Abstract
Solar parabolic trough power plant projects are soon to be implemented in the United States and internationally. In addition to these new projects, parabolic trough power plants totaling approximately 350 MW already exist within the United States and have operated for close to 20 years. As such, the status of the technology exists within several different phases. Theses phases include R&D,manufacturing and installation, and operations and maintenance. One aspect of successful deployment of this technology is achieving and maintaining optical performance. Different optical tools are needed to assist in improving initial designs, provide quality control during manufacture and assembly, and help maintain performance during operation. This paper discusses several such tools developedat SunLab (a joint project of the National Renewable Laboratory and Sandia National Laboratories) for these purposes. Preliminary testing results are presented. Finally, plans for further tool development are discussed.
| Original language | American English |
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| Number of pages | 5 |
| State | Published - 2005 |
| Event | 2004 DOE Solar Energy Technologies Program Review Meeting - Denver, Colorado Duration: 25 Oct 2004 → 28 Oct 2004 |
Conference
| Conference | 2004 DOE Solar Energy Technologies Program Review Meeting |
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| City | Denver, Colorado |
| Period | 25/10/04 → 28/10/04 |
Bibliographical note
Presented at the 2004 DOE Solar Energy Technologies Program Review Meeting, 25-28 October 2004, Denver, Colorado. Also included in the proceedings available on CD-ROM (DOE/GO-102005-2067; NREL/CD-520-37140)NREL Publication Number
- NREL/CP-550-37101
Keywords
- line focus optical characterization system (LFOCS)
- manufacturer
- mirror module
- optical performance
- parabolic trough
- power plants
- PV
- research and development (R&D)
- video scanning hartmann optical test (VSHOT)
