Control strategies and hardware used in solar thermal applications

by Albuquerque Sandia National Laboratories, NM

Other authorsDouglas Ray Adkins
Technical Report, 1987

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CSP Unique ID 190707932

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Electronic Resource

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Publication

SAND Report: SAND86-1943, November 1987.

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Library's review

ABSTRACT:
The control technology used in solar power production has gone through several changes over the past decade. To highlight some current aspects of solar collector control technologies, this report examines procedures and hardware for tracking the sun and regulating receiver temperatures.
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Requirements placed on controls for system protection and reliability are also reviewed. Control experiences in point- and line- focus concentrators, central receiver systems, and photovoltaic arrays are included in this study.
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