The Performance of Concentrated Solar Power (CSP) Systems

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System performance measurements

U. Herrmann*; D. Kearney^†; M. Röger^‡; C. Prahl^‡    * Solar-Institute Jülich, FH Aachen—University of Applied Sciences, Jülich, Germany^† Kearney & Associates, Vashon, WA, United States^‡ German Aerospace Center (DLR), Almería, Spain

Abstract

This chapter introduces performance and acceptance testing and describes state-of-the-art tools, methods, and instruments to assess the plant performance or realize plant acceptance testing. The status of the development of standards for performance assessment is given.

Keywords

Performance measurement; Acceptance tests; Plant efficiency; Test code and standards

Prior to commercial operation, large solar systems in utility-size power plants need to pass performance acceptance tests ...