The Sola Concentrator Advanced Development Project, which has achieved the successful design, fabrication, and testing of a full-scale prototypical solar dynamic concentrator is discussed. The design and fabrication process are summarized, and the test results for the reflective facet optical performance and the concentrator structural repeatability are reported. Initial testing of structural repeatability of a seven panel portion of the concentrator was followed by assembly and testing of the full nineteen-panel structure. The testing, which consisted of theodolite and optical measurements over an assembly-disassembly-reassembly cycle, demonstrated that the concentrator maintained the as-built contour and optical characteristics. The facet development effort, which entailed developing a vapor-deposited reflective facet, produced a viable design with demonstrated optical characteristics that are within the project goals.


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    Title :

    Update of the Solar Concentrator Advanced Development Project


    Additional title:

    Modernisierung des Solar Concentrator Advanced Development Project


    Contributors:


    Publication date :

    1989


    Size :

    6 Seiten, 3 Quellen


    Type of media :

    Conference paper


    Type of material :

    Print


    Language :

    English




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