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.
| | Subsystems | Parameters | Values | Units |
| | Heliostats | Form | Square | [-] | | Number | 175 | [-] | | Height | 1.50 | [m] | | Area | 2 | [m2] | | Reflectivity | 0.90 | [-] | | Transmittivity | 0 | [-] |
| | Tower | Orientation | North | [-] |
| | Receiver | Type | Volumetric | [-] | | Acceptance angle | 25 | [°] | | Transmittivity | 0.90 | [-] | | Reflectivity | 0 | [-] | | Length | 1 | [m] | | Opening radius | 0.70 | [m] | | Opening area | 1.54 | [m2] |
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