Quick evaluation of the annual heliostat field efficiency

Solar Energy

Volumn 82, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 379-384

  Collado, Francisco J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZARAGOZA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Annual collected energy; Field efficiency; Surrounding solar power tower

Indexed keywords

MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MIRRORS; OPTIMIZATION; SALTS;

ANNUAL COLLECTED ENERGY; FIELD EFFICIENCY; SURROUNDING SOLAR POWER TOWER;

SOLAR ENERGY;

MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MIRRORS; OPTIMIZATION; SALTS; SOLAR ENERGY;

ANALYTICAL METHOD; COMPARATIVE STUDY; EFFICIENCY MEASUREMENT; ELECTRICAL POWER; MODELING; OPTIMIZATION; POWER GENERATION; SOLAR POWER;

EID: 40949115539     PISSN: 0038092X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.solener.2007.10.007     Document Type: Article

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