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SERI TR 253 1818 DE83009408; Report; May 1993.
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"This report presents the background, the rationale, and a description of the development effort at SERI of a novel and potentially low-cost concentrating reflector design. The proposed reflector design is called the stretched-membrane concept. In this concept, a reflector film-which can
"This report presents the background, the rationale, and a description of the development effort at SERI of a novel and potentially low-cost concentrating reflector design. The proposed reflector design is called the stretched-membrane concept. In this concept, a reflector film-which can
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be metal, polymeric, or of a composite construction-is stretched on a hollow torroidal frame, which offers a structurally efficient and optically accurate surf ace. The collector design approach proposed here, although it is intended primarily to improve heliostat concentrator cost/performance for solar thermal applications, may well offer effective cost/performance opportunities for improvements in photovoltaic and solar daylighting applications as well. " Show Less