Where should beam down heliostat central rays intersect the final optical element axis?

Miguel Diago; Peter Armstrong; Alexander H. Slocum; Nicolas Calvet

doi:10.1063/1.5067048

Where should beam down heliostat central rays intersect the final optical element axis?

Miguel Diago
, Peter Armstrong
, Alexander H. Slocum
, Nicolas Calvet

Mechanical & Nuclear Engineering

Massachusetts Institute of Technology

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Abstract

A beam down solar system is adjusted to maximize the power collected through a final optical element concentrator. The power reaching the outlet of the final optical element is studied as a function of the reflectivity of its facets, and the height of the central ray convergence point of the beam down central reflector. A configuration that maximizes the energy fed to the solar receiver during the experimental campaign of the CSPonD Demo project is chosen and implemented at the beam down installation at the Masdar Institute Solar Platform.

Original language	British English
Title of host publication	SolarPACES 2017
Subtitle of host publication	International Conference on Concentrating Solar Power and Chemical Energy Systems
Editors	Rodrigo Mancilla, Christoph Richter
ISBN (Electronic)	9780735417571
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1063/1.5067048
State	Published - 8 Nov 2018
Event	23rd International Conference on Concentrating Solar Power and Chemical Energy Systems, SolarPACES 2017 - Santiago, Chile Duration: 26 Sep 2017 → 29 Sep 2017

Publication series

Name	AIP Conference Proceedings
Volume	2033
ISSN (Print)	0094-243X
ISSN (Electronic)	1551-7616

Conference

Conference	23rd International Conference on Concentrating Solar Power and Chemical Energy Systems, SolarPACES 2017
Country/Territory	Chile
City	Santiago
Period	26/09/17 → 29/09/17

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Diago, M., Armstrong, P., Slocum, A. H., & Calvet, N. (2018). Where should beam down heliostat central rays intersect the final optical element axis? In R. Mancilla, & C. Richter (Eds.), SolarPACES 2017: International Conference on Concentrating Solar Power and Chemical Energy Systems Article 040012 (AIP Conference Proceedings; Vol. 2033). https://doi.org/10.1063/1.5067048

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note = "Funding Information: This work is funded by the Masdar Institute/MIT collaborative flagship project, grant FR2014-000002. Research at Masdar Institute is supported by the Government of Abu Dhabi to help fulfill the vision of the late President Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nayhan for sustainable development and empowerment of the UAE and humankind. Masdar Institute and MIT acknowledge in alphabetic order: National Instruments and Parker/Sunpower for donating part of instrumentation, control and motion systems, and SQM for kindly providing the nitrate salts for the prototype. Publisher Copyright: {\textcopyright} 2018 Author(s).; 23rd International Conference on Concentrating Solar Power and Chemical Energy Systems, SolarPACES 2017 ; Conference date: 26-09-2017 Through 29-09-2017",

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Diago, M, Armstrong, P, Slocum, AH & Calvet, N 2018, Where should beam down heliostat central rays intersect the final optical element axis? in R Mancilla & C Richter (eds), SolarPACES 2017: International Conference on Concentrating Solar Power and Chemical Energy Systems., 040012, AIP Conference Proceedings, vol. 2033, 23rd International Conference on Concentrating Solar Power and Chemical Energy Systems, SolarPACES 2017, Santiago, Chile, 26/09/17. https://doi.org/10.1063/1.5067048

Where should beam down heliostat central rays intersect the final optical element axis? / Diago, Miguel; Armstrong, Peter; Slocum, Alexander H. et al.
SolarPACES 2017: International Conference on Concentrating Solar Power and Chemical Energy Systems. ed. / Rodrigo Mancilla; Christoph Richter. 2018. 040012 (AIP Conference Proceedings; Vol. 2033).

Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution › peer-review