Design and development of a low‐cost solar parabolic dish concentrator system with manual dual‐axis tracking

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Susant Kumar Sahu ◽  
Arjun Singh K ◽  
Sendhil Kumar Natarajan
Keyword(s):  
Low Cost ◽  
Design And Development ◽  
Parabolic Dish ◽  
Parabolic Dish Concentrator

scholarly journals Ray Tracing Study of Optical Characteristics of the Solar Image in the Receiver for a Thermal Solar Parabolic Dish Collector

2015 ◽  
Vol 2015 ◽  
pp. 1-10 ◽  
Author(s):  
Saša R. Pavlovic ◽  
Velimir P. Stefanovic
Keyword(s):  
Ray Tracing ◽  
Low Cost ◽  
Optical Design ◽  
Solar Concentrator ◽  
Solar Collectors ◽  
Focal Distance ◽  
Medium Temperature ◽  
Parabolic Dish ◽  
Parabolic Dish Concentrator ◽  
Temperature Levels

This study presents the geometric aspects of the focal image for a solar parabolic concentrator (SPC) using the ray tracing technique to establish parameters that allow the designation of the most suitable geometry for coupling the SPC to absorber-receiver. The efficient conversion of solar radiation into heat at these temperature levels requires a use of concentrating solar collectors. In this paper detailed optical design of the solar parabolic dish concentrator is presented. The system has diameter D=3800 mm and focal distance f=2260 mm. The parabolic dish of the solar system consists of 11 curvilinear trapezoidal reflective petals. For the construction of the solar collectors, mild steel-sheet and square pipe were used as the shell support for the reflecting surfaces. This paper presents optical simulations of the parabolic solar concentrator unit using the ray tracing software TracePro. The total flux on the receiver and the distribution of irradiance for absorbing flux on center and periphery receiver are given. The goal of this paper is to present the optical design of a low-tech solar concentrator that can be used as a potentially low cost tool for laboratory scale research on the medium-temperature thermal processes, cooling, industrial processes, polygeneration systems, and so forth.

scholarly journals Experimental Performance of Solar Receivers Designed to Use Oil as a Heat Transfer Fluid

2011 ◽  
Vol 2011 ◽  
pp. 1-13 ◽  
Author(s):  
J. S. P. Mlatho
Keyword(s):  
Heat Transfer ◽  
Low Cost ◽  
Thermal Studies ◽  
Experimental Tests ◽  
Heat Transfer Fluid ◽  
Flow Meter ◽  
Positive Displacement ◽  
Displacement Pump ◽  
Parabolic Dish ◽  
Parabolic Dish Concentrator

A parabolic dish concentrator (PDC) has been designed to be used for charging a thermal energy storage (TES) that is for indirect cooking purpose. Three different receivers have been designed, fabricated, and their performance tested experimentally. The three designs are Volumetric Flask (VF), Volumetric Box (VB), and Conical Tube (CT) receivers. The receivers have been fabricated to use oil as a heat transfer fluid. Of the three designs, the CT receiver has the highest efficiency for a given flow rate, thus making it the best receiver. A positive displacement pump was also designed and constructed for the experimental tests. The pump is used to drive the oil through the receivers and also to act as a flow meter. Thus a low-cost and high-temperature positive displacement pump and a flow meter have been designed and fabricated for use in solar thermal studies.

scholarly journals Design and Development of a Low Cost, Non-Contact Infrared Thermometer with Range Compensation

Sensors ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 21 (11) ◽  
pp. 3817
Author(s):  
Nicholas Wei-Jie Goh ◽  
Jun-Jie Poh ◽  
Joshua Yi Yeo ◽  
Benjamin Jun-Jie Aw ◽  
Szu Cheng Lai ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Measurement Accuracy ◽  
Low Cost ◽  
Common Symptom ◽  
Ultrasonic Sensors ◽  
Design And Development ◽  
Infrared Thermometer ◽  
Compensation Methods ◽  
Monitoring Devices ◽  
Distance Correction

Fever is a common symptom of many infections, e.g., in the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, keeping monitoring devices such as thermometers in constant demand. Recent technological advancements have made infrared (IR) thermometers the choice for contactless screening of multiple individuals. Yet, even so, the measurement accuracy of such thermometers is affected by many factors including the distance from the volunteers’ forehead, impurities (such as sweat), and the location measured on the volunteers’ forehead. To overcome these factors, we describe the assembly of an Arduino-based digital IR thermometer with distance correction using the MLX90614 IR thermometer and HC-SR04 ultrasonic sensors. Coupled with some analysis of these factors, we also found ways to programme compensation methods for the final assembled digital IR thermometer to provide more accurate readings and measurements.

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