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Solar: Supporting Structures Reliability for CSP • Flexible and Rigid body dynamics analysis to study the stresses developed during sun-tracking rotation • Perform thermal-stress analysis and buckling analysis for structural reliability and life prediction • Perform optical simulation (ray-tracing) for system energy efficiency calculation • Optimization study to maximize energy conversion rate • Improve long term structural reliability preventing unexpected downtime of energy delivery • Improve energy generation rate making solar energy cost effective Customer Goals Solution Benefits Concentrated Solar Power (CSP) • Extract maximum energy efficiency from concentrated solar panel (CSP) systems • Maintain structural integrity of the CSP panel and supporting structure during operational stages CSP Panel CSP Panel Prepared for Analysis CSP Panel Surface Deformations Under Wind & Inertial Loads Flux Map on Receiver (Using MATLAB) CSP uses mirrors to concentrate a large area of sunlight onto a small area.