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New Strategies and Simulation Tools to Optically Design a Field of Heliostats
Joint Authors
Sansoni, Paola
Fontani, Daniela
Sani, Elisa
Jafrancesco, David
Mercatelli, Luca
Francini, Franco
Source
International Journal of Photoenergy
Issue
Vol. 2013, Issue 2013 (31 Dec. 2013), pp.1-7, 7 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2013-03-10
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
7
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
A heliostats field is an array of mirrors concentrating the solar power on a receiver, typically placed on a tower.
Our research experience in the optical design of heliostats fields for Concentrating Solar Power plants suggested using apposite simulation procedures, which were especially developed to simplify the reproduction of heliostats fields and to support in the analysis of the tower plant performances.
Our most practically useful simulation tools are presented in this paper with exemplificative application results.
The proposed strategies are addressed to solve specific problems and to evidence particularly crucial features.
The main program facilitates the heliostats field analysis, exploiting the integration between our software code and Zemax.
A side program permits to assess effects of seasonal and daily variations of solar irradiation.
Another dedicated side code simplifies the selection of a Compound Parabolic Concentrator as secondary optics.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Sansoni, Paola& Francini, Franco& Fontani, Daniela& Sani, Elisa& Mercatelli, Luca& Jafrancesco, David. 2013. New Strategies and Simulation Tools to Optically Design a Field of Heliostats. International Journal of Photoenergy،Vol. 2013, no. 2013, pp.1-7.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
Sansoni, Paola…[et al.]. New Strategies and Simulation Tools to Optically Design a Field of Heliostats. International Journal of Photoenergy No. 2013 (2013), pp.1-7.
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American Medical Association (AMA)
Sansoni, Paola& Francini, Franco& Fontani, Daniela& Sani, Elisa& Mercatelli, Luca& Jafrancesco, David. New Strategies and Simulation Tools to Optically Design a Field of Heliostats. International Journal of Photoenergy. 2013. Vol. 2013, no. 2013, pp.1-7.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-478479
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-478479