The IEA/SSPS Solar Thermal Power Plants — Facts and Figures— Final Report of the International Test and Evaluation Team (ITET)

1. Front Matter

   Pages I-6

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2. Introduction

   1. International Energy Agency / Small Solar Power Systems (SSPS)

      • Paul Kesselring, Clifford S. Selvage

      Pages 7-15

3. Cenral Receiver System

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 17-17

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   2. Central Receiver System

      • Paul Kesselring, Clifford S. Selvage

      Pages 19-25

4. Historical Assessment of SSPS—CRS Plant Performance

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 27-29

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   2. SSPS — CRS Plant History and Operation (1981 – 1984)

      • Neil Gregory, Pierre Wattiez, Manuel Blanco

      Pages 30-30

   3. Daily Characteristics

      • Mats Andersson, Jonas Sandgren

      Pages 31-31

   4. Steam Generator Experiences

      • S. W. Amacker

      Pages 32-32

   5. CRS Operational Experience

      • Juan Ramos, Antonio Cuadrado, Carlos Lopez

      Pages 33-33

5. Heliostat Field Performance

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 35-37

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   2. Heliostat History and Status

      • Pierre Wattiez, Juan Ramos

      Pages 38-38

   3. Measurements and Calculations on Heliostat Field

      • W. Schiel, G. Lemperle

      Pages 39-39

   4. 10 MWe Solar Thermal Central Receiver Pilot Plant — Heliostat Evaluation

      • C. L. Mavis, J. J. Bartel

      Pages 40-40

6. Receiver Behavior

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 41-44

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   2. Receiver Thermal Performance: Theory

      • Alessio De Benedetti, José G. Martín

      Pages 45-45

   3. Receiver Description: Billboard Receiver (ASR)

      • P. Cavalleri, V. Bedogni, A. DiMeglio, A. De Benedetti, C. Sala

      Pages 46-46

   4. Receiver Description: The Sulzer Cavity Receiver

      • H. W. Fricker

      Pages 47-47

   5. Comparison of the Two Receivers

      • H. W. Fricker

      Pages 48-48

   6. Efficiency and Temperature Measurements

      • G. Lemperle, W. Schiel

      Pages 49-49

   7. Receiver Losses: Results of Tests

      • Heinz Jacobs, Manuel Sánchez, Ricardo Carmona

      Pages 50-50

The Project's origin As a consequence of the so-called "first oil crisis", the interest in solar electricity generation rose sharply after 1973. The solar ther­ mal way of solving the problem was attractive because the main task was simply to replace the fossil fuel by a "solar fuel" in an other­ wise conventional thermal power plant -that was at least what many thought at that time. Thus more than half a dozen of solar thermal plant projects were created in the mid-seventies. One of them is the Small Solar Power Systems (SSPS) Project of the International Energy Agency (lEA). It consists of the design, development, construction, operation, test and evaluation of two dissimilar small solar thermal electric power systems each ~t a nominal power of 500 kW . e ITET and TOAB In order to assist the Operating Agent (DFVLR - Deutsche Forschungs­ und Versuchsansta1t fUr Luft- und Raumfahrt e. V. ) in managing the project, the Executive Committee (EC) created two bodies called the "International Test and Evaluation Team" (ITET) and the "Test and Operation Advisory Board" (TOAB). The latter consisted of a group of experts from the different participating countries, meeting three to four times a year to articulate i. a. the technical interests and expectations of the different parties in the project. It was the TOAB that formulated e. g.

• Heliostat
• control
• electricity
• environment
• plants
• power systems
• solar power

• Prospective Studies Division, Swiss Federal Institute for Reactor Research (EIR), Switzerland

  Paul Kesselring

• SSPS Test and Operation Advisory Board, Switzerland

  Paul Kesselring

• SSPS International Test and Evaluation Team, Switzerland

  Clifford S. Selvage

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