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Journal Articles
Publisher: ASME
Article Type: Research Papers
J. Sol. Energy Eng. December 2024, 146(6): 061010.
Paper No: SOL-23-1245
Published Online: November 19, 2024
...Kenneth M. Armijo; Matthew Muller; Daniel Tsvankin; Dimitri Madden This investigation provides a comprehensive literature review pertaining to heliostat components and controls as part of the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), Heliostat Consortium (Heliocon) program. This work presents a detailed...
Journal Articles
Publisher: ASME
Article Type: Technology Review
J. Sol. Energy Eng. December 2024, 146(6): 064001.
Paper No: SOL-24-1011
Published Online: August 27, 2024
...Andreas Pfahl An overview of carousel heliostats is given. The general advantages and disadvantages are explained first. To distinguish between the different designs, possible variants of the carousel architecture and of the main components are described. Most of these variants can be found...
Journal Articles
Publisher: ASME
Article Type: Research Papers
J. Sol. Energy Eng. December 2024, 146(6): 061004.
Paper No: SOL-23-1213
Published Online: May 24, 2024
...Jeremy Sment; Alexander Zolan Deployment of the solar field of a concentrating solar power plant is one of many factors that are integral to the success of a project. Knowledge transfer from outside the industry is limited due to the unique nature of heliostats, which redirect sunlight...
Journal Articles
Publisher: ASME
Article Type: Research Papers
J. Sol. Energy Eng. December 2024, 146(6): 061003.
Paper No: SOL-23-1199
Published Online: May 20, 2024
...Hayden J. Wisniewski; Ian J. Arnold; Daewook Kim; Heng E. Zuo; Brandon D. Chalifoux Concentrated solar power (CSP) plants need to monitor the surface slope error of thousands of heliostats with sub-milliradian accuracy. Large numbers of heliostats installed in harsh environments mean...
Journal Articles
Publisher: ASME
Article Type: Research Papers
J. Sol. Energy Eng. December 2022, 144(6): 061008.
Paper No: SOL-22-1072
Published Online: June 24, 2022
...R.L. Durán; J.F. Hinojosa; P. Sosa-Flores A computational fluid dynamics study about the aerodynamic loads over a heliostat due to an atmospheric boundary layer flow using a modified k–ɛ turbulence model is presented. A new formulation is used, in which the model quantities vary with the velocity...
Journal Articles
Publisher: ASME
Article Type: Research-Article
J. Sol. Energy Eng. May 2014, 136(2): 021017.
Paper No: SOL-12-1300
Published Online: November 26, 2013
.... Assoc. Editor: Markus Eck. 06 11 2012 29 09 2013 In central receiver systems, the ideal reflective shape of a heliostat is a section of a paraboloid that adapting with the sun's angle and the mirror's location in the field. Deviation from this shape leads to optical astigmatism...
Journal Articles
Publisher: ASME
Article Type: Technical Briefs
J. Sol. Energy Eng. May 2009, 131(2): 024505.
Published Online: April 9, 2009
...Philipp Schramek; David R. Mills; Wes Stein; Peter Le Lièvre A close-packed heliostat field of more than 800 m 2 reflector area has been installed by Solar Heat and Power for the CSIRO solar tower at the Energy Centre in Newcastle, Australia. The heliostat field has been designed with significantly...