Compact system for fast on-line geometry characterization of facets for solar concentrators.

Autor: Chekh, B. Ahmed, Fernández-Reche, Jesús, Valenzuela, Loreto, Villasante, Cristobal, Kortaberria, Gorka, Pulido-Iparraguirre, Diego
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Zdroj: AIP Conference Proceedings; 2022, Vol. 2445 Issue 1, p1-8, 8p
Abstrakt: This paper presents an alternative in process quality control inspection system for facets (mirrors) of an optical concentrator. The knowledge of the geometrical shape of these optical surfaces is crucial to ensure a suitable performance of the solar collector. Currently close-range photogrammetry or deflectometry techniques are available to measure the geometry of solar reflectors, where the measurement preparation and processing times are important limitations for high ratio production quality control. The alternative inspection solution depicted in this paper is the application of an inline control system of solar reflectors based on the autocollimation principle which has been conceived in Tekniker. This system has been adapted to measure linear Fresnel reflectors (LFR) in this project. In the work carried out a measurement of a set of linear Fresnel reflector units facets have been performed to validate the implementation of the autocollimators cell in the Plataforma Solar de Almeria (CIEMAT-PSA). Differences in the mrad order between the current photogrammetric approach and the proposed autocollimator based cell solution are obtained, validating the suitability and feasibility of this system for the facet inspection with high production rates. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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