• DocumentCode
    3525111
  • Title

    Determining Total Solar Field Direct Normal Insolation

  • Author

    Kirkpatrick, T.K. ; Goedeke, S.M. ; Price, D. ; Pastorik, B. ; Hollibaugh, J. ; Rosser, J.

  • Author_Institution
    McHale & Assoc., Inc., Knoxville, TN, USA
  • fYear
    2011
  • fDate
    7-8 Nov. 2011
  • Firstpage
    130
  • Lastpage
    132
  • Abstract
    This paper will introduce the concept of integrating terrestrial and aerial data collection methods to determine the Total Solar Field Direct Normal Insolation (TSFDNI) for the purposes of evaluating the performance of a Concentrating Solar Plant (CSP).
  • Keywords
    performance evaluation; solar power stations; CSP; TSFDNI; concentrating solar plant; integrated terrestrial-aerial data collection methods; performance evaluation; total solar field direct normal insolation; Atmospheric modeling; Cameras; Industries; Instruments; Power generation; Solar energy; Testing;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Future of Instrumentation International Workshop (FIIW), 2011
  • Conference_Location
    Oak Ridge, TN
  • Print_ISBN
    978-1-4673-5835-4
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/FIIW.2011.6476814
  • Filename
    6476814