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Definition of Heliostats

heliostat
Siderostat Sid"er*o*stat, n. [L. sidus, sideris, a star + Gr. ??? standing, fixed, fr. ???? to place.] (Astron.) An apparatus consisting essentially of a mirror moved by clockwork so as to throw the rays of the sun or a star in a fixed direction; -- a more general term for heliostat.

Meaning of Heliostats from wikipedia

- lights, heliostats were widely used to produce intense, stationary beams of light for scientific and other purposes. Most modern heliostats are controlled...
- in size by the height of the tower and closer heliostats blocking the line of sight of outer heliostats to the receiver. The use of the pit mine's "stadium...
- second ring of 108 larger 95 m2 (1,000 ft2) heliostats around the existing Solar One, totaling 1926 heliostats with a total area of 82,750 m2 (891,000 ft2)...
- solar power tower consists of an array of dual-axis tracking reflectors (heliostats) that concentrate sunlight on a central receiver atop a tower; the receiver...
- the light outdoors and of the required brightness indoors. The use of heliostats, mirrors which are moved automatically to reflect sunlight in a constant...
- plant's thousands of heliostats, a ball of glowing light was sometimes seen in the nearby area. This effect was caused by the heliostats focusing sunlight...
- The plant has a gross capacity of 392 megawatts (MW). It uses 173,500 heliostats, each with two mirrors focusing solar energy on boilers located on three...
- consists of a 30.5-hectare (75-acre) solar heliostat aperture area with a power island and 2,650 heliostats, each with a 120-square-metre (1,300 sq ft)...
- delivered the facility to Tonopah Solar Energy. The project includes 10,347 heliostats that collect and focus the sun's thermal energy to heat molten salt flowing...
- outside a laboratory, library or workplace setting Field of heliostats, an ****embly of heliostats acting together Field of study, a subdivision of an academic...