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COBEM 2017
24th ABCM International Congress of Mechanical Engineering
Conception and evaluation of a tracking system for a Linear Fresnel Concentrator
Submission Author:
Victor César Pigozzo Filho , SC
Co-Authors:
Pedro Brogni, João Pedro Grobberio Trancoso, Gabriel Mendes Cascaes, Victor César Pigozzo Filho, Alexandre Bittencourt de Sa, Júlio Passos
Presenter: Alexandre Bittencourt de Sa
doi://10.26678/ABCM.COBEM2017.COB17-1152
Abstract
The solar tracking system is a main component of a solar concentrator. A tracking mechanism is proposed and tested under real conditions in a Fresnel prototype at LEPTEN/UFSC with 54m² of mirror area. The receiver is 150mm wide and it is located 3,7m above the mirror field. Analytical and visual tests were performed to verify the accuracy obtained with the tracking device and compared to the target accuracy which is 0,07° in mirror positioning. The Solar Position Algorithm (SPA) provided by the NREL is used to provide the sun position. A sensitive analysis in the inputs for the SPA was done and the results for the sun position showed the inaccuracy can be neglected.
Keywords
Solar Energy, Linear Fresnel Concentrator, Sun Tracking
