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SOLAR ENERGY
卷 216, 期 -, 页码 75-89出版社
PERGAMON-ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.solener.2020.12.047
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Linear Fresnel collector; Optical and energy efficiency; Raytracing simulations; Fresnel plant optimization; Parametric study
Linear Fresnel Collectors (LFC) is a very promising technology for efficient solar energy exploitation at medium to high temperatures, despite their few installations.CloseOperation:setoperation
Despite their few installations, Linear Fresnel Collectors (LFC) represent a very promising technology for efficient solar energy exploitation at medium to high temperatures thanks to their lowest land area per electric energy ratio. Their first appearance was in the '60, thanks to Professor Giovanni Francia realizations at the University of Genova, Italy. This research aims to determine the performance of a LFC and perform parametric studies through 3D ray-tracing simulations. The in-house developed code accounts for all geometrical parameters of the mirrors and receiver assembly, including mirror dimensions, curvature and distance, primary mirror optical errors, receiver aperture area and elevation, secondary mirror compound parabolic shape. The present study includes a detailed investigation on shading, blocking and end effect issues while introducing 6 different different optical and energy efficiency definitions. A parametric analysis is applied to the distance between mirrors and the receiver height. After the code validation against Tonatiuh, the calculations are performed to analyse in details the performance of a real LFC plant in Morocco. The peak optical efficiency of the test case plant has been estimated up to 87% but it is demonstrated the selection of the efficiency definition is crucial for performing successful geometry optimizations.
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