A Small-scale Concentrating Solar Thermal System Conference Paper

abstract

• 2014 SPIE. The initial prototype design and characterization of a small-scale concentrating solar thermal system will be presented. A large Fresnel lens, with an area of 0.77 square meters on a two-axis tracking mount, is used to concentrate the solar energy and focus it to an area of a few square centimeters. The system design and the first prototype testing will be discussed. By leveraging concentration to achieve the maximum solar-to-thermal energy efficiency and low cost, the system is unique compared to currently available residential hot water systems.

name of conference

• High and Low Concentrator Systems for Solar Energy Applications IX

authors

• Madsen, Christi

published proceedings

• HIGH AND LOW CONCENTRATOR SYSTEMS FOR SOLAR ENERGY APPLICATIONS IX

author list (cited authors)

• Madsen, C., Schulz, A., Wu, W., Sosa, A., Huang, R., Mohamed, T., Atkins, R., & Simcik, J.

citation count

• 0

complete list of authors

• Madsen, C||Schulz, A||Wu, W||Sosa, A||Huang, R||Mohamed, T||Atkins, R||Simcik, J

editor list (cited editors)

• Plesniak, A. P., & Pfefferkorn, C.

publication date

• January 2014

publisher

• SPIE, the international society for optics and photonics  Publisher

published in

• Proceedings of SPIE  Journal

keywords

• Soar Concentrating Thermal Systems

Digital Object Identifier (DOI)

• 10.1117/12.2062081

International Standard Book Number (ISBN) 13

• 9781628412024

start page

• 917507-917507-6

volume

• 9175

URL

• http://dx.doi.org/10.1117/12.2062081