Optical and mechanical tolerances in hybrid concentrated thermal-PV solar trough
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Diaz, Liliana RuizCocilovo, Byron
Miles, Alexander
Pan, Wei
Blanche, Pierre-Alexandre
Norwood, Robert A.
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Univ Arizona, Coll Opt SciIssue Date
2018-05-14
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Liliana Ruiz Diaz, Byron Cocilovo, Alexander Miles, Wei Pan, Pierre-Alexandre Blanche, and Robert A. Norwood, "Optical and mechanical tolerances in hybrid concentrated thermal-PV solar trough," Opt. Express 26, A602-A608 (2018)Journal
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This item from the UA Faculty Publications collection is made available by the University of Arizona with support from the University of Arizona Libraries. If you have questions, please contact us at repository@u.library.arizona.edu.Abstract
Hybrid thennal-PV solar trough collectors combine concentrated photovoltaics and concentrated solar power technology to harvest and store solar energy. In this work, the optical and mechanical requirements for optimal efficiency are analyzed using non-sequential ray tracing techniques. The results are used to generate opto-mechanical tolerances that can be compared to those of traditional solar collectors. We also explore ideas on how to relieve tracking tolerances for single-axis solar collectors. The objective is to establish a basis for tolerances required for the fabrication and manufacturing of hybrid solar trough collectors. (C) 2018 Optical Society of America under the terms orate OSA Open Access Publishing AgreementNote
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1094-4087PubMed ID
29801277Version
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U.S. Department of Energy [DE-AR0000830]Additional Links
https://www.osapublishing.org/abstract.cfm?URI=oe-26-10-A602ae974a485f413a2113503eed53cd6c53
10.1364/OE.26.00A602
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