A figure of merit for solar collectors with several separate absorber segments
Abstract
The proposed general figure of merit, Q, has information about the input distribution, the concentration and the acceptance function built into its definition. In addition, the use of a channel matrix to characterize a collector is proposed. The channel matrix enables the figure of merit to be readily calculated for various input distributions.
- Publication:
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Alternative energy sources II, Volume 1
- Pub Date:
- 1981
- Bibcode:
- 1981aes.....1...73P
- Keywords:
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- Figure Of Merit;
- Solar Collectors;
- Solar Energy Absorbers;
- Solar Energy Conversion;
- Energy Conversion Efficiency;
- Energy Technology;
- Q Factors;
- Solar Radiation;
- Temperature Distribution;
- Energy Production and Conversion