concentrators. The Omnium-G concentrators and electrical power plant are described. The purpose and a detailed descripttion of ACRES is also given. Included is a description of the measurement capabilities, the controls, and each component of the facility.

• Research Organization: Solar Energy Research Inst., Golden, CO (USA)
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE)
• DOE Contract Number: AC36-08GO28308
• OSTI ID: 5355924
• Report Number(s): SERI/TR-631-505
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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