Comparison Study of Two Different Sun-Tracking Methods in Optical Efficiency of Heliostat Field

<table class="table-group" width="800px"><tr class="fig-image" id="a"><td><img alt="908364.fig.004a" src="https://static-preview.hindawi.com/articles/ijp/volume-2012/908364/figures/908364.fig.004a.jpg"/></td></tr><tr class="fig-caption"><td align="center"><table><tr><td><b>(a) </b>Shadowing effect</td></tr></table></td></tr><tr class="fig-image" id="b"><td><img alt="908364.fig.004b" src="https://static-preview.hindawi.com/articles/ijp/volume-2012/908364/figures/908364.fig.004b.jpg"/></td></tr><tr class="fig-caption"><td align="center"><table><tr><td><b>(b) </b>Blocking effect</td></tr></table></td></tr></table>

<table>Ray/plane algorithm is used to compute the intersection area which is caused by shadowing and blocking to the “Test Heliostat.”</table>

International Journal of Photoenergy

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Figure 4: Comparison Study of Two Different Sun-Tracking Methods in Optical Efficiency of Heliostat Field 