Evaluation of relevant reflector properties, Aránzazu Fernández
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Evaluation of relevant reflector properties, Aránzazu Fernández
4th SFERA Summer School DLR Hornberg, 15th May 2013 Evaluation of relevant reflector properties Aránzazu Fernández‐García [email protected] Florian Sutter (DLR) Contents 1. Introduction 2. Solar reflectors 3. Reflectance: soiling and aging 4. Shape 4th SFERA Summer School Hornberg, 15th May 2013 Introduction • Concentrating solar thermal systems 3 4th SFERA Summer School Hornberg, 15th May 2013 Introduction • Classification Concentrator: reflector with the proper shape 4 4th SFERA Summer School Hornberg, 15th May 2013 Introduction • Efficiency overall K Pth ,loss Psolar Psolar ρ γ τ α Pth,loss 5 4th SFERA Summer School Hornberg, 15th May 2013 Introduction • Efficiency overall K Pth ,loss Psolar Microscopic (material scattering) ρ Macroscopic (concentrator shape) γ 6 4th SFERA Summer School Hornberg, 15th May 2013 Introduction • The reflector is the first key component in the energy conversion process of concentrating solar technologies • Any solar radiation that is not reflected by the mirror in the direction of the receiver is lost to the system • The feasibility of these technologies strongly depends on the material and manufacturing process used to achieve a suitable solar reflector ‒ Appropriate optical properties: reflectance ‒ Suitable concetrator geometry: shape γ ‒ Cost effective component € 4th SFERA Summer School Hornberg, 15th May 2013 ρ 7 Contents 1. Introduction 2. Solar reflectors 3. Reflectance: soiling and aging 4. Shape 4th SFERA Summer School Hornberg, 15th May 2013 Solar reflectors • Reflective metals used in solar reflectors 9 4th SFERA Summer School Hornberg, 15th May 2013 Solar reflectors • Silvered thick‐glass reflectors Low-iron glass (<0.015 %). 4 mm thickness Reflective layer : Silver (0.7-1.2 g/m2) Back layer : Copper (> 0.3 g/m2) Paint layer (20-2.5% Pb). Pb free: 0.15 % Reflectance Durability Shape Cost Paint layer (10-1% Pb). Pb free: 0.15 % 10 4th SFERA Summer School Hornberg, 15th May 2013 Solar reflectors • Silvered thick‐glass reflectors 11 4th SFERA Summer School Hornberg, 15th May 2013 Solar reflectors • Silvered thick‐glass reflectors 12 4th SFERA Summer School Hornberg, 15th May 2013 Solar reflectors • Silvered thin‐glass reflectors Low-iron glass (<0.015 %). < 1 mm thickness Reflective layer : Silver (0.8-1.2 g/m2) Back layer : Cooper Paint layer (20-2.5% Pb). Pb free: 0.15 % Paint layer (10-1% Pb). Pb free: 0.15 % Reflectance Durability Cost Shape (back) Cost (back) 13 4th SFERA Summer School Hornberg, 15th May 2013 Solar reflectors • Silvered thin‐glass reflectors 14 4th SFERA Summer School Hornberg, 15th May 2013 Solar reflectors • Laminated silvered glass reflectors Low-iron glass (<0.015 %). 1.6 mm thickness Reflective layer : Silver Adhesive layer: Polyvinyl Buytral (PVB) Reflectance Durability Shape Cost Low-iron glass (<0.015 %). 2.3 mm thickness 15 4th SFERA Summer School Hornberg, 15th May 2013 Solar reflectors • Laminated silvered glass reflectors 16 4th SFERA Summer School Hornberg, 15th May 2013 Solar reflectors Sol-gel SiO2 TiO2 SiO2 PVD Al (pure) Anodization Al2O3 < 5 μm • Aluminum reflectors Cost Shape Shape (back) Reflectance Durability Polished Al substrate 17 4th SFERA Summer School Hornberg, 15th May 2013 Solar reflectors • Aluminum reflectors with metal structure 18 4th SFERA Summer School Hornberg, 15th May 2013 Solar reflectors • Aluminum reflectors with composite material structure 19 4th SFERA Summer School Hornberg, 15th May 2013 Solar reflectors Anti-soiling Layer PMMA superstrate Adhesion Promoting Layer Reflective layer: Silver Metal back layer: Cu Pressure Sensitive Adhesive (PSA) < 5 μm • Silvered polymer films Cost Shape Shape (back) Reflectance Durability Substrate (Kennedy, 2010) 4th SFERA Summer School Hornberg, 15th May 2013 20 Solar reflectors • Silvered polymer films 21 4th SFERA Summer School Hornberg, 15th May 2013 Solar reflectors • Reflectance of different solar reflectors Type of reflector Reflectance Silvered Thin Glass 0.95 Silvered Thick Glass Laminated silvered glass 0.93—0.94 Silvered Polymer Film 0.90‐0.93 Aluminum 0.83‐0.86 22 4th SFERA Summer School Hornberg, 15th May 2013 Solar reflectors • Cost of different solar reflectors Type of reflector Silvered Thick Glass Silvered Thin Glass Silvered Polymer Film Aluminum Cost ($/m2) 43‐65 16‐43 20‐25 20‐22 (Kennedy and Terwilliger, 2005) 23 4th SFERA Summer School Hornberg, 15th May 2013 Contents 1. Introduction 2. Solar reflectors 3. Reflectance: soiling and aging 4. Shape 4th SFERA Summer School Hornberg, 15th May 2013 Reflectance • To enhance the feasibility of CSP systems, quality and lifetime guarantees of the components must be increased. Those guarantees can only be given with the appropriate testing methods and measurement tools • The proper optical parameter to evaluate the quality of reflectors is the solar‐weighted specular reflectance Solar‐weighted reflectance: Whole solar spectrum Specularity: Directed to the receiver 25 4th SFERA Summer School Hornberg, 15th May 2013 Reflectance • Scheme of specular reflectance s ( SW , , ) 26 4th SFERA Summer School Hornberg, 15th May 2013 Reflectance • Reflectance decrease mechanisms Absorption Scattering/beam spread • Both mechanisms are produced by these sources Soiling deposition: cleaning Aging due to environmental stress: durability 27 4th SFERA Summer School Hornberg, 15th May 2013 Reflectance: soiling/cleaning • Reflectance decrease due to soiling deposition • Cleaning is one of the main of aspect of maintenance tasks • Cleaning strategy depends on the reflector and the location 28 4th SFERA Summer School Hornberg, 15th May 2013 Reflectance: soiling/cleaning • Cleaning methods typically used are mainly based on water ‒ Minimization of the water consumption by: • Using some additives (mainly detergents) • Applying a brush, a foam, a tissue, etc. • Collect and reuse!!!! ‒ Optimization of the water treatment to reduce the cost ‒ Combination of pressure and temperature of the water to have a good compromise between efficiency and cost • Dry cleaning methods in some locations because in wet ambients particles are strongly attached to the reflector surface 4th SFERA Summer School Hornberg, 15th May 2013 29 Reflectance: soiling/cleaning • Anti‐soiling coatings to reduce soiling rate ‒ Easy‐to‐clean effect ‒ Dust repellent properties 30 4th SFERA Summer School Hornberg, 15th May 2013 Reflectance: soiling/cleaning • Water based methods (Abengoa) 4th SFERA Summer School Hornberg, 15th May 2013 31 Reflectance: aging • Typical guaranties requested involve the goal of 10‐30 years of real time in outdoor exposure with low degradation • The materials evolve quickly and their competition in the market is strong accelerated conditions are necessary in service lifetime prediction • Prediction of outdoor lifetime based on accelerated aging is not an easy task because it depends on: – The failure mechanisms, which is specific for each type of reflector – The real outdoor conditions, which depends on the location • Commercial reflectors change composition and structure 32 4th SFERA Summer School Hornberg, 15th May 2013 Reflectance: aging • Degradation mechanisms: Top coating: degradation and transmittance loss Reflective layer: corrosion Back coating: degradation • Factors: Temperature Humidity Chemicals: ‐ NaCl ‐ SO2, NOX ‐ Particles Radiation (UV) Abrasion: ‐ Part + wind ‐ Cleaning 33 4th SFERA Summer School Hornberg, 15th May 2013 Reflectance: aging 34 4th SFERA Summer School Hornberg, 15th May 2013 Contents 1. Introduction 2. Solar reflectors 3. Reflectance: soiling and aging 4. Shape 4th SFERA Summer School Hornberg, 15th May 2013 Shape • Concentrator shape must be according to the design to focus the reflected radiation onto the receiver Parabola (cross section) 4th SFERA Summer School Hornberg, 15th May 2013 Paraboloid Paraboloid/ spherical/ cylindrical (large radius) 36 Shape • Shape measurement techniques: – – – – – Deflectometry (distortion of reflected patterns) Close‐range photogrammetry (3D point probing) Flux density measurements (as indirect measurement) V‐Shot (laser) Distant observer (inverse optical path) (Ulmer et al., 2008) 4th SFERA Summer School Hornberg, 15th May 2013 (Fernández‐Reche and Fernández‐García, 2009) (Lüpfert et al., 2007) 37 Shape • Intercept factor is calculated by ray‐tracing, using measured shape of the concentrator and considering: ‐ Sun shape ‐ Reflector panel alignment geometry ‐ Receiver geometry ‐ Receiver real position ‐ Tracking accuracy ‐ Other factors and loads • Results obtained are useful in: ‒ ‒ ‒ Design process Efficiency assessment Quality control 4th SFERA Summer School Hornberg, 15th May 2013 38 Thank you for your attention!!!!! 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