Minimizing the Computational Effort to Optimize Solar Concentrators with the Open-Source Tools SunPATH and Tonatiuh++

Integrals that are of interest in the analysis, design, and optimization of concentrating solar thermal systems (CST), such as the annual optical efficiency of the light collection and concentration (LCC) subsystem, can be accurately computed or estimated in two distinct ways: on the time domain and...

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Main Authors: Manuel J. Blanco, Victor Grigoriev, Kypros Milidonis, George Tsouloupas, Miguel Larrañeta, Manuel Silva
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2021-07-01
Series:Energies
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/1996-1073/14/15/4412