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Solar parabolic dish thermal power systems - Technology and applicationsActivities of two projects at JPL in support of DOE's Small Power Systems Program are reported. These two projects are the Point-Focusing Distributed Receiver (PFDR) Technology Project and the Point-Focusing Thermal and Electric Applications (PFTEA) Project. The PFDR Technology Project's major activity is developing the technology of solar concentrators, receivers and power conversion subsystems suitable for parabolic dish or point-focusing distributed receiver power systems. Other PFDR activities include system integration and cost estimation under mass production, as well as the testing of the hardware. The PFTEA Project's first major activity is applications analysis, that is seeking ways to introduce PFDR systems into appropriate user sectors. The second activity is systems engineering and development wherein power plant systems are analyzed for specific applications. The third activity is the installation of a series of engineering experiments in various user environments to obtain actual operating experience
Document ID
19790067742
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Conference Proceedings
Authors
Lucas, J. W.
(Jet Propulsion Lab., California Inst. of Tech. Pasadena, CA, United States)
Marriott, A. T.
(California Institute of Technology, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena Calif., United States)
Date Acquired
August 9, 2013
Publication Date
January 1, 1979
Subject Category
Energy Production And Conversion
Meeting Information
Meeting: Intersociety Energy Conversion Engineering Conference
Location: Boston, MA
Start Date: August 5, 1979
End Date: August 10, 1979
Accession Number
79A51755
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
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