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Sandia capabilities for the measurement, characterization, and analysis of heliostats for CSP

Andraka, Charles E.; Ghanbari, Cheryl G.; Gill, David D.; Ho, Clifford K.; Kolb, William J.; Moss, Timothy A.; Yellowhair, Julius

The Concentrating Solar Technologies Organization at Sandia National Laboratories has a long history of performing important research, development, and testing that has enabled the Concentrating Solar Power Industry to deploy full-scale power plants. Sandia continues to pursue innovative CSP concepts with the goal of reducing the cost of CSP while improving efficiency and performance. In this pursuit, Sandia has developed many tools for the analysis of CSP performance. The following capabilities document highlights Sandias extensive experience in the design, construction, and utilization of large-scale testing facilities for CSP and the tools that Sandia has created for the full characterization of heliostats. Sandia has extensive experience in using these tools to evaluate the performance of novel heliostat designs.