10 MWe solar thermal central receiver pilot plant control system automation test report

Technical Report · Wed Apr 01 04:00:00 EST 1987

DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/6887813· OSTI ID:6887813

This report describes results of tests on the automatic features added to the control system for the 10 MWe Solar Thermal Central Receiver Pilot Plant located near Barstow, CA. The plant, called Solar One, is a cooperative activity between the Department of Energy and the Associates: Southern California Edison, the Los Angeles Dept. of Water and Power and the California Energy Commission. This report provides an overview of the automation features added to the plant control system, a description of tests performed on the system, and the results of those tests.

• Research Organization: McDonnell Douglas Astronautics Co., Huntington Beach, CA (USA); Sandia National Labs., Livermore, CA (USA)
• DOE Contract Number: AC04-76DR00789
• OSTI ID: 6887813
• Report Number(s): SAND86-8188; ON: DE87008888
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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14 SOLAR ENERGY
140702* -- Solar Thermal Power Systems-- Central Receiver
AUTOMATION
BARSTOW SOLAR PILOT PLANT
COMPUTERIZED CONTROL SYSTEMS
CONTROL SYSTEMS
CSP
Concentrating Solar Power
FUNCTIONAL MODELS
PILOT PLANTS
POWER PLANTS
SOLAR POWER PLANTS
SOLAR THERMAL POWER PLANTS
TESTING
THERMAL POWER PLANTS
TOWER FOCUS POWER PLANTS