DLRRI-020
QUARZ
Parabolic Trough · 2010
6 kWNominal power per lamp
6 kWNominal power on target
5 kW/m²Peak flux on target
About this facility
The QUARZ® Center is a testing and qualification facility that develops and applies standardized measurement methods to assess the performance and durability of components in solar thermal power plants.
Sectors and technologies
Parabolic Trough Power Plants: Component testing: mirrors, absorber tubes (receivers) Heliostat-based Central Receiver Systems: Optical performance testing and alignment evaluation of heliostat mirrors
Technical specifications
10 parameters| Facility type | Parabolic Trough |
|---|---|
| Year of construction | 2010 |
| Light source | Xenon |
| Number of lamps | 4 |
| Nominal power per lamp | 6 kW |
| Reflector and lens type | Linear elliptic concentrator |
| Nominal power on target | 6 kW |
| Peak flux on target | 5 kW/m² |
| Aperture | 5 m × 0.05 m |
| Special feature | OptiRec linear solar simulator |
Available services
- Characterization of Optical Properties of Solar Reflectors
- Durability of Solar Reflectors under Accelerated Aging
- Outdoor exposure of Solar Reflectors
- Optical Properties of Mirrors. Reflectance measurement. Facets characterization
- Corrosion and material protection studies under artificial aging tests
- Measurements on material properties
- Photogrammetry Measurement of Concentrator’s shape
- Geometrical assessment of Solar Concentrators (Single Facets, Point and Line Focus Collectors)
- Deflectometry Measurement of Concentrator’s shape
- Optical and thermal characterization of solar concentrators
- Parabolic Trough Collector’s Characterization
- Accelerated Aging of absorbers & absorbing coatings
- Optical Properties/Characterization of Absorbers & Receivers and their coating
- Surface Properties of Absorbers & Receivers and their coating
- Indoor qualification of linear receivers for PTC
- Indoor qualification of linear receivers for LFC
- Surface Properties of Anti-Reflective coatings for solar receivers
- Optical properties of solar glass envelopes with and without anti-reflective coatings
- Durability tests of Anti-Reflective Coatings on glass envelopes
- Sensor development and testing
- Online and offline diagnostics
Contact & links
Benedikt Kölsch, benedikt.koelsch@dlr.de; quarz-center@dlr.de