Solar Thermal

Field testing and analysis of a Fresnel reflector solar thermal tracker and research of thermal storage systems

Development Tasks

  • Performing thermal anaysis and testing of storage concepts ranging from two phase salt slurries to sand mediums.

  • Storage medium thermal evaluation and building of test fixtures for concept testing

  • Detailed analysis of field tests data and modeling support to develop predictive hydraulic control algorithms

  • Labview programming for event triggers and temperature measurements