A Real-Time Capable Simulation of Open Volumetric Receiver Surface Temperatures With Spatially High Resolution

Kevin Iding; David Zanger; Daniel Maldonado Quinto; Robert Pitz-Paal

doi:10.52825/solarpaces.v1i.885

Authors

Kevin Iding German Aerospace Center https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7968-5134
David Zanger German Aerospace Center https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6111-7531
Daniel Maldonado Quinto German Aerospace Center https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2929-8667
Robert Pitz-Paal German Aerospace Center https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3542-3391

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.52825/solarpaces.v1i.885

Keywords:

Open Volumetric Receiver, Solar Tower, Simulation

Abstract

The performance of open volumetric receivers can profit from advanced control of the heliostat aim points and the air mass flow. Advanced control techniques like model predictive control and state observer are based on dynamic system models. A suitable model for this purpose is introduced and validated with data recorded at the solar tower Jülich. The model shows good performance with respect to the dynamics of individual absorber cups. The simulation of the whole receiver requires an advanced optimization of the model parameters.

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