Parabolic Mirror Solar Panels

Solar power tower a circular array of flat heliostats suntracking mirrors concentrates sunlight on to a central receiver at the top of a tower.

Parabolic mirror solar panels.

Parabolic trough plants are designed to use primarily solar energy to operate. Genesis solar nextera energy sources llc located in blythe california the genesis solar energy project is a 250 megawatt solar generation plant that consists of more than 600 000 parabolic mirrors across 1 800 acres. Some troughs also contain water in the central tube that gets heated due to the focus of the sun s rays. The humble mirror or booster.

The plant has the capacity to power approximately 88 000 american homes. These are the real deal. In a solar cooker for example food is placed at the focal line of a trough which is cooked when the trough is aimed so the sun is in its plane of symmetry. The sunlight which enters the mirror parallel to its plane of symmetry is focused along the focal line where objects are positioned that are intended to be heated.

These panels are equipped with a tracking mechanism that changes the vertical angle of the trough according to the position of the sun in the sky. Parabolic troughs are used in case of solar panels. Linear focus collectors achieve medium concentration 50 suns and over and point focus collectors achieve high concentration over 500 suns factors. True vacuum deposited mirror.

A receiver tube running in the center and the length of the trough is the focus point on which the sun generates solar energy. Parabolic trough and concentrating linear fresnel reflectors are classified as linear focus collector types. Water is pumped through the receiver tube and is heated as it passes through the receiver tube. Solar powered hot water heater lowes home improvement the home depot poly tubing black water hose diy network the discovery channel national geographic.

Dish and solar tower as of the point focus type. Solar parabolic trough uses mirrored surfaces curved in a linearly extended parabolic shape. If it is sufficient this solar energy alone can operate the plants at the full rated power. In my research i have found that one solar technology previously largely ignored because of low cost photovoltaics or pv panels could make a comeback.

The parabolic trough technology is currently the best proven and most used technology even though the live steam parameters are lower than in solar power tower plants. 100 made in usa 6 inch parabolic mirror 29 13 inch parabolic mirror 49 17 inch parabolic mirror 69 24 inch parabolic mirror 109. Giant parabolic reflector concave mirror greenpowerscience professional parabolic mirrors.