Tracking speed analysis for heliostat using spinning-elevation tracking mode

Journal of Solar Energy Engineering, Transactions of the ASME

Volumn 131, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 0345011-0345014

  Li, Li ^a,b   Lim, Chern Sing ^c  

^a University of Science and Technology of China   (China)

^b HARBIN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (China)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY OF CHINA   (China)

Author keywords

Heliostat; Latitude oriented; Spinning elevation; Target aligned; Tracking speed

Indexed keywords

HELIOSTAT; LATITUDE ORIENTED; POSSIBLE SOLUTIONS; SOLAR ENERGY APPLICATIONS; SOLAR NOON; SPEED ANALYSIS; SPINNING AXIS; SUN-TRACKING; TIME INTERVAL; TRACKING MODE;

OPTICAL INSTRUMENTS; SOLAR ENERGY; SPEED;

TARGET TRACKING;

EID: 77955200066     PISSN: 01996231     EISSN: 15288986     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1115/1.3142829     Document Type: Article

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