A review of studies on central receiver solar thermal power plants

O Behar, A Khellaf, K Mohammedi - Renewable and sustainable energy …, 2013 - Elsevier
The use of central receiver system (CRS) for electricity production promises to be one of the
most viable options to replace fossil fuel power plants. Indeed, research and development …

Optics of solar central receiver systems: a review

L Li, J Coventry, R Bader, J Pye, W Lipiński - Optics express, 2016 - opg.optica.org
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Heat transfer—A review of 2004 literature

RJ Goldstein, WE Ibele, SV Patankar, TW Simon… - International Journal of …, 2010 - Elsevier
The present review covers the heat transfer literature published in 2004 in English
language, including some translations of foreign language papers. Though extensive, some …

Automatic heliostat learning for in situ concentrating solar power plant metrology with differentiable ray tracing

M Pargmann, J Ebert, M Götz… - Nature …, 2024 - nature.com
Concentrating solar power plants are a clean energy source capable of competitive
electricity generation even during night time, as well as the production of carbon-neutral …

Economically feasible solutions in concentrating solar power technology specifically for heliostats–A review

AN Yerudkar, D Kumar, VH Dalvi, SV Panse… - … and Sustainable Energy …, 2024 - Elsevier
The alarming issue of climate change and the necessity to increase the renewable energy
stake has become the driving force for cost reduction measures taken in various renewable …

An active sunlight redirection system for daylight enhancement beyond the perimeter zone

A Kontadakis, A Tsangrassoulis, L Doulos… - Building and …, 2017 - Elsevier
Over the past years, extensive research has been carried out in the creation of working
environments that utilize natural light as their primary source of illumination. Transferring …

Heliostat cost reduction–where to now?

J Coventry, J Pye - Energy Procedia, 2014 - Elsevier
Abstract The Australian National University has been undertaking a review of state-of-the-art
in heliostat design, as part of the Australian Solar Thermal Research Initiative (ASTRI). Deep …

Design and construction of non-imaging planar concentrator for concentrator photovoltaic system

KK Chong, FL Siaw, CW Wong, GS Wong - Renewable Energy, 2009 - Elsevier
A novel configuration of solar concentrator, which is the non-imaging planar concentrator,
capable of producing much more uniform sunlight and reasonably high concentration ratio …

Quasi-Monte Carlo ray tracing algorithm for radiative flux distribution simulation

X Duan, C He, X Lin, Y Zhao, J Feng - Solar Energy, 2020 - Elsevier
Monte Carlo ray tracing (MCRT) is a fundamental simulation method for central receiver
systems (CRSs). MCRT is an effective method to describe the radiative flux distribution on …

A review of daylighting system: for prototype systems performance and development

AJW Whang, TH Yang, ZH Deng, YY Chen, WC Tseng… - Energies, 2019 - mdpi.com
Daylighting systems make daylight illuminance possible, and the development of prototype
daylighting systems can provide more efficient daylight illuminance. The purpose of this …