Heliostats and Solar Energy
Heliostats made of plastic for high concentration of solar energy
- the Rossen Mini-Heliostat FAQ
- updated May 9, 2011
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- schematic and photographs of my first prototype
- list of 14 Frequently Asked Questions and answers
- schematics of mini-heliostats -
new November 20, 1998
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- Java-based dynamic 3-D schematics of a mini-heliostat array -
FUN!
- pictures of mini-heliostats in the
field - updated October 9, 1998
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- ray-traced images generated with POVRAY
- rectangular and circular fields of heliostats
- pictures of the latest hexagonal
mini-heliostat array design - new October 29, 1998
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- hexagonal field of heliostats
- hexagonal support structure and explanation
- tables of cost calculations and heliostat
specs - LONG (102k) -
updated December 2, 1998
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- cost comparisons between mini-heliostats and conventional
systems
- detailed component cost calculations
- very incomplete business plan for selling solar
electricity in Switzerland
- lots of miscellaneous calculations (not for the
un-interested)
- price tables of small plastic
gears - updated August 26, 1999
- heliostats as death-rays WITH
PICTURES (tongue-in-cheek)
Solar Energy
- commented solar energy bookmarks -
(28
k) - updated June 20, 2011
- photos and report of visit to ITER
regarding EUCLIDES concentration photovoltaic power plant -
new January 13, 1999
- photos of visit to ANU regarding White
Cliffs Solar Thermal Power Station
- excerpts of the White Cliffs report
describing the steam engine - updated May 9, 2011 with links to full
report
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Erik Rossen <rossen@rossen.ch>
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