concentrating collector

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• Concentrating solar power — (CSP) systems use lenses or mirrors and tracking systems to focus a large area of sunlight into a small beam. The concentrated light is then used as a heat source for a conventional power plant or is concentrated onto photovoltaic surfaces .… …   Wikipedia

• Compound Parabaloid Collector —   A form of solar concentrating collector that does not track the sun …   Energy terms

• Solar thermal collector — A solar thermal collector is a solar collector specifically intended to collect heat: that is, to absorb sunlight to provide heat. Although the term may be applied to simple solar hot water panels, it is usually used to denote more complex… …   Wikipedia

• Concentrator (Solar) Collector —   A solar collector that uses reflective surfaces to concentrate sunlight onto a small area, where it is absorbed and converted to heat or, in the case of solar photovoltaic (PV) devices, into electricity. Concentrators can increase the power… …   Energy terms

• Solar thermal collector, special —   An evacuated tube collector or a concentrating (focusing) collector. Special collectors operate in the temperature range from just above ambient temperature (low concentration for pool heating) to several hundred degrees Fahrenheit (high… …   Energy terms

• Special collector —   An evacuated tube collector or a concentrating (focusing) collector. Special collectors operate in the temperature range from just above ambient temperature (low concentration for pool heating) to several hundred degrees Fahrenheit (high… …   Energy terms

• solar collector — A heat exchanger that transforms solar radiant energy into heat; typical solar collectors are flat plate collectors and concentrating collectors Device used to trap solar radiation, usually using an insulated black surface …   Dictionary of automotive terms

• SkyFuel — is a company which is developing and commercializing thermal concentrating solar power (CSP), which is a promising technology for meeting large scale energy needs at a cost that can displace fossil fuels. [ [http://www.skyfuel.com/ Skyfuel] ] The …   Wikipedia

• Solar thermal energy — Solar thermal system for water heating in Santorini, Greece …   Wikipedia

• Solar energy — is the light and radiant heat from the Sun that powers Earth s climate and weather and sustains life. Since ancient times it has been harnessed for human use through a range of technologies. Solar radiation along with secondary solar resources… …   Wikipedia

• Concentrated photovoltaics — Concentrated photovoltaic (CPV) technology uses optics such as lenses to concentrate a large amount of sunlight onto a small area of solar photovoltaic materials to generate electricity. Unlike traditional, more conventional flat panel systems,… …   Wikipedia