The  Optimum Tilt Angle of Compound Parabolic Solar Thermal Concentrator in Baghdad

zainab abed; Alaa H.   Shneishil

doi:10.47831/mjpas.v4i2.387

Authors

zainab abed abed
Alaa H. Shneishil Department of physics, College of Education, Mustansiriyah University

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.47831/mjpas.v4i2.387

Keywords:

CPC Compound parabolic collector, V-trough V-shaped solar thermal collector, AOI Incidence angle of sola

Abstract

The compound parabolic concentrator (CPC), out of all the concentrator kinds, is designed to gather solar radiation stationary at a relatively high temperature. For solar power systems and high temperature solar thermal systems, the CPC may be the best choice. In this study, a design model for a two dimension compound parabolic solar thermal concentrator (CPC) is theoretically analyzed. The aim of this study was to obtain the best values for the solar incidence angle. The CPC thermal system's design equations were simulated using MATLAB software. The solar incidence angle on the solar panel was calculated as an average for each month using four inclination angles , , , . Over a 12-month period, the incidence angle was computed between 5:00 AM and 18:00 PM.