Validation of an optical model applied to the beam down CSP facility at the Masdar Institute Solar Platform

Benjamin Grange; Vikas Kumar; Juliana Beltran Torres; Victor G. Perez; Peter Armstrong; Alexander Slocum; Nicolas Calvet

doi:10.1063/1.4949031

Validation of an optical model applied to the beam down CSP facility at the Masdar Institute Solar Platform

Benjamin Grange
, Vikas Kumar
, Juliana Beltran Torres
, Victor G. Perez
, Peter Armstrong
, Alexander Slocum
, Nicolas Calvet

Mechanical & Nuclear Engineering

Massachusetts Institute of Technology

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In the framework of the CSPonD Demo project, the optical characterization of the Beam Down Optical Experiment (BDOE) heliostats field is an important step to certify the required power is provided. To achieve this goal, an experiment involving a single heliostat is carried out. The results of the experiment and the comparison with simulated results are presented in this paper. Only the reflection on the heliostat is observed in order to have a better assessment of its optical performance. The heliostat reflectance is modified and the experimental and simulated concentration distribution are confronted. Results indicate that the shapes of the concentration distributions are quite similar, hence validating the optical model respects the geometry of the BDOE. Moreover these results lead to an increase of the optimized heliostat reflectance when the incident angle on the heliostat decreases. Further investigation is required to validate this method with all the individual heliostats of the BDOE solar field.

Original language	British English
Title of host publication	SolarPACES 2015
Subtitle of host publication	International Conference on Concentrating Solar Power and Chemical Energy Systems
Editors	Vikesh Rajpaul, Christoph Richter
ISBN (Electronic)	9780735413863
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4949031
State	Published - 31 May 2016
Event	21st International Conference on Concentrating Solar Power and Chemical Energy Systems, SolarPACES 2015 - Cape Town, South Africa Duration: 13 Oct 2015 → 16 Oct 2015

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Name	AIP Conference Proceedings
Volume	1734
ISSN (Print)	0094-243X
ISSN (Electronic)	1551-7616

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Conference	21st International Conference on Concentrating Solar Power and Chemical Energy Systems, SolarPACES 2015
Country/Territory	South Africa
City	Cape Town
Period	13/10/15 → 16/10/15

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Grange, B., Kumar, V., Torres, J. B., Perez, V. G., Armstrong, P., Slocum, A., & Calvet, N. (2016). Validation of an optical model applied to the beam down CSP facility at the Masdar Institute Solar Platform. In V. Rajpaul, & C. Richter (Eds.), SolarPACES 2015: International Conference on Concentrating Solar Power and Chemical Energy Systems Article 020007 (AIP Conference Proceedings; Vol. 1734). https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4949031

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Validation of an optical model applied to the beam down CSP facility at the Masdar Institute Solar Platform. / Grange, Benjamin; Kumar, Vikas; Torres, Juliana Beltran et al.
SolarPACES 2015: International Conference on Concentrating Solar Power and Chemical Energy Systems. ed. / Vikesh Rajpaul; Christoph Richter. 2016. 020007 (AIP Conference Proceedings; Vol. 1734).

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