DocumentCode
1432832
Title
Estimating the Capacity Value of Concentrating Solar Power Plants: A Case Study of the Southwestern United States
Author
Madaeni, Seyed Hossein ; Sioshansi, Ramteen ; Denholm, Paul
Author_Institution
Integrated Syst. Eng. Dept., Ohio State Univ., Columbus, OH, USA
Volume
27
Issue
2
fYear
2012
fDate
5/1/2012 12:00:00 AM
Firstpage
1116
Lastpage
1124
Abstract
We estimate the capacity value of concentrating solar power (CSP) plants without thermal energy storage in the southwestern U.S. Our results show that CSP plants have capacity values that are between 45% and 95% of maximum capacity, depending on their location and configuration. We also examine the sensitivity of the capacity value of CSP to a number of factors and show that capacity factor-based methods can provide reasonable approximations of reliability-based estimates.
Keywords
approximation theory; power generation reliability; solar power stations; CSP plants; Southwestern United States; approximations; capacity factor-based methods; capacity value estimation; concentrating solar power plants; reliability-based estimates; thermal energy storage; Approximation methods; Benchmark testing; Generators; Load modeling; Meteorology; Power system reliability; Reliability; Capacity value; concentrating solar power; equivalent conventional power;
fLanguage
English
Journal_Title
Power Systems, IEEE Transactions on
Publisher
ieee
ISSN
0885-8950
Type
jour
DOI
10.1109/TPWRS.2011.2179071
Filename
6140619
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