New optical designs for large parabolic troughs

Energy Procedia

Volumn 49, Issue , 2014, Pages 1279-1287

  Canavarro, D ^a   Chaves, J ^b   Collares Pereira, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ÉVORA   (Portugal)

^b UNIVERSIDAD POLITÉCNICA DE MADRID   (Spain)

Author keywords

Concentrated solar power; Nonimaging optics; Parabolic troughs; SMS method

Indexed keywords

COST REDUCTION; COSTS; DESIGN; GLASS; HEAT TRANSFER; MANUFACTURE; SOLAR ENERGY;

CONCENTRATED SOLAR POWER; NON-IMAGING OPTICS; OPTICAL PERFORMANCE; PARABOLIC TROUGH; POTENTIAL REDUCTION; PRACTICAL SOLUTIONS; SECONDARY CONCENTRATORS; SOLAR THERMAL ELECTRICITY;

OPTICAL PROPERTIES;

EID: 84902270610     PISSN: 18766102     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1016/j.egypro.2014.03.137     Document Type: Conference Paper

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