Second-generation heliostat development. Volume II. Final report, July 16, 1979-March 31, 1981

Technical Report · Sun Mar 01 04:00:00 EST 1981

DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/6298685· OSTI ID:6298685

The manufacturing studies completed included site selection and a detailed plan for a manufacturing plant capable of producing 50,000 heliostats per year. These studies identified a 680,000 square foot plant located in the vicinity of Albuquerque, New Mexico as the desired facility. The heliostat components will be installed at sites within a 400 mile radius of the factory. The factory is located in or adjacent to a major city, and the power plant sites will most likely be remotely located so truck transportation becomes the only reasonable alternative. The designs, methods, and procedures involving the field assembly and installation are described. About 50% of the maintenance cost is related to mirror washing. Mechanical maintenance, constituting about 35% of the total, involves clean-up and painting of steel parts. Electrical and electronic components maintenance is also discussed. The cost per installed heliostat and the annual cost of owning, operating and maintaining a collector subsystem for a 50 MWe (peak) solar central receiver electrical power plant are determined. (LEW)

• Research Organization: Sandia National Labs., Albuquerque, NM (USA); Northrup, Inc., Hutchins, TX (USA); Bechtel National, Inc., San Francisco, CA (USA); Booz, Allen and Hamilton, Inc., Cleveland, OH (USA)
• DOE Contract Number: AC04-76DP00789
• OSTI ID: 6298685
• Report Number(s): SAND-81-8178-Vol.2; ON: DE81028869
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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14 SOLAR ENERGY
140702* -- Solar Thermal Power Systems-- Central Receiver
CLEANING
COST
CSP
Concentrating Solar Power
EQUIPMENT
HELIOSTATS
INSTALLATION
MAINTENANCE
MANUFACTURING
MIRRORS
POWER PLANTS
SOLAR EQUIPMENT
SOLAR POWER PLANTS
SOLAR THERMAL POWER PLANTS
THERMAL POWER PLANTS
TOWER FOCUS POWER PLANTS
TRANSPORT
WASHING