Beginning of experimental campaign of ALFR collector at PECS platform

The ALFR-Alentejo project started its experimental activity with the installation of an ALFR collector module (Advanced Linear Fresnel Reflector) on the Solar Concentrator Testing Platform (PECS), located at the premises of the University of Évora (Herdade da Mitra - Valverde) . This is the first experimental intervention of the project, contemplating the coupling of the solar concentrator to the hydraulic circuit of the PECS platform, for later commissioning and operation up to 380ºC, using thermal oil as heat transfer fluid.

 

This campaign aims at the in-situ characterization of the ALFR technology in its optical and thermal components, aiming for the certification of the collector through the measurement of various parameters, such as optical efficiency, incidence angle modifiers, effective concentration and impact of optical errors on the system performance.

Published in 11.05.2022