Development of mass-producible line-focus tracking concentrating solar collectors - Category 1: collectors. Final report
This report presents the results of a technical study including the detailed design of a low-cost, mass-producible, line-focusing parabolic trough solar collector, the fabrication and test of a prototype drive string for this design, and the conceptual definition of a plant for its mass production. The design represents a significant advancement in the state-of-the-art for cost-effective, medium-temperature (93/sup 0/ to 315/sup 0/C) solar thermal collectors. Significant improvements were made in the areas of collector performance, manufacturing costs, installation costs, and reliability to yield a major reduction in the cost of delivered thermal energy.
- Research Organization:
- Acurex Corp., Mountain View, CA (USA)
- DOE Contract Number:
- FC04-80CS30264
- OSTI ID:
- 5623879
- Report Number(s):
- DOE/CS/30264-T1; ON: DE83015629
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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