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FIGURE 12.11
Single-tank thermocline system: (A) Installation scheme of a parabolic through power
plant, with single-tank storage system; (B) Single-tank thermocline thermal energy
storage system.
Courtesy U. Herrmann, M. Geyer, D. Kearney, Overview on thermal storage systems. Work. Therm. Storage
Trough Power Plants (2006).

Any solar tracking platform with electronic control system must be designed for
the continuous orientation or positioning of the solar harvesting means with respect
to the sun vector. The solar tracking platform and control system for a solar harvest-
ing means should be able to control and manage the physical movements of the solar
collector with high accuracy.