Construction of a 4 kwt dish concentrator system using older parabolic antenna technology

Rafael E. Cabanillas; Benito Pérez V.; Horacio Munguía; Cuitláhuac Marte C.; Cesar Villegas C.; Jesús F. Hinojosa

Construction of a 4 kwt dish concentrator system using older parabolic antenna technology

Rafael E. Cabanillas^*, Benito Pérez V., Horacio Munguía, Cuitláhuac Marte C., Cesar Villegas C., Jesús F. Hinojosa

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Abstract

The specific purpose of this project was to establish the technical feasibility of the construction of a 4 kW-fhermal parabolic solar concentrator using older dish antenna technology. Two main problems were addressed: the reflecting surface and the solar tracking system. As a reflecting surface a flexible film (Vinyl-aluminum) was used, which is easy to buy locally. The spectral optical properties were evaluated for this film. The specular reflection and the normal transmittance were spectrally measured in a range from 450 to 900nm for reflectance, and from 450 to 3000nm for transmittance. We found that the mean value of reflectance was 85%, and the mean value of transmittance was 1%. These are good values for this project.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Proceedings of the Solar World Congress 2005
Subtitle of host publication	Bringing Water to the World, Including Proceedings of 34th ASES Annual Conference and Proceedings of 30th National Passive Solar Conference
Pages	903-908
Number of pages	6
State	Published - 2005
Event	Solar World Congress 2005: Bringing Water to the World, Including 34th ASES Annual Conference and 30th National Passive Solar Conference - Orlando, FL, United States Duration: 6 Aug 2005 → 12 Aug 2005

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Name	Proceedings of the Solar World Congress 2005: Bringing Water to the World, Including Proceedings of 34th ASES Annual Conference and Proceedings of 30th National Passive Solar Conference
Volume	2

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Conference	Solar World Congress 2005: Bringing Water to the World, Including 34th ASES Annual Conference and 30th National Passive Solar Conference
Country/Territory	United States
City	Orlando, FL
Period	6/08/05 → 12/08/05

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Cabanillas, R. E., Pérez V., B., Munguía, H., Marte C., C., Villegas C., C., & Hinojosa, J. F. (2005). Construction of a 4 kwt dish concentrator system using older parabolic antenna technology. In Proceedings of the Solar World Congress 2005: Bringing Water to the World, Including Proceedings of 34th ASES Annual Conference and Proceedings of 30th National Passive Solar Conference (pp. 903-908). (Proceedings of the Solar World Congress 2005: Bringing Water to the World, Including Proceedings of 34th ASES Annual Conference and Proceedings of 30th National Passive Solar Conference; Vol. 2).

Cabanillas, Rafael E. ; Pérez V., Benito ; Munguía, Horacio et al. / Construction of a 4 kwt dish concentrator system using older parabolic antenna technology. Proceedings of the Solar World Congress 2005: Bringing Water to the World, Including Proceedings of 34th ASES Annual Conference and Proceedings of 30th National Passive Solar Conference. 2005. pp. 903-908 (Proceedings of the Solar World Congress 2005: Bringing Water to the World, Including Proceedings of 34th ASES Annual Conference and Proceedings of 30th National Passive Solar Conference).

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Cabanillas, RE, Pérez V., B, Munguía, H, Marte C., C, Villegas C., C & Hinojosa, JF 2005, Construction of a 4 kwt dish concentrator system using older parabolic antenna technology. in Proceedings of the Solar World Congress 2005: Bringing Water to the World, Including Proceedings of 34th ASES Annual Conference and Proceedings of 30th National Passive Solar Conference. Proceedings of the Solar World Congress 2005: Bringing Water to the World, Including Proceedings of 34th ASES Annual Conference and Proceedings of 30th National Passive Solar Conference, vol. 2, pp. 903-908, Solar World Congress 2005: Bringing Water to the World, Including 34th ASES Annual Conference and 30th National Passive Solar Conference, Orlando, FL, United States, 6/08/05.

Construction of a 4 kwt dish concentrator system using older parabolic antenna technology. / Cabanillas, Rafael E.; Pérez V., Benito; Munguía, Horacio et al.
Proceedings of the Solar World Congress 2005: Bringing Water to the World, Including Proceedings of 34th ASES Annual Conference and Proceedings of 30th National Passive Solar Conference. 2005. p. 903-908 (Proceedings of the Solar World Congress 2005: Bringing Water to the World, Including Proceedings of 34th ASES Annual Conference and Proceedings of 30th National Passive Solar Conference; Vol. 2).

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Cabanillas RE, Pérez V. B, Munguía H, Marte C. C, Villegas C. C, Hinojosa JF. Construction of a 4 kwt dish concentrator system using older parabolic antenna technology. In Proceedings of the Solar World Congress 2005: Bringing Water to the World, Including Proceedings of 34th ASES Annual Conference and Proceedings of 30th National Passive Solar Conference. 2005. p. 903-908. (Proceedings of the Solar World Congress 2005: Bringing Water to the World, Including Proceedings of 34th ASES Annual Conference and Proceedings of 30th National Passive Solar Conference).

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