Monitoring and Reconfiguration

The thermal solar farm operation will be optimum if it efficiently responds to both the variation in solar energy availability (insolation) and to both equipment limitations and market conditions. In order to do that, one of the first requirements is to determine the efficiency curves for each combination of equipment blocks as a function of load and then operate the system at that point. [Pg.313]

In addition to considering market conditions and equipment block efficiency, one should also make the system flexible enough to automatically respond to variations in the supply and demand of solar energy. Knowing the points of maximum efficiency, size of heat storage, and market conditions, the optimizer can automatically select one of at least five operating modes. These are as follows [Pg.313]

Post-Oil Energy Technology After the Age of Fossil Fuels [Pg.314]

Solar energy being collected is insufficient to meet the demand at optimum loading and therefore is supplemented by heat energy from storage. [Pg.314]

When there is no demand, or market conditions are unfavorable (or for other reasons), all solar energy that is collected is sent to storage. [Pg.314]

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