Pdf an overview on parabolic trough solar collector. Solar thermal heating is the result of the whole solar. Solar system has 165 moons, one star, eight planets added uranus and neptune, eight asteroids and more than 100 kuiper belt objects more than 300 km in diameter, smaller asteroids, comets, and meteoroids 6. Since the final objective of the system is very specific, the structure and solar tracking of the collector are also designed. To do that, we will look at distances and sizes of the planets, and try to put them into a scale that we can understand. In concentrating solar power technology, the optical efficiency of solar collector influences collector performance significantly. View parabolic trough collector research papers on academia. Washington state university extension energy program a free powerpoint ppt presentation displayed as a flash slide show on id.
Soltigua is the only company offering solar tracking technologies for both pv trackers, and concentrated solar thermal collectors such as parabolic troughs and linear fresnel. But the patent assignee allows royalty free manual use of this. Later on john ericson developed many csp units for the irrigation, refrigeration and locomotion. However, it is limited to a single or double factors for available system. Pdf this investigation describes the design and implementation of a parabolic trough. In the present work, we are interested to the simulation of outlet temperature of the heat transfer fluid htf in a parabolic trough solar collector. Introduction to the solar system new jersey institute of. Luz system three solar collector assembly ls3 sca 1. We present a plane and parabolic collector that absorbs radiant energy and transforms it. The solar system and the sun the inner planets the outer planets other bodies.
Soltiguas parabolic collector ptmx and fresnel collector flt can be used to deliver solar heat across several innovative applications, such as solar steam. Modeling and experimental investigation of parabolic. As we realized our solar plant in bolzano, soltigua effectively interacted with a thirdparty contractor. The photons comprising the solar radiation can be converted directly to electricity in photovoltaic devices, or, in concentrating solar power csp. Energy equations for computation of parabolictrough. Parabolic trough collector ptc is special kind of heat exchanger that is able to transfer solar radiation energy to fluid medium that flow through it. A parabolic trough solar collector uses a mirror in the shape of a parabolic cylinder to reflect and concentrate sun. Dimensions and parameters the solar collector is a closed box composed of the following principal parts. Our solar system lesson at a glance lesson overview in this lesson, students tour the solar system. Lippke 6 has compared the results of his model with the results of real plant conditions for winter and su m. We used two such loggers to measure the ambient air temperature and relative humidity, inflow air.
Design and fabrication of parabolic solar concentrator with sole objective to define future projects to save natural gas 29jul08 2rizwan masood. For help with downloading a wikipedia page as a pdf, see help. Solar electric systems, which are also called photovoltaic or pv systems, are reliable and pollution free. Solar radiation energy to internal energy of transport medium. In this paper, two different reflective surfaces are used to increase the optical efficiency of a parabolic trough solar collector. Manual making of a parabolic solar collector by gang xiao. Solar system this is a wikipedia book, a collection of wikipedia articles that can be easily saved, imported by an external electronic rendering service, and ordered as a printed book. The solar panel is composed of solar cells that collect solar radiation and transform it into electrical energy. Study of applications of parabolic trough solar collector.
Cylindrical solar collector with reflector temperatures were registered using the hobo logger. Designing a ptc for a specific working condition requires determination of several parameters and referring to a number of design standards and handbooks. Utility scale parabolic trough solar concentrators harness the suns energy to make steam for electricity generation. They recognize that the solar system is the family of the sun, an average star, and other stars have. Solar energy utilization techniques are not present research but scientists are working from many years to utilize solar energy. Energy supply and solar resource potential each year, the united states is becoming more dependent on foreign sources of energy. Questions on the solar system funnily turn up in both geography and science. Issi scientific report sr003 the solar system and beyond. But the patent assignee allows royalty free manual use of this method for nonprofit purposes. Parabolic trough collector research papers academia. Energy equations for the computation of parabolictrough collector efficiency using. Parabolic trough solar thermal electric power plants fact.
They make use of a renewable source of energythe sun. Experimental investigation on a parabolic trough solar. A multitude of the researches focus on the factors of the thermal efficiency of a parabolic trough solar collector, that is, the opticalthermal efficiency. Soltigua proved to be an efficient and reliable solar partner, not only for the high quality of their solar technology, but also for their flexible approach, which enabled them to tailor their services to our specific needs. Pdf study of applications of parabolic trough solar collector. Frank shunam, a us engineer and pioneer of solar energy develop a small solar. Research team rizwan masood, student of chemical engineering department, uet lahore. Parabolic trough solar concentrator linkedin slideshare. Parabolic trough solar thermal electric power plants parabolic trough solar collector technology offers an environmentally sound and increasingly costeffective energy source for the future. For commercial exploitation of the method or product, please contact the author. These solar concentrators has been analyzed in many large scale solar powerplants by. Thanks to this unique crosstechnology expertise, soltigua can deliver to its clients. This parabolic trough 73% efficient solar power world.
Hydrogen gcep technical report 2004 background a recent sandia labs study suggests that the sunlight incident on a 100 square mile area in southern nevada could supply all of the u. Numerical modelling of a parabolic trough solar collector. Design and construction of a solar collector parabolic dish. Design of a parabolic trough solar collector using a.
Pdf in mexico, a local enterprise has developed a parabolic trough solar collector to produce. Solar system gk notes in pdf our little corner of the universe is called the solar system. Thermal analysis and experimental validation of parabolic trough. Global installed csp ha d hiked from 355 mw in 2005 to more than 4700 mw in 2015 an d it wa s predicted that the market would increase further in the years to come 5. Modelling of solar thermal power plant using parabolic. The ls3 reflectors are made from hotformed mirrored glass panels, supported by the truss system that gives the sca its structural integrity. Scaling the solar system we want to get a feeling for the immense size of the solar system. They examine and define its various componentsthe sun, planets, moons, comets, asteroids, dwarf planets, and kuiper belt objects. Csiro has built a solar thermal parabolic trough collector field which will produce 80kw th at wm2 beam irradiation at temperatures up to 280oc. Sensitive analysis for the efficiency of a parabolic. You can find a few questions on the solar system in many competitive recruitment exams like railways rrb, ssc cgl, sbi po, sbi clerk, ibps clerk, and ibps po. Moon, stars, mercury, venus, mars, jupiter, saturn, comets, and meteors. Modeling and experimental investigation of parabolic trough solar collector institution. A new kind of compound parabolic concentrator cpc is presented in this work.
This logger is capable to measure air temperature and relative humidity and two external temperatures using sensors connected with cables. Design support system for parabolic trough solar collector. The study of the solar collector involves two essential sections. The solar system or solar system consists of the sun and the other celestial objects. Concentrating solar collectors portland state university solar engineering spring 2008 carolyn roos, ph. In this paper an experiment platform of a parabolic trough solar collector system ptcs was developed for thermal power generation, and the performance of the ptcs was experimentally investigated with synthetic oil as the circulate heat transfer fluid htf. The discussed collector is part of a solar adsorption refrigerator, and is used to. Pdf design and implementation of a parabolic cylinder collector. Solar radiation arriving at the earths surface is a fairly dispersed energy source. Berlage the origin of the solar system pergamon 1968 acrobat 7 pdf 17. Invited audience members will follow you as solsr navigate and present people invited to a presentation do not need a prezi account this link expires 10 minutes after you close the presentation a maximum of 30 users can follow your presentation learn more about this feature in our knowledge base article. Ncollector studio lite ncollector studio lite is an all in one offline browser, website rippercrawler aimed at home users and professionals needing to. Design and construction of a parabolic trough solar. Pluto, neptune, uranus, saturn, jupiter, the asteroid belt, the sun, mercury, venus, earth and its moon, and mars.
Experimental investigation of molten salt in concentrated solar power system. A comprehensive guide to the planets, satellites, comets, meteors and asteroids that make up the solar system. Esa publications division co estec, po box 299, 2200 ag noordwijk, the netherlands tel. In the field of concentrating solar collectors, richter 1 introduced and investigated the ordinaryparabolic trough solar concentrator as one of the most advanced technologies in 1996.
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