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Modelling concentrating solar power with thermal energy storage for integration studies : preprint / M. Hummon [and three others].
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- Author/Creator:
- Hummon, Marissa, author.
- Conference Name:
- International Workshop on the Integration of Solar Power into Power Systems (3rd : 2013 : London, England)
- Series:
- Conference paper (National Renewable Energy Laboratory (U.S.)) ; NREL/CP-6A20-60365.
- NREL/CP ; 6A20-60365
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Solar concentrators--Mathematical models.
- Solar concentrators.
- Solar thermal energy--Mathematical models.
- Solar thermal energy.
- Solar power plants.
- Electric power systems.
- solar power plants.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (8 pages) : color illustrations.
- Place of Publication:
- Golden, CO : National Renewable Energy Laboratory, 2013.
- Summary:
- Concentrating solar power with thermal energy storage (CSP-TES) can provide multiple benefits to the grid, including low marginal cost energy and the ability to levelize load, provide operating reserves, and provide firm capacity. It is challenging to properly value the integration of CSP because of the complicated nature of this technology. Unlike completely dispatchable fossil sources, CSP is a limited energy resource, depending on the hourly and daily supply of solar energy. To optimize the use of this limited energy, CSP-TES must be implemented in a production cost model with multiple decision variables for the operation of the CSP-TES plant. We develop and implement a CSP-TES plant in a production cost model that accurately characterizes the three main components of the plant: solar field, storage tank, and power block. We show the effect of various modelling simplifications on the value of CSP, including: scheduled versus optimized dispatch from the storage tank and energy-only operation versus co-optimization with ancillary services.
- Notes:
- "October 2013."
- Title from title screen (viewed on Mar. 7, 2014).
- "To be presented at the 3rd International Workshop on Integration of Solar Power in Power Systems, London, England, October 21-22, 2013."
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 7-8).
- OCLC:
- 871723672
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