Technical and economic potential of solar linear concentrators in India

M. Vivar*, J. Daniel, I. L. Skryabin, V. A. Everett, A. Blakers, L. Suganthi, S. Iniyan

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    Abstract

    The technical and economic potential of solar linear concentrators in India is being analysed by The Australian National University (Canberra) and Anna University (Chennai) under the Australia-India Strategic Research Fund (AISRF) and the Indian Ministry of Science and Technology funding. The main objectives are to identify the markets for solar linear concentrator systems in India and to evaluate the field performance of a new prototype under the specific Indian climate conditions. A hybrid linear solar concentrator prototype is being installed at the Anna University campus. Climate analysis has been conducted in India using the Collares-Pereira-Rabl model to estimate the DNI for a range of locations in India, with early results that show that the direct beam resource in India is in parts low in comparison with the diffuse component, and therefore, some areas of the country may be unsuitable for CPV systems.

    Original languageEnglish
    Title of host publication6th International Conference on Concentrating Photovoltaic Systems, CPV-6
    Pages190-193
    Number of pages4
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - 2010
    Event6th International Conference on Concentrating Photovoltaic, ICPV-6 - Freiburg, Germany
    Duration: 7 Apr 20109 Apr 2010

    Publication series

    NameAIP Conference Proceedings
    Volume1277
    ISSN (Print)0094-243X
    ISSN (Electronic)1551-7616

    Conference

    Conference6th International Conference on Concentrating Photovoltaic, ICPV-6
    Country/TerritoryGermany
    CityFreiburg
    Period7/04/109/04/10

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