Heliostat Operation at the Central Receiver Test Facility, 1978–1980Source: Journal of Solar Energy Engineering:;1982:;volume( 104 ):;issue: 003::page 133Author:J. T. Holmes
DOI: 10.1115/1.3266293Publisher: The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME)
Abstract: The operations and maintenance data and conclusions presented in this report are for the 222 heliostats that have been in use at the Central Receiver Test Facility (CRTF) from 1978 through 1980. The CRTF beam produces a total power of 5.5 MWth and a peak intensity of 2250 kW/m2 near solar noon. Improvements in the targeting accuracy have been made. The mirror reflectance is maintained near 80 percent by cleaning with rain or snow. The CRTF heliostats logged almost 300,000 operating hrs by the end of 1980.
keyword(s): Test facilities , Maintenance , Reflectance , Solar energy AND Mirrors ,
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| contributor author | J. T. Holmes | |
| date accessioned | 2017-05-08T23:14:14Z | |
| date available | 2017-05-08T23:14:14Z | |
| date copyright | August, 1982 | |
| date issued | 1982 | |
| identifier issn | 0199-6231 | |
| identifier other | JSEEDO-28150#133_1.pdf | |
| identifier uri | http://yetl.yabesh.ir/yetl/handle/yetl/96355 | |
| description abstract | The operations and maintenance data and conclusions presented in this report are for the 222 heliostats that have been in use at the Central Receiver Test Facility (CRTF) from 1978 through 1980. The CRTF beam produces a total power of 5.5 MWth and a peak intensity of 2250 kW/m2 near solar noon. Improvements in the targeting accuracy have been made. The mirror reflectance is maintained near 80 percent by cleaning with rain or snow. The CRTF heliostats logged almost 300,000 operating hrs by the end of 1980. | |
| publisher | The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) | |
| title | Heliostat Operation at the Central Receiver Test Facility, 1978–1980 | |
| type | Journal Paper | |
| journal volume | 104 | |
| journal issue | 3 | |
| journal title | Journal of Solar Energy Engineering | |
| identifier doi | 10.1115/1.3266293 | |
| journal fristpage | 133 | |
| journal lastpage | 138 | |
| identifier eissn | 1528-8986 | |
| keywords | Test facilities | |
| keywords | Maintenance | |
| keywords | Reflectance | |
| keywords | Solar energy AND Mirrors | |
| tree | Journal of Solar Energy Engineering:;1982:;volume( 104 ):;issue: 003 | |
| contenttype | Fulltext |