ROSET. Solar Thermal Electric Power Simulation

Technical Report · Fri Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1982

OSTI ID:253213

O`Doherty, R ^[1]

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1. Solar Energy Research Inst., Golden, CO (United States)

ROSET consists of five programs to calculate the energy output of a solar thermal electric power system. The ROSET programs provide two distinct functions. The first four (WTPREAD, FIELD, POWERT, and POWERE) use hourly weather data for a year to calculate hourly electric energy output for a solar thermal system. The last program (HISTO) uses one or more electric energy output files created by the first four programs to provide an energy distribution for each hour of a typical day. The output of ROSET is a set of energy distributions that can be used by program ULMOD as part of the overall utility value determination process. While ROSET is set up to simulate one system at a time, its constituent programs are also capable of performing parametric trade studies in a stand-alone mode. The trade studies can yield valuable information on sizing a solar thermal electric power system. Only when a single system is simulated, however, are the outputs of the various programs compatible and able to produce input for ULMOD. Auxiliary program FINAM performs an economic analysis to determine the value of solar thermal energy systems to electric utilities.

• Research Organization: National Renewable Energy Lab., Golden, CO (United States). PV Device Development Branch
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE Assistant Secretary for Conservation and Renewable Energy, Washington, DC (United States)
• OSTI ID: 253213
• Report Number(s): ESTSC-001101C760000; NESC-9791
• Resource Relation: Other Information: PBD: 1 Jan 1982
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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