Articles | Volume 7, issue 2
https://doi.org/10.5194/ms-7-233-2016
https://doi.org/10.5194/ms-7-233-2016
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

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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.