Coupling 2D thermal and 3D optical model for performance prediction of a parabolic trough solar collector

Solar Energy ◽  
2016 ◽  
Vol 139 ◽  
pp. 365-380 ◽  
Author(s):  
Weidong Huang ◽  
Qian Xu ◽  
Peng Hu
Keyword(s):  
Performance Prediction ◽  
Solar Collector ◽  
Optical Model ◽  
Parabolic Trough ◽  
Parabolic Trough Solar Collector

scholarly journals An Analysis of the Influence of Geography and Weather on Parabolic Trough Solar Collector Design

1981 ◽  
Vol 103 (2) ◽  
pp. 98-104 ◽  
Author(s):  
G. W. Treadwell ◽  
N. R. Grandjean ◽  
F. Biggs
Keyword(s):  
Solar Collector ◽  
Input Data ◽  
Optical Model ◽  
Three Dimensional ◽  
Parabolic Trough ◽  
High Quality ◽  
Site Analysis ◽  
Design For All ◽  
Simulation Based ◽  
Parabolic Trough Solar Collector

The potential performance of single-axis tracking parabolic trough solar collectors as a function of optical energy distribution and receiver size has been calculated for 11 sites using typical meteorological year input data. A simulation based on the SOLTES code was developed which includes the three-dimensional features of a parabolic trough and calculates the thermooptical tradeoffs. The capability of the thermo-optical model has been confirmed by the comparison of calculated results with the experimental results from an all-day test of a parabolic trough. The results from this 11 site analysis indicate a potential performance superiority of a north-south horizontal axis trough and, in addition, a high quality (optical error, σsystem≤0.007-radian) collector should be of the same geometric design for all of the sites investigated and probably for all regions of the country.

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