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Parabolic mirror solar panels.
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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.
Solar power tower a circular array of flat heliostats suntracking mirrors concentrates sunlight on to a central receiver at the top of a tower.
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.
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 humble mirror or booster.
Linear focus collectors achieve medium concentration 50 suns and over and point focus collectors achieve high concentration over 500 suns factors.
Parabolic troughs are used in case of solar panels.
Parabolic trough and concentrating linear fresnel reflectors are classified as linear focus collector types.
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A receiver tube running in the center and the length of the trough is the focus point on which the sun generates solar energy.
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.
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.
A parabolic trough is a type of solar thermal collector that is straight in one dimension and curved as a parabola in the other two lined with a polished metal mirror.
During summer months the plants operate at full rated electric output for 10 12 h day.
Solar parabolic trough uses mirrored surfaces curved in a linearly extended parabolic shape.
Water is pumped through the receiver tube and is heated as it passes through the receiver tube.
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The plant has the capacity to power approximately 88 000 american homes.
If it is sufficient this solar energy alone can operate the plants at the full rated power.
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