DocumentCode
3036974
Title
A distributed computer control configuration for a heliostat array filed
Author
Herbert, D.A. ; Mutone, G.A.
Author_Institution
Westinghouse Electric Corporation, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
fYear
1980
fDate
10-12 Dec. 1980
Firstpage
1062
Lastpage
1063
Abstract
The control requirements of a Heliostat Array Field are given and a distributed computer network which fulfills these requirements is presented. Westinghouse is implementing the described computer configuration to control two second generation heliostats, which are being built for the Department of Energy. The same control algorithm developed for the two heliostats can be used nearly unchanged to control an array of several thousand heliostats. The heliostats will be tested for performance by Sandia Laboratories in Albuquerque, New Mexico. The results of these tests and the experience provided by operating these prototypes will be used to verify and optimize the overall system design.
Keywords
Calibration; Control systems; Distributed computing; Distributed control; Laboratories; Manufacturing; Power generation; Prototypes; Sun; Tracking loops;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Decision and Control including the Symposium on Adaptive Processes, 1980 19th IEEE Conference on
Conference_Location
Albuquerque, NM, USA
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/CDC.1980.271964
Filename
4046830
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