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Concentration characteristics of a two stage solar concentrator: Effect of primary mirror surface errors
Author(s) -
Taneja Punita,
Kandpal T. C.,
Mathur S. S.
Publication year - 1992
Publication title -
international journal of energy research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.808
H-Index - 95
eISSN - 1099-114X
pISSN - 0363-907X
DOI - 10.1002/er.4440160304
Subject(s) - concentrator , parabolic trough , optics , monte carlo method , primary mirror , trough (economics) , materials science , stage (stratigraphy) , surface (topology) , primary (astronomy) , nonimaging optics , solar mirror , physics , photovoltaic system , geometry , mathematics , engineering , meteorology , geology , thermal , photovoltaic thermal hybrid solar collector , electrical engineering , astrophysics , paleontology , telescope , statistics , economics , macroeconomics
The concentration characteristics of a two‐stage linear solar concentrator employing a perfectly tracked parabolic trough as the primary and a seasonally adjusted compound parabolic concentrator as the secondary stage with a flat horizontal absorber are studied. The Monte Carlo ray trace technique is used for this purpose. The effect of randomly distributed primary mirror surface errors on the concentration characteristics of the two stage concentrator is also investigated.