Development Status of Concentrating Collector with Stationary Reflector (CCStaR)
Abstract
Tecnologia Solar Concentradora SL and the University of the Balearic Islands have developed an innovative concentrator with fixed mirror and tracking focus called CCStaR (Concentrating Collector with Stationary Reflector). Its geometry is based on the Fixed Mirror Solar Concentrator (FMSC) concept. The main difference between other FMSC designs and CCStaR is the curved reflector in spite of flat mirrors. In this work the analysis of the quality of the geometry, the Incidence Angle Modifier calculated by a Forward-Ray-Tracing and the thermal efficiency curve of the first CCStaR prototype are presented.