Validation of two optical measurement methods for the qualification of the shape accuracy of mirror panels for concentrating solar systems

Journal of Solar Energy Engineering, Transactions of the ASME

Volumn 133, Issue 3, 2011, Pages

  März, Tobias ^a   Prahl, Christoph ^a   Ulmer, Steffen ^a   Wilbert, Stefan ^a   Weber, Christian ^b  

^a PLATAFORMA SOLAR DE ALMERÍA CIEMAT   (Spain)

^b CSP SERVICES GMBH   (Germany)

Author keywords

deflectometry; optical measurement; optical quality; photogrammetry; shape accuracy; solar concentrator

Indexed keywords

CONCENTRATING SOLAR SYSTEM; COST COMPONENTS; DEFLECTOMETRY; FIELD EFFICIENCY; MEASUREMENT ACCURACY; MIRROR PANELS; OPTICAL MEASUREMENT; OPTICAL MEASUREMENT METHODS; OPTICAL QUALITIES; OPTIMAL CONDITIONS; REFERENCE OBJECTS; SHAPE ACCURACY; SIGNIFICANT IMPACTS; SOLAR FIELDS; SOLAR THERMAL POWER PLANTS; SPATIAL RESOLUTION; SURFACE SLOPE; WATER SURFACE;

ERROR ANALYSIS; MIRRORS; OPTICAL DATA PROCESSING; OPTICAL VARIABLES MEASUREMENT; PHOTOGRAMMETRY; POWER PLANTS; SOLAR CONCENTRATORS; THERMOELECTRIC POWER PLANTS;

MEASUREMENT ERRORS;

EID: 80051893556     PISSN: 01996231     EISSN: 15288986     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1115/1.4004240     Document Type: Article

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