The Australian Solar Thermal Research Initiative (ASTRI) aims to develop a high optical quality heliostat with target cost – manufactured, installed and operational – of 90 AUD/m2. Three different heliostat design concepts are described, each with features identified during a prior scoping study as having the potential to contribute to cost reduction compared to the current state-of-the-art. The three concepts which are being developed will be down-selected to a single concept for testing in late 2016. The heliostat concept development work is supported by technology development streams, developing novel sandwich panel mirror facet structures, analysing and testing wind loads on heliostats in both stow and operation positions, and developing new heliostat field layouts and software tools for optical analysis of heliostats design concepts.
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31 May 2016
SOLARPACES 2015: International Conference on Concentrating Solar Power and Chemical Energy Systems
13–16 October 2015
Cape Town, South Africa
Research Article|
May 31 2016
Development of the ASTRI heliostat
Joe Coventry;
Joe Coventry
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1Research School of Engineering,
Australian National University
, Canberra, Australia
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Maziar Arjomandi;
Maziar Arjomandi
2School of Mechanical Engineering,
University of Adelaide
, Adelaide, South Australia 5005, Australia
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John Barry;
John Barry
3Faculty of Science and Engineering,
Queensland University of Technology
, Brisbane QLD 4001, Australia
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Manuel Blanco;
Manuel Blanco
4
CSIRO Energy Flagship
, 10 Murray Dwyer Cct, Mayfield West, NSW 2304, Australia
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Greg Burgess;
Greg Burgess
1Research School of Engineering,
Australian National University
, Canberra, Australia
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Jonathan Campbell;
Jonathan Campbell
5Flinders Centre for NanoScale Science and Technology,
Flinders University
, Adelaide, SA 5001, Australia
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Phil Connor;
Phil Connor
7
CSIRO Mineral Resources Flagship
, 11 Julius Ave, North Ryde, NSW 2113, Australia
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Matthew Emes;
Matthew Emes
2School of Mechanical Engineering,
University of Adelaide
, Adelaide, South Australia 5005, Australia
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Philip Fairman;
Philip Fairman
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CSIRO Manufacturing Flagship
, 36 Bradfield Road, West Lindfield, NSW 2070, Australia
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David Farrant;
David Farrant
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CSIRO Manufacturing Flagship
, 36 Bradfield Road, West Lindfield, NSW 2070, Australia
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Farzin Ghanadi;
Farzin Ghanadi
2School of Mechanical Engineering,
University of Adelaide
, Adelaide, South Australia 5005, Australia
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Victor Grigoriev;
Victor Grigoriev
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CSIRO Energy Flagship
, 10 Murray Dwyer Cct, Mayfield West, NSW 2304, Australia
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Colin Hall;
Colin Hall
6Future Industries Institute,
University of South Australia
, Mawson Lakes 5095, Australia
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Paul Koltun;
Paul Koltun
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CSIRO Mineral Resources Flagship
, Bayview Ave, Clayton, Vic 3168, Australia
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David Lewis;
David Lewis
5Flinders Centre for NanoScale Science and Technology,
Flinders University
, Adelaide, SA 5001, Australia
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Scott Martin;
Scott Martin
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CSIRO Manufacturing Flagship
, 36 Bradfield Road, West Lindfield, NSW 2070, Australia
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Graham Nathan;
Graham Nathan
2School of Mechanical Engineering,
University of Adelaide
, Adelaide, South Australia 5005, Australia
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John Pye;
John Pye
1Research School of Engineering,
Australian National University
, Canberra, Australia
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Ang Qiu;
Ang Qiu
5Flinders Centre for NanoScale Science and Technology,
Flinders University
, Adelaide, SA 5001, Australia
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Wayne Stuart;
Wayne Stuart
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CSIRO Manufacturing Flagship
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Youhong Tang;
Youhong Tang
5Flinders Centre for NanoScale Science and Technology,
Flinders University
, Adelaide, SA 5001, Australia
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Felix Venn;
Felix Venn
1Research School of Engineering,
Australian National University
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Jeremy Yu
Jeremy Yu
2School of Mechanical Engineering,
University of Adelaide
, Adelaide, South Australia 5005, Australia
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Corresponding author: [email protected]
AIP Conf. Proc. 1734, 020005 (2016)
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Joe Coventry, Maziar Arjomandi, John Barry, Manuel Blanco, Greg Burgess, Jonathan Campbell, Phil Connor, Matthew Emes, Philip Fairman, David Farrant, Farzin Ghanadi, Victor Grigoriev, Colin Hall, Paul Koltun, David Lewis, Scott Martin, Graham Nathan, John Pye, Ang Qiu, Wayne Stuart, Youhong Tang, Felix Venn, Jeremy Yu; Development of the ASTRI heliostat. AIP Conf. Proc. 31 May 2016; 1734 (1): 020005. https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4949029
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