Modeling Receiver Flux of Commercial Power Tower Concentrating Solar Power Plants Using Ray Tracing: A Round-Robin Comparison of SolTrace, Solstice, and TieSOL

Rebecca Mitchell, Ye Wang, Michel Izygon, John Pye

Research output: NRELPresentation

Abstract

This is a presentation about the modeling receiver flux of commercial power tower concentrating solar power plants by using ray tracing. This comparison study is ongoing, and this presentation shares about the journey in this process so far.
Original languageAmerican English
Number of pages14
StatePublished - 2023

Publication series

NamePresented at the ASME 17th International Conference on Energy Sustainability, 10-12 July 2023, Washington, D.C.

NREL Publication Number

  • NREL/PR-5700-87012

Keywords

  • HelioCon
  • ray tracing
  • solar power
  • SolarPACES
  • solstice
  • SolTrace
  • TieSOL

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