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 characterizing the collector mirrors used in solar power plants for the in-field characterization 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, IZQUERDO NUNEZ DAVID, HERAS VILA CARLOS, ASENSIO PEREZ-ULLIVARRI JAVIER, MAINAR LOPEZ MARTA, SALINAS ARIZ INIGO
Format Patent
LanguageEnglish
Published 25.09.2013
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INVESTIGATING OR ANALYSING MATERIALS BY DETERMINING THEIRCHEMICAL OR PHYSICAL PROPERTIES
MEASURING
PHYSICS
TESTING
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Summary:The invention relates to a portable reflectometer and to a method for characterizing the collector mirrors used in solar power plants for the in-field characterization 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 characterize the specular reflection coefficient of flat or curved mirrors of different thicknesses, without requiring adjustments to be made to the equipment, minimizing the influence of diffuse reflection on the measurement.
Bibliography:Application Number: ZA20130000508