Genetic algorithm optimization of heliostat field layout for the design of a central receiver solar thermal power plant [PDF]
Heliyon, 2023 The heliostat field layout in a central receiver solar thermal power plant has significant optical losses that can ultimately affect the overall output power of the plant.
Muhammad Haris +8 more
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Study on Heliostat Field Layout of Solar Power Tower Plant
发电技术, 2021 Three tower heliostat field layouts, EB, No blocking-dense, and DELSOL derived from the radial staggered layout and the principle of no blocking loss, were studied.
Hao SUN, Bo GAO, Jianxing LIU
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Feasibility analysis of coexistence between plantation and tower concentrating solar system [PDF]
Heliyon, 2023 There are large-scale thermal utilization needs in rural and urban fringes in China that can provide many employment opportunities. However, due to the limited use of small and medium-sized coal-fired boilers, thermal energy is actually in short supply ...
Rao Kuang +4 more
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Study on the probabilistic characteristics of forces in the support structure of heliostat array based on the DBO-BP algorithm [PDF]
Scientific ReportsHeliostats in tower solar plants, typically mounted on columnar supports in open terrains. During operation, the mirror panel is subject to significant wind pressure, resulting in considerable forces on the support structure.
Haiyin Luo +3 more
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Question-Based Gap Analysis of Heliostat Optical Metrology Methods [PDF]
SolarPACES Conference Proceedings, 2023 As part of the DOE Heliostat Consortium Roadmap study, we investigated optical metrology systems for heliostats, seeking areas where further research was needed.
Randy Brost
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Wind tunnel test study on the wind load variation law of a point focus solar furnace
Frontiers in Energy Research, 2023 This work studied the wind load acting on a point focus solar furnace composed of a 110 m2 heliostat and a 77 m2 concentrator through wind tunnel testing.
Mingfei He +19 more
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Road Design for Heliostat Field in Solar Power Tower Plant
南方能源建设, 2020 [Introduction]Road design for heliostat field is the important part in the design of solar power tower plant. To reduce power plant investment and improve the efficiency of heliostat field, road design shall be scientific, effective and reasonable ...
PENG Jing, SHI Tao
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Development of a DSP Microcontroller-Based Fuzzy Logic Controller for Heliostat Orientation Control
Applied Sciences, 2020 This paper describes the design and implementation of a heliostat orientation control system based on a low-cost microcontroller. The proposed system uses a fuzzy logic controller (FLC) with the Center of Sums defuzzification method embedded on a ...
Eugenio Salgado-Plasencia +2 more
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Energies, 2023 Weather conditions have significant impacts on the solar concentration processes of the heliostat fields in solar tower power plants. The cloud shadow movements may cause varying solar irradiance levels received by each heliostat.
Ruidi Zhu, Dong Ni
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Comparison Study of Two Different Sun-Tracking Methods in Optical Efficiency of Heliostat Field
International Journal of Photoenergy, 2012 There are two sun-tracking methods widely used for the heliostat, which are conventional Azimuth-Elevation and revolutionary Spinning-Elevation methods. Following the previous study to compare the range of motion, a comparison study in optical efficiency
K.-K. Chong, M. H. Tan
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