The STACEE-32 Ground Based Gamma-ray Detector
, 2002 We describe the design and performance of the Solar Tower Atmospheric Cherenkov Effect Experiment detector in its initial configuration (STACEE-32). STACEE is a new ground-based gamma ray detector using the atmospheric Cherenkov technique. In STACEE, the
Atwood +33 more
core +1 more source
Heliostat attitude angle detection method based on BP neural network
MATEC Web of Conferences, 2017 Traditional fossil fuels have dried up, global warming and sustained economic development have led to the rapid growth of clean energy resources. Tower thermal power generation has attracted much attention due to its ability to generate electricity ...
Guangyu Liu, Zhongkun Cai
doaj +1 more source
An Investigation of the Optimum Solar Flux Distribution on a Large-Scale Particle Heating Receiver
Frontiers in Energy Research, 2022 Solid particles have been shown to be an effective heat transmission as well as thermal storage medium for falling particle receiver based solar power systems at temperatures up to 1,000°C.
Abdelrahman El-Leathy +6 more
doaj +1 more source
Search for Rapid Changes in the Visible-Light Corona during the 21 June 2001 Total Solar Eclipse [PDF]
, 2010 Some 8000 images obtained with the SECIS fast-frame CCD camera instrument located at Lusaka, Zambia, during the total eclipse of 21 June 2001 have been analyzed to search for short-period oscillations in intensity that could be a signature of solar ...
Buczylko, A. +4 more
core +1 more source
Low-Cost Materials for Heliostats
SolarPACES Conference ProceedingsFour heliostat concepts with extensive use of timber, concrete, or polymers were developed. For cost comparison, a 2 m² benchmark heliostat was designed and built with only moderate or no use of these materials.
Andreas Pfahl, Volkmar Dohmen
doaj +1 more source
An optimization tool to design the field of a solar power tower plant allowing heliostats of different sizes [PDF]
, 2017 The design of a Solar Power Tower plant involves the optimization of the heliostat field layout. Fields are usually designed to have all heliostats of identical size.
Carrizosa Priego, Emilio José +3 more
core +2 more sources
Engineering Reports, Volume 8, Issue 3, March 2026.Hybrid investigation of the novel parabolic trough collector influence of turbulent nanofluid flow. 3D Optimization solutions using response surface methodology. Computational fluid dynamics simulations for performance assessments of parabolic trough solar collectors.
Samaneh Baharloui +2 more
wiley +1 more source
Variation in Reflected Beam Shape and Pointing Accuracy Over Time and Heliostat Field Position
SolarPACES Conference ProceedingsHeliostats are typically constructed with fixed mirror shapes, which they move to varying angles to reflect sunlight onto a receiver. While heliostat facet curvatures and canting angles are selected to maximize a chosen performance criterion, these ...
Randy Brost +4 more
doaj +1 more source
Very high-energy γ-ray observations of the Crab nebula and other potential sources with the GRAAL experiment [PDF]
, 2002 The “γ-ray astronomy at Almeria” (GRAAL) experiment uses 63 heliostat-mirrors with a total mirror area of ≈2500 m2 from the CESA-1 field at the “Plataforma Solar de Almeria” to collect Cherenkov light from air showers.
Arqueros, Fernando +8 more
core
Orbiting Carbon Observatory‐3: Preflight Spectral Calibration and Performance Evaluation
Earth and Space Science, Volume 13, Issue 3, March 2026.Abstract The Orbiting Carbon Observatory‐3 (OCO‐3) payload was installed on the International Space Station (ISS) in May 2019. OCO‐3 is providing measurements to quantify the column average carbon dioxide dry air mole fraction (XCO2) near the ISS ground track.
R. A. M. Lee +9 more
wiley +1 more source