Solar Thermal Collectors at High Latitudes Design and Performance of Non-Tracking Concentrators

Solar thermal collectors at high latitudes have been studied, with emphasis on concentrating collectors. A novel design of concentrating collector, the Maximum Reflector Collector (MaReCo), especia ...

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