Testing of the energy module of a parabolocylindrical solar installation

The paper presents results of full-scale tests of the operation of the energy module of a parabolocylindrical solar installation with a heat pipe at working temperatures to 300 C. The tests included: investigation of the behavior of the heat pipe under heating by nonuniform concentrated solar flux; examination of the operating modes of the heat pipe; determination of the energy characteristics of the module; assessment of the time lag of the module; and testing of the parabolocylindrical module with a thermoelectric generator. The results which are presented include typical curves of change of solar radiation and heat-pipe temperature, as well as plots of experimental profiles of the heat-pipe wall temperature, and energy characteristics of the