Innovations
- Increased efficiency
- Increased size
- Reduced number of parts
(mirrors, HCEs, steel parts, drives, swivel joints, control systems etc.) - Reduction of assembly and alignment costs
- Reduction of maintenance costs
- Increased lifetime
- Continous torque tube - gapless collector
- Center of gravity below mirror surface in the center of the torque tube
- First gapless SCA (no mirror gap between individual SCEs)
- Improved efficiency due to reduced heat losses
- Better usage of HCEs
- Less space consumption
- This matter is patented by Flagsol GmbH & SBP
- Assembly and mounting of mirrors: patented 3D-tolerance adjustment
- The mirrors are placed on an accurate jig
- Mirrors in a perfectly shaped parabola
- SCE-frame is lowered on the jig
- Anchor rods are surrounded by the hollow shape of the pods
- Pods are filled with glue, while the mirrors stay in the ideal position
- Improved optical efficiency due to perfectly shaped parabola
- Less mirror breakage by tension free connection
- New bearing concept
- Support roller with maintenance free bearing
- very low friction leads to low torsion and high performance
- New cross over pipe design
- No pylons (free access for maintenance equipment)
- Less pressure losses in comparison with a horseshoe bend