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Wind and Structural Loads on Parabolic Trough Solar Collectors at Nevada Solar One

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Wind loading is a main contributor to structural design costs of Concentrating Solar Power (CSP) collectors, such as heliostats and parabolic troughs. These structures must resist the mechanical forces generated by turbulent wind. At the same time, the reflector surfaces must exhibit the necessary rigidity to maintain their optimal optical performance in windy conditions.

Over two years, NREL conducted comprehensive field measurements of the atmospheric turbulent wind conditions and the resulting structural wind loads on parabolic troughs at the Nevada Solar One (NSO) plant. The measurement set-up included meteorological masts and structural load sensors on four trough rows. Additionally, we commissioned a lidar scanning the horizontal plane over the trough field.

This data set catalogs the high-resolution data set characterizing the complex flow field and resulting structural loads on parabolic trough collectors. By providing this first-of-its-kind data set to the CSP community, we aim to enhance the community's understanding of wind-loading experienced by CSP collector structures. This data set will also help design next-generation solar collectors and photovoltaic trackers.

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TY - DATA AB - Wind loading is a main contributor to structural design costs of Concentrating Solar Power (CSP) collectors, such as heliostats and parabolic troughs. These structures must resist the mechanical forces generated by turbulent wind. At the same time, the reflector surfaces must exhibit the necessary rigidity to maintain their optimal optical performance in windy conditions. Over two years, NREL conducted comprehensive field measurements of the atmospheric turbulent wind conditions and the resulting structural wind loads on parabolic troughs at the Nevada Solar One (NSO) plant. The measurement set-up included meteorological masts and structural load sensors on four trough rows. Additionally, we commissioned a lidar scanning the horizontal plane over the trough field. This data set catalogs the high-resolution data set characterizing the complex flow field and resulting structural loads on parabolic trough collectors. By providing this first-of-its-kind data set to the CSP community, we aim to enhance the community's understanding of wind-loading experienced by CSP collector structures. This data set will also help design next-generation solar collectors and photovoltaic trackers. AU - Egerer, Ulrike A2 - Dana, Scott A3 - Stanislawski, Brooke A4 - Jager, David A5 - Xia, Geng A6 - Yellapantula, Shashank DB - Open Energy Data Initiative (OEDI) DP - Open EI | National Renewable Energy Laboratory DO - 10.25984/2001061 KW - energy KW - power KW - Structural Loading KW - Concentrated Solar KW - Wind KW - parabolic trough KW - structural load KW - CSP KW - solar KW - solar power KW - wind load KW - Nevada Solar One KW - data KW - optimal optical performance KW - solar collector KW - wind conditions KW - flow field KW - processed data KW - wind impact KW - structural design LA - English DA - 2021/10/01 PY - 2021 PB - National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) T1 - Wind and Structural Loads on Parabolic Trough Solar Collectors at Nevada Solar One UR - https://doi.org/10.25984/2001061 ER -
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Egerer, Ulrike, et al. Wind and Structural Loads on Parabolic Trough Solar Collectors at Nevada Solar One. National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), 1 October, 2021, Open Energy Data Initiative (OEDI). https://doi.org/10.25984/2001061.
Egerer, U., Dana, S., Stanislawski, B., Jager, D., Xia, G., & Yellapantula, S. (2021). Wind and Structural Loads on Parabolic Trough Solar Collectors at Nevada Solar One. [Data set]. Open Energy Data Initiative (OEDI). National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL). https://doi.org/10.25984/2001061
Egerer, Ulrike, Scott Dana, Brooke Stanislawski, David Jager, Geng Xia, and Shashank Yellapantula. Wind and Structural Loads on Parabolic Trough Solar Collectors at Nevada Solar One. National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), October, 1, 2021. Distributed by Open Energy Data Initiative (OEDI). https://doi.org/10.25984/2001061
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Over two years, NREL conducted comprehensive field measurements of the atmospheric turbulent wind conditions and the resulting structural wind loads on parabolic troughs at the Nevada Solar One (NSO) plant. The measurement set-up included meteorological masts and structural load sensors on four trough rows. Additionally, we commissioned a lidar scanning the horizontal plane over the trough field.

This data set catalogs the high-resolution data set characterizing the complex flow field and resulting structural loads on parabolic trough collectors. By providing this first-of-its-kind data set to the CSP community, we aim to enhance the community's understanding of wind-loading experienced by CSP collector structures. This data set will also help design next-generation solar collectors and photovoltaic trackers.}, url = {https://data.openei.org/submissions/5938}, year = {2021}, howpublished = {Open Energy Data Initiative (OEDI), National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), https://doi.org/10.25984/2001061}, note = {Accessed: 2025-04-25}, doi = {10.25984/2001061} }
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Data from Oct 1, 2021

Last updated Jan 2, 2024

Submitted Sep 14, 2023

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National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL)

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Shashank Yellapantula

303.264.8595

Authors

Ulrike Egerer

National Renewable Energy Laboratory NREL

Scott Dana

National Renewable Energy Laboratory NREL

Brooke Stanislawski

National Renewable Energy Laboratory NREL

David Jager

National Renewable Energy Laboratory NREL

Geng Xia

National Renewable Energy Laboratory NREL

Shashank Yellapantula

National Renewable Energy Laboratory NREL

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Project Name Wind-loading on CSP collectors

Project Number 38483

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