Development of a solar concentrator with tracking system

Barbosa, Flávia V.; Afonso, João L.; Rodrigues, Filipe B.; Teixeira, José C. F.

doi:https://doi.org/10.5194/ms-7-233-2016

Articles | Volume 7, issue 2

https://doi.org/10.5194/ms-7-233-2016

© Author(s) 2016. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License.

https://doi.org/10.5194/ms-7-233-2016

© Author(s) 2016. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License.

Articles | Volume 7, issue 2

Research article

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17 Nov 2016

Research article |

| 17 Nov 2016

Development of a solar concentrator with tracking system

Flávia V. Barbosa, João L. Afonso, Filipe B. Rodrigues, and José C. F. Teixeira

Data sets

Desenvolvimento de um concentrador solar com sistema de seguimento F. V. Barbosa http://hdl.handle.net/1822/39352

Experimental results and characteristics of a solar concentrator with tracking system F. Barbosa, J. Afonso, F. Rodrigues, and J. Teixeira https://doi.pangaea.de/10.1594/PANGAEA.867482

Short summary

Although Portugal is a country with high levels of irradiation, the investment in solar concentrator systems is virtually non-existent. Considering the solar potential and the high efficiency of solar dishes, this work pretends to demonstrate the added-value of the application of this technology. The development of a solar dish concentrator with a low cost tracking system allows to expand its application and disseminate the system into a wider market.