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
fDate :
5/1/2012 12:00:00 AM
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;
Journal_Title :
Power Systems, IEEE Transactions on
DOI :
10.1109/TPWRS.2011.2179071
