Definition of heliostat. Meaning of heliostat. Synonyms of heliostat

Here you will find one or more explanations in English for the word heliostat. Also in the bottom left of the page several parts of wikipedia pages related to the word heliostat and, of course, heliostat synonyms and on the right images related to the word heliostat.

Definition of heliostat

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 heliostat from wikipedia

- A heliostat (from helios, the Gr**** word for sun, and stat, as in stationary) is a device that includes a mirror, usually a plane mirror, which turns...
- level. Key among them are its vertical hanging gardens, cantilevered heliostat, low carbon tri-generation power plant and internal water recycling plant...
- A solar power tower, also known as 'central tower' power plant or 'heliostat' power plant, is a type of solar furnace using a tower to receive focused...
- the light outdoors and of the required brightness indoors. The use of heliostats, mirrors which are moved automatically to reflect sunlight in a constant...
- 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...
- mirror fed by the 2.03 m heliostat, there are a pair of telescopes fed by 0.81 m heliostats mounted beside the main heliostat. These two instruments have...
- test facility at Sandia National Laboratories. The heliostat field has 218 individual heliostats. This capability directly supports the SunShot goals...
- Exhibition. Further adjustments to the original design included a clockwork heliostat, such as that invented by Léon Foucault in 1862 and built by his son-in-law...
- metres (26 ft) wide and 5 metres (16 ft) high. The mirror functions as a heliostat, tracking the Sun so that sunlight always reflects onto the town square...
- concentrated reflection factor for solar energy systems. See article "Heliostat" for more information on solar mirrors used for terrestrial energy. The...