Master Control System for the central receiver solar power plant
Conference
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OSTI ID:6642194
A Master Control System (MCS) is described in terms of its operation and evaluation role for the nation's first major solar thermal electric power venture. The specific application referred to is the 10 MWe solar thermal central receiver Pilot Plant being built at Barstow, California. Five subsystems have been defined for the Pilot Plant version of this concept. They are designated as the Collector Subsystem (CS; i.e., heliostats), the Receiver Subsystem (RS; i.e., absorber and tower), the Thermal Storage Subsystem (TSS; i.e., tank and fluid), the Electrical Power Generation Subsystem (EPGS; i.e., turbine, generator, and associated balance of plant), and the MCS. First, a brief history is provided of the Pilot Plant development which led to the adoption of the MCS configuration. Then, an overview of this configuration is presented, followed by a general discussion of subsystem control considerations. Next, functions of three primary MCS elements are described, followed by general definitions of associated software and steady-state operation modes. Finally, a summary and conclusions are presented pertaining to the overall MCS configuration and present/planned developments.
- Research Organization:
- Sandia Labs., Albuquerque, NM (USA); Aerospace Corp., El Segundo, CA (USA); Sandia Labs., Livermore, CA (USA); Southern California Edison Co., Rosemead (USA)
- DOE Contract Number:
- EY-76-C-04-0789
- OSTI ID:
- 6642194
- Report Number(s):
- SAND-78-1016C; CONF-781025-2
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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14 SOLAR ENERGY
140702* -- Solar Thermal Power Systems-- Central Receiver
ALARM SYSTEMS
CENTRAL RECEIVERS
CONTROL SYSTEMS
DATA ACQUISITION SYSTEMS
DISPLAY DEVICES
EQUIPMENT
EQUIPMENT PROTECTION DEVICES
FUNCTIONAL MODELS
HELIOSTATS
PILOT PLANTS
POWER PLANTS
POWER RANGE 1-10 MW
SOLAR COLLECTORS
SOLAR POWER PLANTS
SOLAR RECEIVERS
SOLAR THERMAL POWER PLANTS
THERMAL ENERGY STORAGE EQUIPMENT
TOWER FOCUS COLLECTORS
TOWER FOCUS POWER PLANTS
140702* -- Solar Thermal Power Systems-- Central Receiver
ALARM SYSTEMS
CENTRAL RECEIVERS
CONTROL SYSTEMS
DATA ACQUISITION SYSTEMS
DISPLAY DEVICES
EQUIPMENT
EQUIPMENT PROTECTION DEVICES
FUNCTIONAL MODELS
HELIOSTATS
PILOT PLANTS
POWER PLANTS
POWER RANGE 1-10 MW
SOLAR COLLECTORS
SOLAR POWER PLANTS
SOLAR RECEIVERS
SOLAR THERMAL POWER PLANTS
THERMAL ENERGY STORAGE EQUIPMENT
TOWER FOCUS COLLECTORS
TOWER FOCUS POWER PLANTS