Published January 15, 2006 | Version v1
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Complete Solution of Sun Tracking for Heliostat

Creators

  • 1. Department of Astronomy and Applied Physics, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei 230026 (China)

Description

A general solution of sun tracking for an arbitrarily oriented heliostat towards an arbitrarily located target on the earth is published. With the most general form of solar tracking formulae, it is seen that the used azimuth-elevation, spinning-elevation tracking formulae etc. are the special cases of it. The possibilities of utilizing the general solution and its significance in solar energy engineering are discussed.

Availability note (English)

Available from http://dx.doi.org/10.1088/0253-6102/45/1/033

Additional details

Identifiers

DOI
10.1088/0253-6102/45/1/033;

Publishing Information

Journal Title
Communications in Theoretical Physics
Journal Volume
45
Journal Issue
1
Journal Page Range
p. 165-166
ISSN
0253-6102

INIS

Country of Publication
China
Country of Input or Organization
International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
INIS RN
41126546
Subject category
S79: ASTROPHYSICS, COSMOLOGY AND ASTRONOMY;
Descriptors DEI
ENGINEERING; MATHEMATICAL SOLUTIONS; SOLAR ENERGY; SOLAR TRACKING; SUN
Descriptors DEC
ENERGY; ENERGY SOURCES; MAIN SEQUENCE STARS; RENEWABLE ENERGY SOURCES; STARS