Reliability of the Solar One plant during the power production phase: August 1, 1984--July 31, 1987
The power production phase at Solar One spanned three years from August 1, 1984 through July 31, 1987. In that period the plant achieved an average availability, during hours of sunshine, of 81.7%. This report presents the frequencies and causes of the plant outages that occurred. The eleven most important causes composed 75% of the total outage time. Qualitative insights related to the origin and mitigation of these causes are provided. Also presented are insights and statistics regarding the reliability of the heliostat field. The quantitative and qualitative information presented in this report will be useful to studies aimed at improving the reliability of future solar central receiver power plants. 20 refs., 11 figs., 3 tabs.
- Research Organization:
- Sandia National Labs., Albuquerque, NM (USA)
- DOE Contract Number:
- AC04-76DP00789
- OSTI ID:
- 6628657
- Report Number(s):
- SAND-88-2664; ON: DE89006365
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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140700* -- Solar Thermal Power Systems
BOILERS
COMPILED DATA
CSP
Concentrating Solar Power
DATA
DESIGN
EFFICIENCY
EQUIPMENT
FAILURES
FLUID MECHANICS
HEAT EXCHANGERS
HELIOSTATS
HYDRAULICS
INFORMATION
MECHANICS
NUMERICAL DATA
OPERATION
OUTAGES
POWER PLANTS
RELIABILITY
SOLAR EQUIPMENT
SOLAR POWER PLANTS
STEAM GENERATORS
VAPOR GENERATORS