Portable reflectometer and method for characterising the mirrors of solar thermal power plants

The invention relates to a portable reflectometer and to a method for characterising the collector mirrors used in solar power plants for the in-field characterisation of reflection coefficients. The equipment includes all of the components required for this measurement, such as a module to measure...

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Main Authors ALONSO ESTEBAN RAFAEL, VILLUENDAS YUSTE FRANCISCO, HERAS VILA CARLOS, ASENSIO PEREZ-ULLIVARRI JAVIER, MAINAR LOPEZ MARTA, SALINAS ARIZ INIGO, IZQUIERDO NUNEZ DAVID
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LanguageChinese
English
Published 08.05.2013
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Summary:The invention relates to a portable reflectometer and to a method for characterising the collector mirrors used in solar power plants for the in-field characterisation of reflection coefficients. The equipment includes all of the components required for this measurement, such as a module to measure the reflection coefficient of the mirror, an electronic data acquisition and processing system, a system for processing data and controlling the equipment, a system for storing the data of interest, a user interface system, and a system allowing communication between the aforementioned systems and an outer casing. The equipment can be used to characterise the specular reflection coefficient of flat or curved mirrors of different thicknesses, without requiring adjustments to be made to the equipment, minimising the influence of diffuse reflection on the measurement.
Bibliography:Application Number: CN201180035720