Title :
On the optimization of irradiance distribution in solar tower plants with flat receivers
Author :
Gallego, Antonio J. ; Fele, F. ; Camacho, E.F.
Author_Institution :
Dept. de Ing. de Sist. y Autom., Univ. of Seville, Seville, Spain
Abstract :
One of the most important problems in the operation of solar power towers is to achieve a uniform flux density distribution at the receiver, in order to avoid hot spots. An algorithm that computes the aim points for the heliostat field to obtain a uniform flux density distribution and optimize the solar irradiation collected by the receiver is presented in this paper. The algorithm is tested using a model of the heliostat field of the CESA-1 solar tower plant at the Plataforma Solar de Almería (PSA) in southern Spain.
Keywords :
poles and towers; solar energy concentrators; solar power; solar power stations; sunlight; CESA-1 solar tower plant; PSA; Plataforma Solar de Almería; flat receivers; heliostat field; irradiance distribution optimization; solar irradiation; solar power towers; solar tower plants; southern Spain; uniform flux density distribution; Calibration; Computational modeling; Mathematical model; Optimization; Poles and towers; Receivers; Sun;
Conference_Titel :
Control Conference (ECC), 2014 European
Conference_Location :
Strasbourg
Print_ISBN :
978-3-9524269-1-3
DOI :
10.1109/ECC.2014.6862325
