| Description |
1 online resource (8 p.) : col. ill. |
| Series |
Conference paper ; NREL/CP-5500-49189 |
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Conference paper (National Renewable Energy Laboratory (U.S.)) ; NREL/CP-5500-49189.
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| Note |
Title from title screen (viewed November 8, 2010). |
| System Details |
Full text available via Internet in .pdf format. Adobe Acrobat Reader required. |
| Note |
"October 2010." |
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"Presented at SolarPACES 2010, Perpignan, France, September 21-24, 2010." |
| Summary |
Within the SolarPaces Task III standardization activities, DLR, CIEMAT, and NREL have concentrated on optimizing the procedure to measure the reflectance of solar mirrors. From this work, the laboratories have developed a clear definition of the method and requirements needed of commercial instruments for reliable reflectance results. A round robin test was performed between the three laboratories with samples that represent all of the commercial solar mirrors currently available for concentrating solar power (CSP) applications. The results show surprisingly large differences in hemispherical reflectance of 0.007 and specular reflectance of 0.004 between the laboratories. These differences indicate the importance of minimum instrument requirements and standardized procedures. Based on these results, the optimal procedure will be formulated and validated with a new round robin test in which a better accuracy is expected. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (p. 8). |
| Funding |
DE-AC36-08GO28308 CP09.8101 |
| Subject |
Solar collectors -- Research.
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Mirrors -- Testing.
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Specular reflectance -- Measurement.
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Reflective materials -- Optical properties.
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| Added Author |
Meyen, Stephanie.
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National Renewable Energy Laboratory (U.S.)
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| Gpo Item No. |
0430-P-04 (online) |
| Sudoc No. |
E 9.17:NREL/CP-5500-49189 |
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