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Parabolic Trough and Solar Tower Power Plants, Measuring Systems, Testing, and Monitoring Methods

Author : Markus Sauerborn

Published in: Solar Thermal Energy

Publisher: Springer US

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CSP maintenance
Maintenance tasks on solar power plants
CSP measuring systems
All kind of detecting and measurement systems around solar power plants
Deflectometry
In this context, contactless detection or measurement of reflective surfaces
DNI
Directly normal solar radiation
Flux density measurement
Measurement system for radiation flux density
GHI
Global horizontal solar irradiation
Irradiation measurement
Standardized examination of solar light
Laser scan
Automatic detector system using LASER distance sensors for 3D-scans
Photogrammetry
Combined photo technique and analyzing systems to receive geometry data of photographed areas
Sunshine forecast
Analysis of weather or other data to forecast the time of sunshine
Test methods
In this context, all kind of measurement systems around solar power plants
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Metadata
Title
Parabolic Trough and Solar Tower Power Plants, Measuring Systems, Testing, and Monitoring Methods
Author
Markus Sauerborn
Copyright Year
2022
Publisher
Springer US
Book
Solar Thermal Energy

Print ISBN: 978-1-0716-1421-1

Electronic ISBN: 978-1-0716-1422-8

Copyright Year: 2022

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-0716-1422-8_1056

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