Impact of DNI forecasting on CSP tower plant power production. (August 2019)
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- Journal Article
- Title:
- Impact of DNI forecasting on CSP tower plant power production. (August 2019)
- Main Title:
- Impact of DNI forecasting on CSP tower plant power production
- Authors:
- Alonso-Montesinos, J.
Polo, Jesús
Ballestrín, Jesús
Batlles, F.J.
Portillo, C. - Abstract:
- Abstract: In the context of energy policies focusing on minimizing power plant emissions, concentrating solar power (CSP) technology plays an important role in the energy mix. These plants require a high level of direct normal irradiance to work properly and profitably. Over-sizing of plant capacity is frequently employed in order to store part of the energy produced, to extend the operating time throughout the day, and also to manage cloud transients. Forecasting the energy delivered by the plant is very important in plant operational strategies to ensure dispatchability as much as possible. This work presents an analysis of energy forecasting in solar tower plants by combining a short-term solar irradiation forecasting scheme with a solar tower plant model using the System Advisor Model (SAM), as the modeling tool for computing plant production throughout the year. Satellite images were used to predict Direct Normal Irradiance (DNI) on an intra-hour time-scale (up to three hours). The predictions were introduced into SAM to simulate the behavior of the Gemasolar and Crescent Dunes plants, placed on Spain and Nevada, respectively). The results show that the best outcomes appear for the 90-mins horizon, where the Mean Bias was about −10% and the RMSE near to 23%. Highlights: The impact of DNI now casting was considered on CSP tower plant power production. Satellite images were used to determine DNI from 12 to 180 minutes. System Advisor Model was employed to simulate theAbstract: In the context of energy policies focusing on minimizing power plant emissions, concentrating solar power (CSP) technology plays an important role in the energy mix. These plants require a high level of direct normal irradiance to work properly and profitably. Over-sizing of plant capacity is frequently employed in order to store part of the energy produced, to extend the operating time throughout the day, and also to manage cloud transients. Forecasting the energy delivered by the plant is very important in plant operational strategies to ensure dispatchability as much as possible. This work presents an analysis of energy forecasting in solar tower plants by combining a short-term solar irradiation forecasting scheme with a solar tower plant model using the System Advisor Model (SAM), as the modeling tool for computing plant production throughout the year. Satellite images were used to predict Direct Normal Irradiance (DNI) on an intra-hour time-scale (up to three hours). The predictions were introduced into SAM to simulate the behavior of the Gemasolar and Crescent Dunes plants, placed on Spain and Nevada, respectively). The results show that the best outcomes appear for the 90-mins horizon, where the Mean Bias was about −10% and the RMSE near to 23%. Highlights: The impact of DNI now casting was considered on CSP tower plant power production. Satellite images were used to determine DNI from 12 to 180 minutes. System Advisor Model was employed to simulate the power output of CSP tower plants. The best DNI forecast horizon was 90 minutes considering a full year of measurements. … (more)
- Is Part Of:
- Renewable energy. Volume 138(2019)
- Journal:
- Renewable energy
- Issue:
- Volume 138(2019)
- Issue Display:
- Volume 138, Issue 2019 (2019)
- Year:
- 2019
- Volume:
- 138
- Issue:
- 2019
- Issue Sort Value:
- 2019-0138-2019-0000
- Page Start:
- 368
- Page End:
- 377
- Publication Date:
- 2019-08
- Subjects:
- DNI forecasting -- Power output prediction -- CSP tower plant -- System advisor model -- Gemasolar (Spain) -- Crescent Dunes (Nevada)
Renewable energy sources -- Periodicals
Power resources -- Periodicals
Énergies renouvelables -- Périodiques
Ressources énergétiques -- Périodiques
333.794 - Journal URLs:
- http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/journal/09601481 ↗
http://www.elsevier.com/journals ↗
http://www.journals.elsevier.com/renewable-energy/ ↗ - DOI:
- 10.1016/j.renene.2019.01.095 ↗
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- English
- ISSNs:
- 0960-1481
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