Optical collection efficiency and orientation of a solar trough medium-power plant installed in Italy

Renewable Energy

Volumn 36, Issue 9, 2011, Pages 2341-2347

  Sansoni, P ^a   Fontani, D ^a   Francini, F ^a   Giannuzzi, A ^a   Sani, E ^a   Mercatelli, L ^a   Jafrancesco, D ^a  

^a ISTITUTO NAZIONALE DI OTTICA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Concentrators; Non imaging optical systems; Optical design; Solar energy

Indexed keywords

A PLANTS; ANGULAR MISALIGNMENT; COLLECTION EFFICIENCY; COLLECTION PERFORMANCE; CONCENTRATORS; NON-IMAGING; OPTICAL CHARACTERISTICS; OPTICAL COLLECTION EFFICIENCY; PARABOLIC TROUGH COLLECTORS; RAY TRACING SIMULATION; SUN-TRACKING;

DEFORMATION; MIRRORS; OPTICAL DESIGN; OPTICAL SYSTEMS; SOLAR RADIATION;

SOLAR ENERGY;

ELECTRICITY SUPPLY; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; POWER PLANT; RESIDENTIAL ENERGY; SOLAR POWER;

FIRENZE [TUSCANY]; FLORENCE [FIRENZE]; ITALY; TUSCANY;

EID: 79954591051     PISSN: 09601481     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.renene.2011.02.004     Document Type: Article

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