A Compendium of Solar Dish/Stirling Technology

Abstract

This technology compendium, which is international in scope, presents the results of a survey on the technology status, system specifications, performance, and operation of parabolic dish solar collectors that use Stirling engines to generate electrical power. Technical information on the engines used or to be used in dish/Stirling Systems is also presented. This study uses consistent terminology to document the design characteristics of dish concentrators, receivers, and Stirling engines for electric generating applications, thereby enabling comparison of dish/Stirling technologies at both a system and component level. Development status and operation experience for each system and an overview of dish/Stirling technology are also presented.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 1994
Accession Number
ADA353041

Entities

People

  • Richard B. Diver
  • William B. Stine

Organizations

  • Sandia National Laboratories

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Electric Generators
  • Electric Power
  • Energy Systems
  • Energy Transfer
  • Engineers
  • Fabrication
  • Generators
  • Heat Energy
  • Heat Transfer
  • Jet Propulsion
  • Manufacturing
  • Material Degradation Processes
  • Materials Processing
  • Mechanical Engineering
  • Solar Energy
  • Solar Radiation
  • Thermodynamics

Readers

  • Business Analytics
  • Military Science and Technology Research and Modernization.
  • Solar Photovoltaics and Thermoelectric Devices.