CRADA with United Solar Technologies and Pacific Northwest Laboratory (PNL-021): Thin film materialsfor low-cost high performance solar concentrators
Abstract
The objectives of this project were to develop and evaluate promising low-cost dielectric and polymer-protected thin-film reflective metal coatings to be applied to preformed continuously-curved solar reflector panels to enhance their solar reflectance, and to demonstrate protected solar reflective coatings on preformed solar concentrator panels. The opportunity for this project arose from a search by United Solar Technologies (UST) for organizations and facilities capable of applying reflective coatings to large preformed panels. PNL was identified as being uniquely qualified to participate in this collaborative project.
- Publication:
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NASA STI/Recon Technical Report N
- Pub Date:
- March 1995
- Bibcode:
- 1995STIN...9533400M
- Keywords:
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- Coating;
- Metal Coatings;
- Polymeric Films;
- Protective Coatings;
- Reflectance;
- Solar Collectors;
- Solar Energy Conversion;
- Surface Finishing;
- Thin Films;
- Aluminum;
- Dielectrics;
- Low Cost;
- Magnetron Sputtering;
- Metal Surfaces;
- Optical Materials;
- Parabolic Reflectors;
- Energy Production and Conversion