...Chenyu Lou; Huiru Gao; Shuai Xu; Liya Zhu The optimal design of heliostat field is one of the fundamental issues in concentrated solar power generation. Due to the complexity of computing the shading and blocking, the accurate computation of optical efficiency of the heliostat field requires high...

...Efstathios E. Michaelides The proliferation of solar homes with photovoltaics and without energy storage promotes the electric power supply–demand mismatch and impedes the higher market adoption of renewable energy in buildings and the decarbonization of the electricity generation industry. Solar...

...Esteban Hufstedler Reflected light from photovoltaic installations and concentrated solar power plants poses significant risk to observers, manifesting as glint (momentary flashes) and glare (sustained brightness). These hazards are potentially magnified in heliostat fields, where curved mirrors...

...@vit.ac.in Email: gvenkat@niot.res.in 1 Corresponding author. Email: sendhil80@nitpy.ac.in Contributed by the Solar Energy Division of ASME for publication in the J ournal of S olar E nergy E ngineering : I ncluding W ind E nergy and B uilding E nergy C onservation . 22 03...

...Chinmaya Mund; Sushil Kumar Rathore; Ranjit Kumar Sahoo An experimental study on the effect of shortening of jet plate perforation length on the thermal and frictional performance of an impinging jet solar air heater with ribs (RIJSAH) was conducted. The jet span length was shortened to 80% and 60...

... 16 05 2024 08 11 2024 08 11 2024 28 11 2024 control strategy flow control valve transient energy balance exergy efficiency collector heating solar A significant hurdle for future energy systems involves addressing the imbalance between supply and demand...

...Nandan Kumar; Sumit Tiwari; Desh Bandhu Singh; Abhishek Saxena; Sinhmar Harender The economic and environmental dimensions play a pivotal role in evaluating solar still systems. The aim of this study is to evaluate the performance, efficiency, and viability of conical solar still integrated...

...K. Kant; P. Kondaiah; R. Pitchumani Next generation concentrating solar power (CSP) systems, which utilize solid particles for energy capture, transport, and storage, offer prospects for higher temperature operation, improved efficiency, and reduced overall costs. Nevertheless, the continuous...

...Adrian Alvarez; Michael B. Pate A detailed research study was performed on the annual energy received by a fixed-tilt solar collector. A new clear-sky model of solar radiation was developed by combining existing clear-sky models with a unique algorithm. This model was then used to perform tilt...

...Bernhard W. Adams Concentrating solar power (CSP) facilities need to ensure alignment of all sun-tracking heliostats onto the sunlight receiver. A method is proposed to keep all heliostats in a CSP facility under closed-loop pointing control while also providing feedback on the detailed alignment...

...: harjit.singh@brunel.ac.uk Email: r.jalali@lcuck.ac.uk Email: maria.kolokotroni@brunel.ac.uk Contributed by the Solar Energy Division of ASME for publication in the J ournal of S olar E nergy E ngineering : I ncluding W ind E nergy and B uilding E nergy C onservation . 11 08 2023...

...Ye Zhang; Fouad Haddad; Peiwen Li Molten salts are employed as the heat transfer fluid to carry the thermal energy from a solar receiver or a nuclear reactor for delivering to thermal storage systems or thermal power plants for power generation. For the startup operation, molten salts need...

...@nrel.gov Email: jsment@sandia.gov Email: kmarmij@sandia.gov Email: Matthew.Muller@nrel.gov Email: Mark.Mehos@nrel.gov Email: rcbrost@sandia.gov Email: maziar.arjomandi@adelaide.edu.au Contributed by the Solar Energy Division of ASME for publication in the J ournal of S olar E...

...Katherine Bassett; Rachel Silcox; Jeffrey D. Will; Sarah Hill; Paul Smith; Ben Smith; Brian Schmit; Luke J. Venstrom; Peter T. Krenzke We present a proof of concept demonstration of solar thermochemical energy storage on a multiple year time scale. The storage is fungible and can take the form...

...Yadaba Mahanand; Jnana Ranjan Senapati An experimental investigation is carried out to analyze the thermo-hydraulic characteristics of a triangular solar air heater duct having transverse ribs with gaps. The roughness parameters, such as non-dimensional pitch (P/e or P ¯ ) and non-dimensional...

...Anthony C. Ozurumba; N. V. Ogueke; C. A. Madu For organometallic halide solar cells (OHSC), it is expected that their performance in hot climates is to be challenged by high operating temperature conditions typical of these regions. This study explores, for the first time, the performance...

... as a result of decreasing nanofluid concentration caused by nanoparticle deposition on the channel walls, while the pumping power was also decreased due to concentration loss. 1 Corresponding author. Email: hassansalem86.hs@gmail.com Email: ehab_mina@eng.asu.edu.eg Contributed by the Solar...

...Mohamed Salim Djenane; Seddik Hadji; Omar Touhami; Abdel Halim Zitouni This paper proposes an investigation of a novel design of receiver absorber tube (circular–trapezoidal shaped) for parabolic trough concentrator (PTC) system aiming at catching a part of the lost (reflected) solar rays due...

...Seyyed Ali Sadat; Nicholas Vandewetering; Joshua M. Pearce Using bolts through the back of a solar photovoltaic (PV) module frames to attach them to racking is time consuming and awkward, so commercial PV installations use clamping technologies on the front. Conventional and proprietary clamps...

...Mohd Asjad Siddiqui This study offers a comprehensive assessment of the thermodynamic performance of a novel solar-based multigeneration system, which caters to the energy needs of a sustainable community by producing electricity, cooling, heating, and freshwater. The solar-based multigeneration...