SSPS results of test and operation, 1981-1984

Technical Report · Wed May 01 00:00:00 EDT 1985

DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/6196812· OSTI ID:6196812

The results of three years of testing and operation of the two dissimilar solar thermal power plants of the SSPS project are summarized. The project includes: (1) a Distributed Collector System, and (2) a Central Receiver System. Environmental conditions are presented and an economical assessment of the project is provided. (BCS)

• Research Organization: Deutsche Forschungs- und Versuchsanstalt fuer Luft- und Raumfahrt e.V., Koeln (Germany, F.R.)
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE
• DOE Contract Number: AC04-76DR00789
• OSTI ID: 6196812
• Report Number(s): DOE/DR/00789-T16; ON: DE86006674
• Resource Relation: Other Information: Portions of this document are illegible in microfiche products
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

14 SOLAR ENERGY
DISTRIBUTED COLLECTOR POWER PLANTS
OPERATION
PERFORMANCE TESTING
TOWER FOCUS POWER PLANTS
CENTRAL RECEIVERS
CLIMATES
ECONOMICS
EFFICIENCY
HELIOSTATS
INSOLATION
INTERNATIONAL ENERGY AGENCY
PARABOLIC TROUGH COLLECTORS
TEMPERATURE MEASUREMENT
CONCENTRATING COLLECTORS
EQUIPMENT
INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS
PARABOLIC COLLECTORS
POWER PLANTS
SOLAR COLLECTORS
SOLAR EQUIPMENT
SOLAR POWER PLANTS
SOLAR RECEIVERS
SOLAR THERMAL POWER PLANTS
TESTING
THERMAL POWER PLANTS
140702* - Solar Thermal Power Systems- Central Receiver
140703 - Solar Thermal Power Systems- Distributed Collector
141000 - Solar Collectors & Concentrators