Title :
Optical performance modeling of a solar tower heliostat field and estimation of receiver temperature
Author :
Lara Cerecedo, Luis Omar ; Pitalua-Diaz, Nun ; Salgado Transito, Ivan ; Contreras, Luis E. Velazquez ; Arancibia Bulnes, Camilo
Author_Institution :
Univ. de Sonora, Hermosillo, Mexico
Abstract :
A ray tracing model of a solar tower heliostat field was developed using SolTrace software. The optical performance of the Heliostat field was evaluated as function of the total number of heliostats, the time and date, and the aiming errors. The calibration of the simulated data was made by taking into account the results of measured experimental tests. The simulated solar radiation flux and temperature distributions in the receiver are also presented.
Keywords :
calibration; poles and towers; ray tracing; solar energy concentrators; solar radiation; Heliostat field; SolTrace software; calibration; ray tracing; receiver temperature; solar radiation flux; solar tower heliostat field; temperature distributions; Adaptive optics; Mathematical model; Optical receivers; Poles and towers; Solar radiation; Temperature measurement; central receiver; simulation; solar energy; soltrace; temperature distribution;
Conference_Titel :
Power, Electronics and Computing (ROPEC), 2013 IEEE International Autumn Meeting on
Conference_Location :
Mexico City
DOI :
10.1109/ROPEC.2013.6702759
