A comparative analysis of configurations of linear fresnel collectors for concentrating solar power

Energy

Volumn 73, Issue , 2014, Pages 192-203

  Montes, María J ^a   Rubbia, Carlo ^b   Abbas, Rubén ^c   Martínez Val, José M ^c  

^a UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE EDUCACIÓN A DISTANCIA   (Spain)

^b INSTITUTE FOR ADVANCED SUSTAINABILITY STUDIES   (Germany)

^c ETS Ingenieros de Telecomunicacion   (Spain)

Author keywords

Compact linear fresnel collectors; Linear fresnel collectors; Optical optimization; Useful energy efficiency

Indexed keywords

ENERGY EFFICIENCY; REFLECTION; SOLAR ENERGY;

AVERAGE CONCENTRATION; CENTRAL CONFIGURATIONS; COMPACT LINEAR FRESNEL REFLECTORS; COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS; CONCENTRATING SOLAR POWER; LINEAR FRESNEL COLLECTORS (LFC); LINEAR FRESNEL REFLECTOR (LFR); OPTICAL OPTIMIZATION;

COLLECTOR EFFICIENCY;

COMPARATIVE STUDY; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; OPTIMIZATION; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; RENEWABLE RESOURCE; SOLAR POWER;

EID: 84906101484     PISSN: 03605442     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.energy.2014.06.010     Document Type: Article

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