Comparison of Predicted Optical Performance with Measured Results for Dish Concentrators

Comparison of Predicted Optical Performance with Measured Results for Dish Concentrators

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Abstract

Several optical design tools have been developed at the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) during the past two years. These have been used extensively both in-house and by industry to analyze dish concentrator systems and to optimize performance of such designs. Measured vs. calculated data have been compared on the basis of flux distribution (in terms of contour plots) and peak flux forboth single-facet and multiple-facet cases. Excellent agreement has also been demonstrated by comparing contour maps of measured vs. computed flux levels.

Original language	American English
Number of pages	9
State	Published - 1991
Event	ISES Conference - Denver, Colorado Duration: 19 Aug 1991 → 23 Aug 1991

Conference

Conference	ISES Conference
City	Denver, Colorado
Period	19/08/91 → 23/08/91

Bibliographical note

Prepared for the ISES Conference, 19-23 August 1991, Denver, Colorado

NREL Publication Number

NREL/TP-257-4245

Keywords

concentrated photovoltaics
optical performance
photovoltaics (PV)
solar energy

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This output contributes to the following UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

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Comparison of Predicted Optical Performance with Measured Results for Dish Concentrators

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