Evaluation of Veda, Inc. , central receiver solar collection system concept

Technical Report · Sat Aug 01 00:00:00 EDT 1981

DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/5354358· OSTI ID:5354358

Ator, J.

The Unified Heliostat Array (UHA) is a geometrical heliostat field layout with rows of mirrors placed at various levels on terraces. The Veda Industrial Heliostat (VIH) is a toroidal segment mirror mounted on an equatorial mount. These two concepts are evaluated to assess the credibility of the optical designs and the validity of UHA and VIH performance estimates, to determine what the distinctive features embodied in UHA AND VIH concepts offer that more conventional central receiver technologies do not, and to determine where the UHA and VIH concepts might be most applicable in DOE's Solar Thermal Program. The UHA area efficiency, flux density distribution, and beam safety are evaluated, and the feasibility of using a secondary mirror and the potential for special applications are assessed. The optical design, equatorial mount, and manufacturability of the VIH are evaluated. (LEW)

• Research Organization: Aerospace Corp., El Segundo, CA (USA)
• DOE Contract Number: AC03-81SF11514
• OSTI ID: 5354358
• Report Number(s): ATR-81(7981-02)-1; ON: DE82007231
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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