New Strategies and Simulation Tools to Optically Design a Field of Heliostats

Table 1

Mirror angular noise, as a function of the Gaussian noise variance, and effect on the furnace illumination.

Variance of the Gaussian angular noise	FWHM noise; on the mirrors	FWHM error; on the furnace
0.00625	±0,093°	±0,186°
0.011	±0,123°	±0,247°
0.0125	±0,132°	±0,263°
0.025	±0,186°	±0,372°
0.05	±0,263°	±0,527°