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Solar Thermal Energy Utilization

German Studies on Technology and Application

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Keywords

  • Energiegewinnung
  • Energy utilization
  • Heliotechnik
  • Solar thermal energy
  • Umweltfreundliche Energie
  • water quality and water pollution
  • air pollution and air quality

About this book

During the past decade, several heliostat development projects have been implemented in various parts of the world (MBB, ASINEL, MARTIN MARIETTA, ARCO SOLAR, etc.). These projects have concen­ trated on the segmented glass mirror design, as used in the solar tower facilities of SSPS (Spain), BARSTOW (USA), THEMIS (France) [1] as well as in other test and prototype facilities. The main emphasis in these projects has been on the individually curved glass facets, on dimensioning, mounting and adjusting them, as well as on th~ structural rigidity of the system as a whole. Particular attention has had to be paid to developing drive units with minimum play: the tracking concept generally employed, where the points of rotation of azimuth and elevation almost coincide, places great demands on the drive as regards play and tracking accuracy, and has resulted in some extremely compact, but also some very heavy and expensive units.

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Solar Thermal Energy Utilization

  • Book Subtitle: German Studies on Technology and Application

  • Editors: Manfred Becker, Karl-Heinz Funken

  • Publisher: Springer Berlin, Heidelberg

  • eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive

  • Copyright Information: Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg 1991

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-3-540-53268-2Published: 20 March 1991

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: VII, 498

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