Status of the advanced dish development system project

International Solar Energy Conference

Volumn , Issue , 2003, Pages 637-646

  Diver, Richard B ^a   Rawlinson, K Scott ^a   Goldberg, Vern ^b   Andraka, Charles E ^a   Moss, Timothy A ^a   Thomas, Gary ^b  

^a SANDIA NATIONAL LABORATORIES   (United States)

^b WGAssociates ^*

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

REMOTE WATER PUMPING; SYSTEM RELIABILITY;

COOLING SYSTEMS; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; MIRRORS; PROJECT MANAGEMENT; RELIABILITY; REMOTE SENSING; SOLAR CONCENTRATORS; SYSTEMS ANALYSIS; TEST FACILITIES;

SOLAR POWER GENERATION;

EID: 0346332567     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1115/ISEC2003-44237     Document Type: Conference Paper

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