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December 2024
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ISSN 0199-6231
EISSN 1528-8986
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Special Issue: Heliostat Technologies for Concentrating Solar-Thermal Power
Research Papers
Heliostat Consortium: Gap Analysis on State of the Art in Wind Load Design
Matthew Emes, Shashank Yellapantula, Jeremy Sment, Kenneth Armijo, Matthew Muller, Mark Mehos, Randy Brost, Maziar Arjomandi
J. Sol. Energy Eng. December 2024, 146(6): 061001.
doi: https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4065429
Topics:
Design
,
Heliostats
,
Stress
,
Wind
,
Turbulence
Analysis of Gaps in Techno-Economic Analysis to Advance Heliostat Technologies for Concentrating Solar-Thermal Power
J. Sol. Energy Eng. December 2024, 146(6): 061002.
doi: https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4065431
Topics:
Economics
,
Heliostats
,
Solar energy
Laboratory Demonstration of Grating Embedded Mirrors for Single-Shot Heliostat Optical Metrology
J. Sol. Energy Eng. December 2024, 146(6): 061003.
doi: https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4065432
Topics:
Diffraction gratings
,
Heliostats
,
Metrology
,
Mirrors
,
Errors
,
Lasers
Status Quo and Gap Analysis of Heliostat Field Deployment Processes for Concentrating Solar Tower Plants
J. Sol. Energy Eng. December 2024, 146(6): 061004.
doi: https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4065430
Topics:
Heliostats
,
Solar energy
,
Manufacturing
,
Design
,
Solar towers
HelioPoint – A Fast Airborne Calibration Method for Heliostat Fields
Julian J. Krauth, Christoph Happich, Niels Algner, Rafal Broda, Andreas Kämpgen, Alexander Schnerring, Steffen Ulmer, Marc Röger
J. Sol. Energy Eng. December 2024, 146(6): 061005.
doi: https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4065868
Topics:
Calibration
,
Heliostats
Evaluation of Composite Structural Materials for Heliostat Cost Reduction
J. Sol. Energy Eng. December 2024, 146(6): 061006.
doi: https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4065433
Topics:
Composite materials
,
Deflection
,
Heliostats
,
Pressure
,
Stress
,
Struts (Engineering)
,
Torque
,
Wind
,
Steel
,
Weight (Mass)
Closed-Loop Pointing Feedback for Heliostats in Concentrating Solar Power
J. Sol. Energy Eng. December 2024, 146(6): 061007.
doi: https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4066119
Topics:
Heliostats
,
Mirrors
,
Photodetectors
,
Glass
,
Sunlight
,
Quartz
,
Feedback
Case Studies and Parametric Analysis of Heliostat Performance With a Tradeoff-Informed Technoeconomic Analysis Metric
J. Sol. Energy Eng. December 2024, 146(6): 061008.
doi: https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4066494
Topics:
Heliostats
,
Solar energy
,
Heat
A Nonintrusive Optical Approach to Characterize Heliostats in Utility-Scale Power Tower Plants: Camera Position Sensitivity Analysis
J. Sol. Energy Eng. December 2024, 146(6): 061009.
doi: https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4066496
Topics:
Errors
,
Heliostats
Technology Review
Review on Carousel Heliostat Designs
J. Sol. Energy Eng. December 2024, 146(6): 064001.
doi: https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4066120
Topics:
Heliostats
,
Wheels
Technical Brief
Resources, Training, and Education Under the Heliostat Consortium: Industry Gap Analysis and Building a Resource Database
J. Sol. Energy Eng. December 2024, 146(6): 064501.
doi: https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4066495
Topics:
Databases
,
Education
,
Heliostats
,
Computer software
,
Metrology