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OpenCSP is an open-source platform including source code, applications, and data to enable collaborative development for the CSP community worldwide, supporting industry, research, and education.

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Foundation Classes

The OpenCSP foundation classes provide a general-purpose representation for a hierarchy of collector objects:  Mirror, Facet, FacetEnsemble, Heliostat, SolarField. 

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SOFAST Temperature

We interfaced SOFAST with a temperature chamber at CFV Labs in Albuquerque, New Mexico, and characterized the change in mirror optical shape as a function of temperature.

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Distortion Effects in CSP Mirrors

Description of distortion effects that appear in CSP mirror reflections.

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Sandia Heliostat Canting Prescriptions

The heliostats at the Sandia National Solar Thermal Test Facility (NSTTF) have 25 facets each. The relative angle of these heliostats are set to maximize solar flux during tests, using an off-axis canting prescription.

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SOFAST 2.0

SOFAST 2.0 is a system for measuring a high-resolution map of mirror slope.

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SpotAnalysis

SpotAnalysis is the generalized analysis of a beam of light on an optical target.

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SOFAST CAD Layout Tool

The SOFAST CAD Layout Tool provides an interactive system in SolidWorks for designing a SOFAST layout.

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Interactive 2-d Ray Trace

Simple interactive tool for visualizing concentrating reflections in
2-d.

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Beam Characterization System

The Equinox data set contains over 100,000 Beam Characterization System (BCS) images collected at the Sandia National Solar Thermal Test Facility (NSTTF) heliostat field.

Learn more about BCS Data: Beam Shape Variation Across Time

High-Precision Calibration Mirror Design

At Sandia we have designed, acquired, and characterized a high-precision reference mirror for cross-checking the accuracy of complex CSP optical metrology systems.

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How to Access

Learn how to access the OpenCSP code development and data sharing environment.

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How to Contribute

Learn how to contribute to OpenCSP data and code.

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OpenCSP Discussions

Get help, provide feedback, and engage with the community.

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OpenCSP Contributors

We thank our partners who helped improve OpenCSP.

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