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contributor authorKlaus Pottler
contributor authorEckhard Lüpfert
contributor authorGlen H. G. Johnston
contributor authorMark R. Shortis
date accessioned2017-05-09T00:17:51Z
date available2017-05-09T00:17:51Z
date copyrightFebruary, 2005
date issued2005
identifier issn0199-6231
identifier otherJSEEDO-28367#94_1.pdf
identifier urihttp://yetl.yabesh.ir/yetl/handle/yetl/132629
description abstractDigital close range photogrammetry has proven to be a precise and efficient measurement technique for the assessment of shape accuracies of solar concentrators and their components. The combination of high quality mega-pixel digital still cameras, appropriate software, and calibrated reference scales in general is sufficient to provide coordinate measurements with precisions of 1:50,000 or better. The extreme flexibility of photogrammetry to provide high accuracy 3D coordinate measurements over almost any scale makes it particularly appropriate for the measurement of solar concentrator systems. It can also provide information for the analysis of curved shapes and surfaces, which can be very difficult to achieve with conventional measurement instruments. The paper gives an overview of quality indicators for photogrammetric networks, which have to be considered during the data evaluation to augment the measurement precision. A selection of measurements done on whole solar concentrators and their components are presented. The potential of photogrammetry is demonstrated by presenting measured effects arising from thermal expansion and gravitational forces on selected components. The measured surface data can be used to calculate slope errors and undertake ray-trace studies to compute intercept factors and assess concentrator qualities.
publisherThe American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME)
titlePhotogrammetry: A Powerful Tool for Geometric Analysis of Solar Concentrators and Their Components
typeJournal Paper
journal volume127
journal issue1
journal titleJournal of Solar Energy Engineering
identifier doi10.1115/1.1824109
journal fristpage94
journal lastpage101
identifier eissn1528-8986
keywordsThermal expansion
keywordsMeasurement
keywordsPhotogrammetry
keywordsNetworks
keywordsShapes
keywordsSolar energy concentrators
keywordsMirrors
keywordsErrors
keywordsManufacturing
keywordsAccuracy and precision AND Computer software
treeJournal of Solar Energy Engineering:;2005:;volume( 127 ):;issue: 001
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