SolarPACES Conference Proceedings (Sep 2024)

Testing and Validation of Innovative on-Site Solar Field Measurement Techniques to Increase Power Tower Plant Performance: The LEIA Project

  • Antonio Avila-Marin,
  • Jesus Fernández-Reche,
  • Rafael Monterreal,
  • Jesus Ballestrin,
  • Jose Fernando Gallego,
  • Marina Casanova,
  • Sonia Escorza,
  • Amaia Mutuberria,
  • Andreas Kämpgen,
  • Ansgar Macke,
  • Marc Röger,
  • Julian Krauth,
  • Stefan Schlau,
  • Annette Barenbruegge,
  • Jose Manuel Blazquez,
  • Adriana Zurita

DOI
https://doi.org/10.52825/solarpaces.v2i.777
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 2

Abstract

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LEIA project aims to contribute to the development of the next generation of central receiver power plants focusing on validating a combination and integration of pre-commercial solar field control and O&M solutions for the central tower receiver technology using molten salts, as the most promising cost-effective solution with the highest market penetration potential. To effectively remove the existing technical and industrial barriers to optimize central receiver and heliostat field operation & maintenance and thus to improve overall CSP performance, the following innovations are being developed: 1) Smart heliostat field control, 2) Smart control systems, 3) Solar Field Operation and Maintenance control strategies. These developments will be tested and demonstrated in three flagship operational environments: a) Cerro Dominador (Chile), b) CIEMAT – PSA (Spain), and c) CENER – Tudela (Spain).

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