The demand for accurate solar irradiance nowcast increases together with the rapidly
growing share of solar energy within our electricity grids. Intra-hour variabilities, mainly …

In solar parabolic-trough plants, the use of Model Predictive Control (MPC) increases the
output thermal power. However, MPC has the disadvantage of a high computational …

The continuously growing penetration of intermittent electricity sources will increase the
future demand for dispatchable power plants, which balance out fluctuations within the …

The incoming downward shortwave solar irradiance is harvested to an increasing extent by
solar power plants. However, the variable nature of this energy source poses an operational …

The receiver is one of the critical elements in central tower concentrating solar power plants,
which use molten salt as heat transfer fluid. Gradients in the incident flux, a consequence of …

Linear Fresnel Reflector (LFR) solar collectors is a promising technology that has a good
potential for small scale solar applications such as heating, cooling and power generation …

Parabolic trough (PT) power plants focus the sun's irradiation onto an absorber tube using
collector mirrors to increase the temperature of the heat transfer medium (HTF). In the power …

One of the greatest challenges facing humanity in the 21st century is the transition to a fully
decarbonized society. The most abundant energy resource available to mankind is the Sun …

Kurzfassung Die vorliegende Arbeit verwendet Strahlungskarten, um die Regelung eines
Parabolrinnenkraftwerks zu optimieren. Diese beschreiben die ortsaufgelöste direkte …

Solar field developers include innovative solutions to optimize the energy production of their
plants. Simulation tools play a significant role in the design and testing phases as they …