Solar Concentrating Modules With Louvered Heliostats : Emerging Research and Opportunities

The development of solar energy is becoming increasingly widespread all over the world. One significant way to reduce the cost of energy generated by solar modules, as well as reduce the need for centralized energy supply, is the use of non-tracking concentrator solar modules integrated into the building structure. As this area of engineering gains interest from all sectors, it is crucial to understand how to increase productivity in order to make solar modules an excellent source of energy. Solar Concentrating Modules With Louvered Heliostats: Emerging Research and Opportunities is an essential publication that formulates a scientifically based approach to the development of non-tracking solar modules with a system of linear louvered heliostats and the selection of the operating mode of the developed modules depending on various requirements of the consumer of thermal or electric energy. The proposed design can solve the problem of the lack of space for placing solar energy facilities in the city, as well as provide heat and electricity to consumers in the residential and public sectors and agricultural enterprises. The research results presented in the book can be used in the development of technological schemes and designs of photovoltaic, thermal, and cogeneration power plants with solar energy concentrators. Highlighting a wide range of topics including economic characteristics, artificial intelligence, and applications, this book is ideally designed for engineers, urban planners, policymakers, academicians, researchers, and students.

Dmitry Strebkov graduated from the faculty of electrification of the Moscow Institute of Mechanization and Electrification of Agriculture in 1959. D.S. Strebkov worked as an engineer at the Electromechanical Workshop of Mosselenergo (1959-1960), Senior Engineer, Senior Researcher, Sector Head, Laboratory Head, Head of Department, Deputy Chief Designer of the VNII Current Sources Institute (VNIIT) NPO Kvant (1960-1987), worked as director of the All-Russian Research Institute for Electrification of Agriculture (VIESH) from 1987 to 2015, from 2015 – scientific director of VIESH. D.S. Strebkov worked part-time as a senior lecturer, associate professor, professor of the Fundamentals of Radio Engineering and Television Department of the All-Union Correspondence Polytechnic Institute (1967–1987), head of the Renewable Energy and Rural Electrification department of the Moscow State Agrarian University. V.P. Goryachkina (2004–2014). From 2003 to 2012, D.S. Strebkov worked as Chairman of the Expert Council of the Higher Attestation Commission of the Ministry of Education of the Russian Federation on agroengineering specialties. In 1967, without a break from production, D.S. Strebkov graduated from the Faculty of Mechanics and Mathematics of Moscow State University M. V. Lomonosov specialty Mathematics, in 1971 D.S. Strebkov graduated from the correspondence postgraduate school at VNIIT and defended PhD-dissertation, in 1983 – doctoral dissertation, in 1985 D.S. Strebkov received the title of professor of the department «Fundamentals of radio engineering and television». In 1991 was elected a corresponding member of the Academy of Agricultural Sciences (VASHNIL), in 1993 – a corresponding member of the Russian Academy of Agricultural Sciences, in 1997 – an academician of the Russian Academy of Agricultural Sciences, in 2013 – an academician of the Russian Academy of Sciences. In 2008, D.S. Strebkov awarded the honorary title Deserved Scientist of the Russian Federation. D.S. Strebkov heads research in the Department of Agricultural Sciences of the Russian Academy of Sciences in the field of electrification of agriculture and renewable energy. Under his leadership, 26 graduate students and 3 doctoral students defended their dissertations. D.S. Strebkov published over 1000 scientific papers and received 490 USSR author's certificates and patents of the Russian Federation, including 60 foreign patents. D.S. Strebkov since 1992 has been the Chairman of the Russian Section of the International Society for Solar Energy, and since 2002 he has been the Deputy Chairman of the Russian Committee on the Use of Renewable Energy Sources. D.S. Strebkov is a member of the doctoral dissertation council of the FSBSI FSAC VIM, as well as the head of the UNESCO Department of Renewable Energy and Rural Electrification and the head of the working group of the European Bureau for Solar Energy Education.

Natalya Filippchenkova is a candidate of Technical Sciences (2018). In 2013, N.S. Filippchenkova graduated summa cum laude from Volgograd State Agrarian University with a degree in Electrical supply, in 2013 she was enrolled in the graduate school of the GNU VIESH in the specialty 05.14.08 «Power installations based on renewable energy types». She worked as an engineer in the laboratory of solar energy VIESH (2013‒2016), engineer, senior engineer, lead engineer of the Department of the perspective development of the power system of the city of Moscow in the JSC Institute ENERGOSETProekt (2013‒2017), currently she is working as a lead design engineer in Troitsky and Novomoskovsky electric network area of JSC United Energy Company. She is also the author of 30 published works and 5 patents of the Russian Federation for inventions.

Anatoly Irodionov , born October 24, 1950 in Moscow. In 1974, A.E. Irodionov graduated from the Moscow Energy Institute with a degree in Nuclear Power Plants and Installations. After distribution, A.E. Irodionov worked at the Krasnaya Zvezda Scientific and Production Association, since 1979 at the Research Institute of Current Sources (VNIIT) of the Kvant Scientific and Production Association. From 1988 to 2018, A.E. Irodionov worked at the All-Russian Scientific Research Institute of Electrification of Agriculture (VIESH). A.E. Irodionov – Candidate of Technical Sciences, author of 60 scientific papers and more than 20 inventions in the field of solar technology.