Chapter 5 Parabolic Trough Technology

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Advanced CSP Teaching Materials Chapter 5. Parabolic Trough Technology Authors Matthias G nther1. Michael Joemann1. Simon Csambor1. Reviewers Amenallah Guizani2. Dirk Kr ger3. Tobisas Hirsch4. 1. Institute for Electrical Engineering, Rational Energy Conversion, University of Kassel, Wilhelmsh her Allee 73, 34121 Kassel 2. Centre des Recherches et Technologies de L'Energie , BP 95 Hamam lif 2050, Tunisia 3. German Aerospace Center (DLR) - solar Research, Linder H he 51147 Cologne, Germany 4. German Aerospace Center (DLR)- solar Research, Pfaffenwaldring 38-40, 70569 Stuttgart, Germany 1. Table of Contents 1 Introduction ........................................ ........................................ ........................................ .......7. 2 history of Parabolic Trough power plant Technology .

3 German Aerospace Center (DLR) -Solar Research, Linder Höhe 51147 Cologne, Germany ... 2 History of parabolic trough power plant technology John Ericsson constructed in 1880 the first known parabolic trough collector. He used it to power a hot air engine. In 1907, the Germans Wilhelm Meier and Adolf Remshardt obtained the first patent of ...

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