RELIABILITY AND DEGRADATION STUDY OF THE SACRAMENTO DEMONSTRATION NOVEL ICPC SOLAR COLLECTORS

摘要

A novel integral compound parabolic concentrator evacuated solar collector (ICPC) array has been in continuous operation at a demonstration project in Sacramento California since 1998 This paper reports a reliability and degradation study of the changes in performance of the array over eight years of operation. The study addresses the impact of both optical and thermal factors on array performance.