Open AccessMeasurement of Small Angle Ray Deviations for Concentrating Solar Applications: Circumsolar Radiation and Mirror Beam Spread
Author(s) -
Peter Nitz,
Tobias Schmid,
Thomas Schmidt,
Andreas Hornung,
Anna Heimsath
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
fraunhofer-publica (fraunhofer-gesellschaft)
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Conference proceedings
DOI - 10.1364/ose.2014.rw4b.3
Subject(s) - optics , radiation , beam (structure) , physics , solar energy , radiant energy , engineering , electrical engineering
Inaccuracies of Solar concentrators cause energy spillage. Other small angular ray deviations like circumsolar radiation and mirror beam spread will affect the performance as well. General setups to measure both and exemplary results are presented
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