TY - CHAP
T1 - Concentrated solar power
AU - Sangster, Alan J.
PY - 2014/1/1
Y1 - 2014/1/1
N2 - In the drive towards providing massive levels of electrical power through the agency of solar ray gathering, concentrated solar power (CSP) techniques offer potentially the most efficient, cost-effective solutions. These techniques are largely based on solar reflectors of one form or another, and several geometries are examined in this chapter. Four CSP options are currently receiving major attention by the power-generating industries. These are systems based on the use of parabolic troughs, linear Fresnel reflectors, heliostats and parabolic dishes. To assist in assessing these alternative schemes, we initially consider in Chap. 8 the relationship between an optical receiver and an antenna, and this leads to the introduction of ray optics as a design tool for large optical reflectors. In power collection terms, an optimum level of ray concentration is shown to exist in theory, and this knowledge provides useful pointers towards the design of efficient collectors. Also, at highpower concentration levels, optical reflectors are subject to thermal effects and the thermodynamics required to comprehend the relevant phenomena are presented in Sect. 8.3.
AB - In the drive towards providing massive levels of electrical power through the agency of solar ray gathering, concentrated solar power (CSP) techniques offer potentially the most efficient, cost-effective solutions. These techniques are largely based on solar reflectors of one form or another, and several geometries are examined in this chapter. Four CSP options are currently receiving major attention by the power-generating industries. These are systems based on the use of parabolic troughs, linear Fresnel reflectors, heliostats and parabolic dishes. To assist in assessing these alternative schemes, we initially consider in Chap. 8 the relationship between an optical receiver and an antenna, and this leads to the introduction of ray optics as a design tool for large optical reflectors. In power collection terms, an optimum level of ray concentration is shown to exist in theory, and this knowledge provides useful pointers towards the design of efficient collectors. Also, at highpower concentration levels, optical reflectors are subject to thermal effects and the thermodynamics required to comprehend the relevant phenomena are presented in Sect. 8.3.
U2 - 10.1007/978-3-319-08512-8_8
DO - 10.1007/978-3-319-08512-8_8
M3 - Chapter
AN - SCOPUS:84905907590
SN - 9783319085111
VL - 194
T3 - Green Energy and Technology
SP - 173
EP - 206
BT - Green Energy and Technology
PB - Springer
ER -
