Abstract
For the highest operating temperature range (≥300 °C) of solar thermal-energy applications in the industrial sector, the beam radiation of solar energy is concentrated at a low surface area of the receiver. This is referred to as the “concentrating system” and can be used for power generation by using a boiling-temperature fluid as a medium. Solar-power generation is economical for higher capacity of plants (≥1 MW) with grid power in a dust-free region for less cleaning of the reflecting sheet.
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Tiwari, G.N., Tiwari, A., Shyam (2016). Solar Concentrator. In: Handbook of Solar Energy. Energy Systems in Electrical Engineering. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-10-0807-8_6
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