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Two methods for calculating the solar collector concentration fields, i.e., the tomographic and vector methods, are considered. They make it possible to calculate the energy distribution over the surface of the receivers of arbitrary shape. Three calculation examples are presented. The methods are shown to be equivalent.
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Original Russian Text © A.V. Vardanyan, L.A. Gagiyan, 2008, published in Geliotekhnika, 2008, No. 1, pp. 50–55.
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Vardanyan, A.V., Gagiyan, L.A. Methods for calculating the concentration fields of mirror solar collectors. Appl. Sol. Energy 44, 35–38 (2008). https://doi.org/10.3103/S0003701X08010118
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