The parabolic geometries, using either symmetrically or asymmetrically placed receivers inside the collector, achieve both the performance and cost-effectiveness objectives: for almost the same area or costs, the new proposals for the PV system may be in some cases 70 % more effective as far as energy output is concerned. University of Wollongong Research Online.
#SOLTRACE ONLINE SOFTWARE#
Symmetric parabolic reflector configurations are seen to improve the PV system performance when compared to the conventional structures currently used by Solarus. SolTrack has been developed using the commercial software package MATLAB and is designed to automatically.
#SOLTRACE ONLINE CODE#
An open-source ray tracing code (Soltrace) is used to accomplish the modelling of optical systems in concentrating solar power applications. LFC layout and its ray-tracing modelling in SolTrace and ANSYS Fluent f 2.3.1. The present study focuses on the re-design of the C-PV collector reflector currently produced by the Swedish company Solarus AB, together with a comparative analysis based on the annual assessment of the solar irradiance in the collector. Available online at ScienceDirect Solar Energy 116. Although ideally suited for solar applications, the code can also be used to model and characterize many general optical systems.
However, to ensure the system reliability, adequate collector geometry and appropriate choice of the materials used for all their components will be crucial. SolTrace is a software tool developed at the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) to model concentrating solar power (CSP) systems and analyze their optical performance. Solar concentrator photovoltaic collectors are able to deliver energy at higher temperatures for the same irradiances, since they are related to smaller areas for which heat losses occur.