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

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Glossary

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

Definition of the Subject

To develop, check installation, perform maintenance measure, and operate CSP technology in all this points optimally, the systems and the...

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    Markus Sauerborn

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Sauerborn, M. (2022). Parabolic Trough and Solar Tower Power Plants, Measuring Systems, Testing, and Monitoring Methods. In: Alexopoulos, S., Kalogirou, S.A. (eds) Solar Thermal Energy. Encyclopedia of Sustainability Science and Technology Series. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-0716-1422-8_1056

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