Research Article

Optimum Height and Tilt Angle of the Solar Receiver for a 30 kWe Solar Tower Power Plant for the Electricity Production in the Sahelian Zone

Table 2

Characteristics of solar field subsystems.

SubsystemsParametersValuesUnits

HeliostatsFormSquare[-]
Number175[-]
Height1.50[m]
Area2[m2]
Reflectivity0.90[-]
Transmittivity0[-]

TowerOrientationNorth[-]

ReceiverTypeVolumetric[-]
Acceptance angle25[°]
Transmittivity0.90[-]
Reflectivity0[-]
Length1[m]
Opening radius0.70[m]
Opening area1.54[m2]