Solar thermal collectors and applications

SA Kalogirou - Progress in energy and combustion science, 2004 - Elsevier
In this paper a survey of the various types of solar thermal collectors and applications is
presented. Initially, an analysis of the environmental problems related to the use of …

New solar tracker

V Poulek, M Libra - Solar energy materials and solar cells, 1998 - Elsevier
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Optimal position of flat plate reflectors of solar thermal collector

LT Kostić, ZT Pavlović - Energy and Buildings, 2012 - Elsevier
In this paper the results of the influence of position of the flat plate reflectors made of Al sheet
on thermal efficiency of solar thermal collector with spectrally selective absorber are …

Heat transfer—a review of 1994 literature

ERG Eckert, RJ Goldstein, WE Ibele… - International Journal of …, 1997 - Elsevier
This review surveys and characterizes papers comprising various fields of heat transfer that
were published in the literature during 1994. It is intended to encompass the English …

Variation of reflected radiation from all reflectors of a flat plate solar collector during a year

ZT Pavlović, LT Kostić - Energy, 2015 - Elsevier
In this paper the impact of flat plate reflectors (bottom, top, left and right reflectors) made of
Al, on total solar radiation on a solar collector during a day time over a whole year is …

Impact and economic assessment on solar PV mirroring system–A feasibility report

SP Simon, KA Kumar, K Sundareswaran… - Energy Conversion and …, 2020 - Elsevier
This paper presents a review of existing PV augmented mirroring schemes along with an
enhanced energy extraction scheme for an existing solar PV system. Here, an array of plane …

Analysis of the effects of outdoor and accelerated ageing on the optical properties of reflector materials for solar energy applications

M Brogren, B Karlsson, A Roos, A Werner - Solar energy materials and …, 2004 - Elsevier
Lifetime tests of solar reflector materials are eligible prior to application, to prove the stability
of the optical properties. In this work, six reflector materials were aged outdoors and in a …

Optical efficiency of low-concentrating solar energy systems with parabolic reflectors

M Brogren - 2004 - diva-portal.org
Abstract Brogren, M. 2004. Optical Efficiency of LowYConcentrating Solar Energy Systems
with parabolic Reflectors. Acta Universitatis Upsaliensis. Comprehensive Summaries of …

Electrical and thermal performance evaluation of symmetric truncated C-PVT trough solar collectors with vertical bifacial receivers

D Cabral, BO Karlsson - Solar Energy, 2018 - Elsevier
One way to reduce solar collectors' production costs is to use concentrators that increase the
output per photovoltaic cell. Concentrating collectors re-direct solar radiation that passes …

Ageing of solar booster reflector materials

P Nostell, A Roos, B Karlsson - Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells, 1998 - Elsevier
Anodized aluminium lacquered with polyvinylidene fluoride, anodized aluminium, vacuum
evaporated aluminium foil and stainless steel have been aged up to 7yr. It was found that …