Parabolic trough collector or linear Fresnel collector? A comparison of optical features including thermal quality based on commercial solutions

Solar Energy

Volumn 124, Issue , 2016, Pages 198-215

  Abbas, R ^a   Montes, M J ^b   Rovira, A ^b   Martinez Val J M ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD POLITÉCNICA DE MADRID   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE EDUCACIÓN A DISTANCIA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Concentrating solar power; Flux intensity; Linear collectors; Monte Carlo Ray Trace; Optical losses

Indexed keywords

EXERGY; MONTE CARLO METHODS; OPTICAL LOSSES; REFLECTION; SOLAR COLLECTORS; SOLAR ENERGY;

CONCENTRATING SOLAR POWER; ENERGY AND EXERGY EFFICIENCY; ENERGY EFFECTIVENESS; EXERGY EFFICIENCIES; LEVELIZED COST OF ELECTRICITIES; LINEAR FRESNEL COLLECTORS (LFC); MAXIMUM EFFICIENCY; PARABOLIC TROUGH COLLECTORS;

COLLECTOR EFFICIENCY;

ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY; COST ANALYSIS; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; EQUIPMENT; EXERGY; MONTE CARLO ANALYSIS; OPTICAL PROPERTY; SOLAR POWER;

ALMERIA [ALMERIA (PRV)]; ALMERIA [ANDALUCIA]; ANDALUCIA; ASWAN [ASWAN (GVR)]; ASWAN [EGYPT]; EGYPT; SPAIN;

EID: 84951186228     PISSN: 0038092X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.solener.2015.11.039     Document Type: Article

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