The efficiency and cost of the parabolic trough collector designs is influenced by structural stiffness, choice of materials, assembly tolerances, mirror cleanliness and wear. Solar panels are placed on homes to gather the suns light energy. A multitude of the researches focus on the factors of the thermal efficiency of a parabolic trough solar collector, that is, the opticalthermal efficiency. Hawaiian electric proposes lowest cost solar energy project in hawaii. The pv solar resource includes both direct and diffuse solar radiation. Design and analysis of hydraulically driven actuation. Luz system three solar collector assembly ls3 sca 1. This part of the system is sometimes referred to as a solar module or photovoltaic generator. Sensitive analysis for the efficiency of a parabolic. Detailed profile including pictures, certification details and manufacturer pdf. Parabolic trough is a type of solar thermal collector that works by focusing sun rays onto a tube with circulating heat transfer fluid it represents an active energy converting system. A read is counted each time someone views a publication summary such as the title, abstract, and list of authors, clicks on a figure, or views or downloads the fulltext. The time required to charge your wristwatch depends on the intensity of the light source.
Operation and monitoring of parabolic trough concentrated. Pdf a novel parabolic trough solar collector model. Design of a parabolic trough solar collector using a. Eurotrough parabolic trough collector developed for. In concentrating solar power technology, the optical efficiency of solar collector influences collector performance significantly. The solar collector is a closed box composed of the following principal parts.
Solar energy grid integration systems energy storage. As a result of this effort, the solar energy grid integration systems segis program was initiated in early 2008. Pdf solar cogeneration with parabolic trough collectors. Enhanced solar energy collection using reflector solar thermal collector combinations. What are the main components of a parabolic trough power plant and how do they work. Manual making of a parabolic solar collector gang xiao. A parabolic trough solar collector uses a mirror in the shape of a parabolic cylinder to reflect and concentrate. Stay connected to your students with prezi video, now in microsoft teams.
The efficiency of the solar trough is dependent on many variables some of which are trough structural design, material selection, and wear figueredo, 2011. Parabolic trough collectors are a low cost implementation of concentrated solar power technology that focuses incident sunlight onto a tube filled with a heat transfer fluid. Kamau1 jomo kenyatta university of agriculture and technology, kenya email. The ls3 reflectors are made from hotformed mirrored glass panels, supported by the truss system that gives the sca its structural integrity. Starting your wristwatch for rapid charging, you should hold your wristwatch in bright light e. Solar panel arrays can be made by connecting a set of panels in series andor parallel in order to provide the necessary energy for a given.
Energia solar, concentrador parabolico, tubo evacuado, modelagem termica. In which geographic location would solar panels work the best. Ratio of the solar thermal power output of the solar system normalized by the product of the incident direct beam radiation and the total aperture area of the solar. For example, solar power may be used to run appliances or to heat water. Energy supply and solar resource potential each year, the united states is becoming more dependent on foreign sources of energy. Segis is an industryled effort to develop new pv inverters, controllers, and energy management systems that will greatly enhance the utility of. Cocina solar parabolica funcionamiento, temperatura, tipos. Solar geometry concepts and principles university of oregon january 16, 2007 environmental control systems i winter 2007. In the picture, 1 is the back plate, 2 is the end plate, 3 is the cover, 4 is the receiver the glass tube surrounding. The solar panel is composed of solar cells that collect solar radiation and transform it into electrical energy. Effekta regeltechnik gmbh solar inverter series ks series 020000w.
In the picture, 1 is the back plate, 2 is the end plate, 3 is the cover, 4 is the receiver the glass tube surrounding the receiver is only needed only for high temperature applications, 5 is the bearing, 6 is the end. If completed by 2016, the project would deliver an average of 850 gigawatt hours gwh for the first year of the term, and 1,700 gwh per year over the remaining term of the ppa. A novel parabolic trough solar collector model validation with experimental data and comparison to engineering equation solver ees october 2015 energy conversion and management 106. Parabolic trough solar thermal electric power plants fact. In this paper, two different reflective surfaces are used to increase the optical efficiency of a parabolic trough solar collector.
Parabolic trough solar thermal electric power plants parabolic trough solar collector technology offers an environmentally sound and increasingly costeffective energy source for the future. Hawaiian electric proposes lowest cost solar energy. In solar energy technologies the compound parabolic. If approved, it would be the lowest cost renewable. In solar energy technologies the compound parabolic concentrator cpc is one of the most used devices due to its high concentration.
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