Techno-economic study of the impact of mirror slope errors on the overall optical and thermal efficiencies- case study: Solar parabolic trough concentrator evaluation under semi-arid climate

Massaab El Ydrissi, Hicham Ghennioui, El Ghali Bennouna and Abdi Farid

Renewable Energy, 2020, vol. 161, issue C, 293-308

Abstract: In this paper, a techno-economic study of the impact of mirror slope errors is achieved. The geometric and optical efficiencies of a parabolic trough collector, installed at Green Energy Park research facility, are studied. Following, yields analysis of a 1MWe power plant is conducted and modeled under semi-arid climate. The plant is simulated by considering the geometric and optical proprieties of the studied parabolic trough collector and using high-quality meteorological data measured at ground level for one year. Finally, an economic investigation is presented, taking the Levelized Cost of Electricity as an indicator.

Keywords: Solar concentrator; Deflectometry; Ray tracing; Optical errors; Slope deviation (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2020
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DOI: 10.1016/j.renene.2020.07.015

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