Accelerated aging test of solar reflectors according to the new AENOR standard – results of a round Robin test

Aránzazu Fernández-García, Lucía Martínez-Arcos, Florian Sutter, Johannes Wette, Fabienne Sallaberry, Raquel Erice, Teresa Diamantino, M. João Carvalho, Olivier Raccurt, Anne-Claire Pescheux, Gorka Imbuluzqueta, Maider Machado

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Abstract

Durability tests of reflector materials for concentrating solar applications are crucial to guarantee the profitability of the plants and to ensure a proper efficiency during their lifetime. A standard including a set of five accelerated aging tests is close to be published by the Spanish standardization entity AENOR, within the sub-committee AEN/CTN 206/SC117. Under the framework of the STAGE-STE project, a Round Robin Test was organized by six partners to evaluate the comparability of results obtained in their respective laboratories after performing these durability tests. According to the results, in general a good agreement among the partners was found, with negligible to slight reflectance losses. In addition, it was noticed that the reference standard used in the reflectance measurements is of high importance. The conclusions of this work will help to improve the standard in future versions.
Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationunknown
Subtitle of host publicationInternational Conference on Concentrating Solar Power and Chemical Energy Systems
EditorsRodrigo Mancilla, Christoph Richter
PublisherAmerican Institute of Physics Inc.
Pages230003
Number of pages1
Volume2033
ISBN (Electronic)9780735417571
ISBN (Print)978-073541757-1
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 8 Nov 2018
Event23rd International Conference on Concentrating Solar Power and Chemical Energy Systems, SolarPACES 2017 - Santiago, Chile
Duration: 26 Sept 201729 Sept 2017

Publication series

Name0094-243X

Conference

Conference23rd International Conference on Concentrating Solar Power and Chemical Energy Systems, SolarPACES 2017
Country/TerritoryChile
CitySantiago
Period26/09/1729/09/17

Keywords

  • Accelerated aging test
  • Solar reflectors

Project and Funding Information

  • Project ID
  • info:eu-repo/grantAgreement/EC/FP7/609837/EU/Scientific and Technological Alliance for Guaranteeing the European Excellence in Concentrating Solar Thermal Energy/STAGE-STE
  • Funding Info
  • The research leading to this work has received funding from the European Union Seventh Framework Programme (FP7/2007-2013) under grant agreement n° 609837 (STAGE-STE). The authors would like to thank the participants of the working group for solar reflectors of WG 2 of the Spanish sub-committee AEN/CTN 206/SC 117.

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