PLC Automation and Control Strategy in a Stirling Solar Power System

Dan-Adrian Mocanu, Viorel Bădescu, Ciprian Bucur, Iuliana Ștefan, Elena Carcadea, Maria Simona Răboacă and Ioana Manta
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Dan-Adrian Mocanu: National R&D Institute for Cryogenic and Isotopic Technologies, 240050 Rm. Valcea, Romania
Viorel Bădescu: Department of Engineering Thermodynamics, University POLITEHNICA of Bucharest, 060042 Bucharest, Romania
Ciprian Bucur: National R&D Institute for Cryogenic and Isotopic Technologies, 240050 Rm. Valcea, Romania
Iuliana Ștefan: National R&D Institute for Cryogenic and Isotopic Technologies, 240050 Rm. Valcea, Romania
Elena Carcadea: National R&D Institute for Cryogenic and Isotopic Technologies, 240050 Rm. Valcea, Romania
Maria Simona Răboacă: National R&D Institute for Cryogenic and Isotopic Technologies, 240050 Rm. Valcea, Romania
Ioana Manta: National R&D Institute for Cryogenic and Isotopic Technologies, 240050 Rm. Valcea, Romania

Energies, 2020, vol. 13, issue 8, 1-19

Abstract: The Stirling engine together with a solar concentrator represents a solution for increasing energy efficiency. Thus, within the National Research and Development Institute for Cryogenic and Isotopic Technologies, an automation system was designed and implemented in order to control the processes inside the solar conversion unit using a programmable logic controller from Schneider Electric. The acquired parameters from the installed sensors were monitored using Unity Pro L software. The main objective of this paper is to solve the starting, operating, and shut-down sequences in safe conditions, as well as monitor the working parameters.

Keywords: Stirling engine; solar concentrator; automation system; human–machine interface; sensors (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: Q Q0 Q4 Q40 Q41 Q42 Q43 Q47 Q48 Q49 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2020
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