Multi-tower line focus fresnel array project

David R. Mills; Graham Morrison; John Pye; Peter Le Lièvre

doi:10.1115/1.2148971

Multi-tower line focus fresnel array project

David R. Mills^*, Graham Morrison, John Pye, Peter Le Lièvre

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Abstract

As an alternative to conventional tracking solar thermal trough systems, one may use line focus Fresnel reflector systems. In a conventional Fresnel reflector design, each field of reflectors is directed to a single tower. However, efficient systems of very high ground utilisation can he setup if a field of reflectors uses multiple receivers on different towers. This paper describes a line focus system, called the compact linear fresnel reflector system and a project to produce an initial 95 MWth solar array. The array will be used as a retrofit preheater for a coal fired generating plant.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	118-120
Number of pages	3
Journal	Journal of Solar Energy Engineering, Transactions of the ASME
Volume	128
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1115/1.2148971
Publication status	Published - Feb 2006
Externally published	Yes

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