Development of a new method to estimate the incident solar flux on central receivers from deteriorated heliostats

M.R. Rodríguez-Sánchez, C. Leray, A. Toutant, A. Ferriere and G. Olalde

Renewable Energy, 2019, vol. 130, issue C, 182-190

Abstract: This work proposes a new empirical direct methodology to estimate both the solar flux distribution and intensity on the surface of central receivers. In solar power tower plants with deteriorated heliostats, the numerical simulations to estimate the incident solar flux are not precise. Hence the thermal behaviour of the receivers cannot be determined. In those cases, direct measurement or semi-empirical methodologies are required to characterize the radiant power on the receiver.

Keywords: Solar power tower; Heliostat; Incident solar flux; Digital image analysis (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2019
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DOI: 10.1016/j.renene.2018.06.056

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