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	We are building a solar thermal concentrator electrical generation system prototype at Factor e Farm, starting in mid August. We have a Google group organized around this, and a development wiki [~~http://openfarmtech.org/index.php?title=~~Solar_Turbine_Prototype_at_Factor_e_Farm here]. Some of the highlights are shown in the description below.		We are building a solar thermal concentrator electrical generation system prototype at Factor e Farm, starting in mid August. We have a Google group organized around this, and a development wiki [[Solar_Turbine_Prototype_at_Factor_e_Farm\|here]]. Some of the highlights are shown in the description below.

	=Summary of Learnings to Date=		=Summary of Learnings to Date=

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	We are building a solar thermal concentrator electrical generation system prototype at Factor e Farm, starting in mid August. We have a Google group organized around this, and a development wiki [[Solar_Turbine_Prototype_at_Factor_e_Farm\|here]]. Some of the highlights are shown in the description below.		We are building a solar thermal concentrator electrical generation system prototype at Factor e Farm, starting in mid August. We have a Google group organized around this, and a development wiki [http://openfarmtech.org/index.php?title=Solar_Turbine_Prototype_at_Factor_e_Farm here]. Some of the highlights are shown in the description below.

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	We are building a solar thermal concentrator electrical generation system prototype at Factor e Farm, starting in mid August. We have a Google group organized around this, and a development wiki [~~http://openfarmtech.org/index.php?title=~~Solar_Turbine_Prototype_at_Factor_e_Farm here]. Some of the highlights are shown in the description below.		We are building a solar thermal concentrator electrical generation system prototype at Factor e Farm, starting in mid August. We have a Google group organized around this, and a development wiki [[Solar_Turbine_Prototype_at_Factor_e_Farm\|here]]. Some of the highlights are shown in the description below.

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	#We are aiming at temperatures of about 300 Celsius (600K)		#We are aiming at temperatures of about 300 Celsius (600K)
	#We are aiming at steam generation rates of about 3 lbs/min		#We are aiming at steam generation rates of about 3 lbs/min
			#Cost of $3/watt in the 5% overall efficiency scenario, and $1.5/watt in the 10% overall efficiency scenario
			##Calculations forthcoming

	=Research Areas=		=Research Areas=

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-We are building a solar thermal concentrator electrical generation system prototype at Factor e Farm, starting in mid August. We have a Google group organized around this, and a development wiki [http://openfarmtech.org/index.php?title=Solar_Turbine_Prototype_at_Factor_e_Farm here].
+We are building a solar thermal concentrator electrical generation system prototype at Factor e Farm, starting in mid August. We have a Google group organized around this, and a development wiki [http://openfarmtech.org/index.php?title=Solar_Turbine_Prototype_at_Factor_e_Farm here]. Some of the highlights are shown in the description below.
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	See [[Solar_Turbine]]		See [[Solar_Turbine]]

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	See [[Solar_Turbine]]		See [[Solar_Turbine]]

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	Some of the highlights are shown in the description below		Some of the highlights are shown in the description below

	~~(Linked from~~ [~~[Solar_Turbine]~~])		=Research Areas=

			Key developments involve:

			*Reflector structure optimization - lighweight, low-cost support structure is needed
			*Tracking system - accurate daily tracking is needed - [http://www.redrok.com/electron.htm#led3x RedRok] tracker may need improvement
			*Collector structure optimization - minimize reflective, conductive, emissivity losses
			*Steam engine development - digital fabrication molding, casting, and machining of modern steam engine
			*Steam cycle optimization of temperature, pressure, cooling, preheating, and energy regeneration regimes

			Based on the outcomes of the August prototype, we will continue. Presently, we need to procure a heat engine and test the fabrication procedure of collector/reflector structure to verify cost predictions of $1950 for a 30kW solar intercept system that generates between 500 and 3500 watts of electrical power.

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	See [[Solar_Turbine]]		See [[Solar_Turbine]]

	~~=Background Calculations=~~

	It is extremely useful - in order to gain an appreciation of the power available from solar energy - to go through the basic calculations of power yields from our system, and to compare those yields to the energy obtainable from sustainably-harvested biomass energy. See these notes [http://openfarmtech.org/index.php?title=Comparison_of_Biomass_and_Solar_Energy_Yields here].

	[[Categogy:Research_Topics]]		[[Categogy:Research_Topics]]

Solar Thermal Electrical Generation - Revision history

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