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Comparison Study of Two Different Sun-Tracking Methods in Optical Efficiency of Heliostat Field

International Journal of Photoenergy, 2012
There are two sun-tracking methods widely used for the heliostat, which are conventional Azimuth-Elevation and revolutionary Spinning-Elevation methods. Following the previous study to compare the range of motion, a comparison study in optical efficiency
K.-K. Chong, M. H. Tan
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Optimization of a Heliostat Field Layout on Annual Basis Using a Hybrid Algorithm Combining Particle Swarm Optimization Algorithm and Genetic Algorithm

Energies, 2017
Of all the renewable power generation technologies, solar tower power system is expected to be the most promising technology that is capable of large-scale electricity production.
Chao Li, Rongrong Zhai, Yongping Yang
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Application of CMAC Neural Network to Solar Energy Heliostat Field Fault Diagnosis

International Journal of Photoenergy, 2013
Solar energy heliostat fields comprise numerous sun tracking platforms. As a result, fault detection is a highly challenging problem. Accordingly, the present study proposes a cerebellar model arithmetic computer (CMAC) neutral network for automatically ...
Neng-Sheng Pai, Her-Terng Yau, Tzu-Hsiang Hung, Chin-Pao Hung   +3 more
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High-Resolution Fourier-Transform Ultraviolet-Visible Spectrometer for the Measurement of Atmospheric Trace Species: Application to OH [PDF]

, 2001
A compact, high-resolution Fourier-transform spectrometer for atmospheric near-ultraviolet spectroscopy has been installed at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory s Table 1 Mountain Facility (34.4 N, 117.7 W, elevation 2290 m).
Blavier, Jean-Francois, Cageao, Richard P., Jiang, Yibo, McGuire, James P., Mills, Frank P., Nemtchinov, Vassilli, Sander, Stanley P.   +6 more
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Heliostat Consortium: Gap Analysis on Wind Load for Achieving a Fully Competitive Heliostat Industry

SolarPACES Conference Proceedings
The Heliostat Consortium (HelioCon) Wind Load Subtask was initiated with the aim of bringing research work pertaining to wind load measurement, characterization, and prediction taking place across several tasks, including Advanced Manufacturing ...
Matthew Emes, Shashank Yellapantula, Jeremy Sment, Kenneth Armijo, Matthew Muller, Mark Mehos, Randy Brost, Maziar Arjomandi   +7 more
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Reinforcement learning for heliostat aiming: Improving the performance of Solar Tower plants

Applied Energy
A new approach to heliostat aiming ...
J. Carballo, J. Bonilla, N.C. Cruz, J. Fernández-Reche, J. D. Álvarez, A. Ávila-Marín, M. Berenguel   +6 more
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A comparative evaluation of alternative optimization strategies for a novel heliostat-driven hydrogen production/injection system coupled with a vanadium chlorine cycle

Energy Conversion and Management, 2022
This paper introduces an innovative and cost-effective multi-generation plant, driven by the central receiver-based concentrated solar systems, to facilitate the desired global green-transition process.
Amirmohammad Behzadi, E. Gholamian, S. M. Alirahmi, Behrouz Nourozi, S. Sadrizadeh   +4 more
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SolarPACES Task III Project: Analyze Heliostat Field:

SolarPACES Conference Proceedings
In recent years, great efforts have been made to reach a consensus on heliostat testing best practices. A specific SolarPACES task was launched to provide a Heliostat Testing Guidelines document for single heliostat evaluation with a focus on prototype ...
Adrián Peña-Lapuente, Marcelino Sánchez, Charles-Alexis Asselineau, Kenneth Miguel Armijo, Marc Röger, Cristóbal Villasante, Jesús Fernández, Rafael Monterreal, Antonio Ávila-Marín, John Pye, Kypros Milidonis, José Gonzalez-Aguilar, Guangdong Zhu, Steffen Ulmer, Gregor Bern   +14 more
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Design of a Novel Heliostat for a Large-Scale Desalination System

SolarPACES Conference Proceedings
The optical design and the mechanical structure of a new heliostat is described for application in the Solar Water plc large-scale desalination plant, to be constructed in the Middle East.
Christopher Sansom, Peter King, Keith Carlisle   +2 more
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Dynamic Thermal Transport Characteristics of a Real-Time Simulation Model for a 50 MW Solar Power Tower Plant

Energies, 2023
A dynamic simulation model of a heliostat field and molten salt receiver system are developed on the STAR-90 simulation platform. In addition, a real-time simulation model coupling the above two models is built to study the photothermal conversion ...
Haoyu Huang, Ershu Xu, Lengge Si, Qiang Zhang, Qiang Huang   +4 more
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