Utility-Scale Power Tower Solar Systems [electronic resource] : Performance Acceptance Test Guidelines
- Published
- Washington, D.C. : Solar Energy Technologies Program (U.S.), 2013.
Oak Ridge, Tenn. : Distributed by the Office of Scientific and Technical Information, U.S. Dept. of Energy. - Physical Description
- 53 pages : digital, PDF file
- Additional Creators
- National Renewable Energy Laboratory (U.S.), Solar Energy Technologies Program (U.S.), and United States. Department of Energy. Office of Scientific and Technical Information
Access Online
- Restrictions on Access
- Free-to-read Unrestricted online access
- Summary
- The purpose of these Guidelines is to provide direction for conducting performance acceptance testing for large power tower solar systems that can yield results of a high level of accuracy consistent with good engineering knowledge and practice. The recommendations have been developed under a National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) subcontract and reviewed by stakeholders representing concerned organizations and interests throughout the concentrating solar power (CSP) community. An earlier NREL report provided similar guidelines for parabolic trough systems. These Guidelines recommend certain methods, instrumentation, equipment operating requirements, and calculation methods. When tests are run in accordance with these Guidelines, we expect that the test results will yield a valid indication of the actual performance of the tested equipment. But these are only recommendations--to be carefully considered by the contractual parties involved in the Acceptance Tests--and we expect that modifications may be required to fit the particular characteristics of a specific project.
- Report Numbers
- E 1.99:nrel/sr-5500-57272
nrel/sr-5500-57272 - Subject(s)
- Other Subject(s)
- Note
- Published through SciTech Connect.
03/01/2013.
"nrel/sr-5500-57272"
"AXL-9-99218-01"
Kearney, D. - Funding Information
- AC36-08GO28308
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