Mechanical design of a low cost parabolic solar dish concentrator

Hijazi, Hamza; Mokhiamar, Ossama; Elsamni, Osama A.

doi:10.1016/j.aej.2016.01.028

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“…In general, solar operated projects show their maximum output at full shine hours so, in this comparative analysis the solar PV panel gives rated power as 6. 17 Figure 6. Comparative output power of PV panel vs proposed parabolic PV system…”

Section: Resultsmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…solar dish, solar trough and a linear fresnel as illustrated in Table 1. Parabolic dish is mainly used with reflective mirrors along with fuel based Stirling engines for thermal to electric conversion [17][18][19]. While the parabolic trough is used in a variety of applications including industrial steam production for electricity, process heat application, large scale heating and cooking [20][21][22].…”

Section: Concentrated Solar Powermentioning

confidence: 99%

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Design of parabolic solar dish tracking system using arduino

Rahimoon

Abdullah

Soomro

et al. 2020

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This paper demonstrates the designing parameters of a solar parabolic dish prototype for rustic areas with great solar irradiance rate availability, where have no access of electricity services or low-income people survives to buy a stove (electric or gas). The solar parabolic dish prototype intends a solution against these types of remedies and pursues solar light to work. The parabolic dish has a polished surface, where the solar radiations fall and collected at a single concentrated focal point. At this point the collected form of energy is used to derive different thermal applications like as; cooking & heating with single and dual axis schemes. This paper discusses the important stages of dual axis prototype; implementation, solar location strategy, the analysis in terms of theory, structural design & material. The dual axis prototype is implemented through the help of Arduino chipboard that is easily in maintenance, along with that this prototype is configured with anti-lock H-bridge (L298) module to overcome the control circuit complexity and AVR modules. Two rotational motors of 12V are installed on 4*4ft designed aluminum frame with a dual-axis tracking system. The jerks among trackers are also reduced with this prototype which maintains the experimental declination angle about .To finish, this paper results that parabolic solar dish tracker obtains 3.43% improved power efficiency in comparison of photovoltaic panel tracker.

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Section: Concentrated Solar Powermentioning

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Design of parabolic solar dish tracking system using arduino

Rahimoon

Abdullah

Soomro

et al. 2020

IJEECS

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“…A PDC is a type of concentrator which reflects the sun's rays onto an absorber installed on its spot-like focus. It consists primarily of a support frame equipped with a sun-tracking system, a reflective concave parabolic dish, and an absorber [50]. In this case, tracking the sun is a necessity, since PDCs only work with direct radiation, and a two-axis tracker is commonly employed.…”

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confidence: 99%

Solar Concentration for Wastewaters Remediation: A Review of Materials and Technologies

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As the effectiveness of conventional wastewater treatment processes is increasingly challenged by the growth of industrial activities, a demand for low-cost and low-impact treatments is emerging. A possible solution is represented by systems coupling solar concentration technology with advanced oxidation processes (AOP). In this paper, a review of solar concentration technologies for wastewater remediation is presented, with a focus on photocatalyst materials used in this specific research context. Recent results, though mostly on model systems, open promising perspectives for the use of concentrated sunlight as the energy source powering AOPs. We identify (i) the development of photocatalyst materials capable of efficiently working with sunlight, and (ii) the transition to real wastewater investigation as the most critical issues to be addressed by research in the field.

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“…Prado et al [31] used a satellite dish as a solar dish concentrator for desalting water, while Sandru [32] described a low-cost procedure of building a solar furnace which comprises an array of four satellite dishes covered with mirrors, controlled by an electronic circuit via a motor powered from some solar cells. Hijazi [33] designed a low cost parabolic solar dish concentrator with small-to-moderate size for direct electricity generation for rural areas. The aim of this study is, therefore, to adopt a television cable dish to a parabolic concentrator solar cooker and evaluate its performance.…”

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Adapting television satellite dish for low-temperature solar thermal application: Experimental evaluation

Adetifa

Salami²,

Samuel³

et al. 2018

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Digital television broadcasting is currently becoming popular and as a result, the purchase of television cable dishes and other accessories are on the rise. Abandoned television satellite dishes continue to litter our environment due to obsolescence. Finding alternative use stands as a control measure for this inevitable environmental degradation. This paper, therefore, investigates the adaptation for low temperature solar thermal application. The TV satellite dish selected for this study has a diameter of 33.9 cm, depth of 9 cm and a focal point of 31.2 cm. The components added to the dish include; a reflective surface, pot stand, adjustable chain, dish support stand and base, control arm. This system was used in carrying out stagnation test on three different types of pots (aluminium, iron and stainless steel pots) positioned at the focal point. Other performance parameters studied include; standard stagnation temperature (SST) and the rate of change of pot temperature. The maximum stagnation temperatures attained by the inside of the iron, aluminium and stainless steel pots were 68, 80 and 82 °C respectively after 10, 13 and 40 minutes respectively; while their respective maximum SST were 100, 57 and 50 o C. The maximum temperature change inside the iron, aluminium and stainless steel pots were above 9, 12 and 10 o C/min. The result gathered shows that this system will be suitable for lower temperature applications like pasteurization, sterilization, household water heating, etc.

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Mechanical design of a low cost parabolic solar dish concentrator

Cited by 81 publications

References 8 publications

Design of parabolic solar dish tracking system using arduino

Design of parabolic solar dish tracking system using arduino

Solar Concentration for Wastewaters Remediation: A Review of Materials and Technologies

Adapting television satellite dish for low-temperature solar thermal application: Experimental evaluation

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