A mirror tracking mechanism

Mechanisms and Machine Science

Volumn 3, Issue , 2012, Pages 111-123

  Dehelean, N M ^a   Dehelean, L M ^b  

^a POLITEHNICA UNIVERSITY OF TIMISOARA   (Romania)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Heliostat; Solar concentrator; Solar energy; Tracking mechanism

Indexed keywords

CALCULATIONS; HELIOSTATS (INSTRUMENTS); SOLAR CONCENTRATORS; SOLAR ENERGY;

HELIOSTAT FIELD; LINE SENSOR; REFLECTION FUNCTIONS; TARGET ORIENTATION; TRACKING CONTROLS; TRACKING MECHANISM;

MIRRORS;

EID: 84868340586     PISSN: 22110984     EISSN: 22110992     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1007/978-94-007-2727-4_10     Document Type: Conference Paper

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