Approach to designing a solar concentrator for small-scale remote power application

Khaled Metwally, Ahmed Makhlouf, and Lamyaa El-Gabry A small-scale concentrated solar power (CSP) unit was designed to provide electricity and hot water using an organic Rankine cycle (ORC) for Egypt as part of an undergraduate capstone project. The system was designed for a target power output of 3 kW. It uses parabolic troughs to heat ethylene glyco ... [J. Renewable Sustainable Energy 3, 063114 (2011)] published Fri Dec 23, 2011.