Development of Mass-Producible Line-Focus Tracking Concentrating Solar Collectors - Category 1: Collectors. Final Report

摘要

This report presents the results of a technical study including the detailed design of a low-cost, mass-producible, line-focusing parabolic trough solar collector, the fabrication and test of a prototype drive string for this design, and the conceptual definition of a plant for its mass production. The design represents a significant advancement in the state-of-the-art for cost-effective, medium-temperature (93 exp 0 to 315 exp 0 C) solar thermal collectors. Significant improvements were made in the areas of collector performance, manufacturing costs, installation costs, and reliability to yield a major reduction in the cost of delivered thermal energy. (ERA citation 08:053819)