Analysis of the influence of geography and weather on parabolic trough solar collector design. [SOLTES code]
The potential performance of single-axis tracking parabolic trough solar collectors as a function of optical energy distribution and receiver size has been calculated for eleven sites using typical meteorological year input data. A simulation based on the SOLTES code was developed which includes the three-dimensional features of a parabolic trough and calculates the thermooptical tradeoffs. The capability of the thermooptical model has been confirmed by the comparison of calculated results with the experimental results from an all-day test of a parabolic trough. The results from this eleven-site analysis indicate a potential performance superiority of a north-south horizontal axis trough and, in addition, a high quality collector should be of the same geometric design for all of the sites investigated and probably for all regions of the country.
- Research Organization:
- Sandia Laboratories, Albuquerque, NM
- OSTI ID:
- 7034785
- Report Number(s):
- CONF-800804-
- Journal Information:
- Am. Soc. Mech. Eng., (Pap.); (United States), Vol. 80-C2/SOL-19; Conference: ASME century 2 emerging technology conference, San Francisco, CA, USA, 10 Aug 1980
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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S CODES
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PERFORMANCE
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OPTICAL PROPERTIES
SITE SELECTION
SOLAR TRACKING
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EQUIPMENT
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PHYSICAL PROPERTIES
SIMULATION
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SOLAR EQUIPMENT
VARIATIONS
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