@inproceedings{SchulteSchwagerFrantzetal.2022,
  author    = {Schulte, Jonas and Schwager, Christian and Frantz, Cathy and Schloms, Felix and Teixeira Boura, Cristiano Jos{\´e} and Herrmann, Ulf},
  title     = {Control concept for a molten salt receiver in star design: Development, optimization and testing with cloud passage scenarios},
  series = {SolarPACES conference proceedings},
  booktitle = {SolarPACES conference proceedings},
  number    = {Vol. 1},
  publisher = {TIB Open Publishing},
  address   = {Hannover},
  issn      = {2751-9899 (online)},
  doi       = {10.52825/solarpaces.v1i.693},
  pages     = {9 Seiten},
  year      = {2022},
  abstract  = {A promising approach to reduce the system costs of molten salt solar receivers is to enable the irradiation of the absorber tubes on both sides. The star design is an innovative receiver design, pursuing this approach. The unconventional design leads to new challenges in controlling the system. This paper presents a control concept for a molten salt receiver system in star design. The control parameters are optimized in a defined test cycle by minimizing a cost function. The control concept is tested in realistic cloud passage scenarios based on real weather data. During these tests, the control system showed no sign of unstable behavior, but to perform sufficiently in every scenario further research and development like integrating Model Predictive Controls (MPCs) need to be done. The presented concept is a starting point to do so.},
  language  = {en}
}
@inproceedings{SchwagerAngeleNourietal.2022,
  author    = {Schwager, Christian and Angele, Florian and Nouri, Bijan and Schwarzb{\"o}zl, Peter and Teixeira Boura, Cristiano Jos{\´e} and Herrmann, Ulf},
  title     = {Impact of DNI forecast quality on performance prediction for a commercial scale solar tower: Application of nowcasting DNI maps to dynamic solar tower simulation},
  series = {SolarPACES conference proceedings},
  booktitle = {SolarPACES conference proceedings},
  number    = {Vol. 1},
  publisher = {TIB Open Publishing},
  address   = {Hannover},
  issn      = {2751-9899 (online)},
  doi       = {10.52825/solarpaces.v1i.675},
  pages     = {9 Seiten},
  year      = {2022},
  abstract  = {Concerning current efforts to improve operational efficiency and to lower overall costs of concentrating solar power (CSP) plants with prediction-based algorithms, this study investigates the quality and uncertainty of nowcasting data regarding the implications for process predictions. DNI (direct normal irradiation) maps from an all-sky imager-based nowcasting system are applied to a dynamic prediction model coupled with ray tracing. The results underline the need for high-resolution DNI maps in order to predict net yield and receiver outlet temperature realistically. Furthermore, based on a statistical uncertainty analysis, a correlation is developed, which allows for predicting the uncertainty of the net power prediction based on the corresponding DNI forecast uncertainty. However, the study reveals significant prediction errors and the demand for further improvement in the accuracy at which local shadings are forecasted.},
  language  = {en}
}
@inproceedings{SattlerAttiAlexopoulosetal.2022,
  author    = {Sattler, Johannes Christoph and Atti, Vikrama and Alexopoulos, Spiros and Teixeira Boura, Cristiano Jos{\´e} and Herrmann, Ulf and Dutta, Siddharth and Kioutsioukis, Ioannis},
  title     = {DNI forecast tool for the smart operation of a parabolic trough collector system with concrete thermal energy storage: Theory, results and outlook},
  series = {SolarPACES conference proceedings},
  booktitle = {SolarPACES conference proceedings},
  number    = {VOL. 1},
  publisher = {TIB Open Publishing},
  address   = {Hannover},
  issn      = {2751-9899 (online)},
  doi       = {10.52825/solarpaces.v1i.731},
  pages     = {9 Seiten},
  year      = {2022},
  abstract  = {This work presents a basic forecast tool for predicting direct normal irradiance (DNI) in hourly resolution, which the Solar-Institut J{\"u}lich (SIJ) is developing within a research project. The DNI forecast data shall be used for a parabolic trough collector (PTC) system with a concrete thermal energy storage (C-TES) located at the company KEAN Soft Drinks Ltd in Limassol, Cyprus. On a daily basis, 24-hour DNI prediction data in hourly resolution shall be automatically produced using free or very low-cost weather forecast data as input. The purpose of the DNI forecast tool is to automatically transfer the DNI forecast data on a daily basis to a main control unit (MCU). The MCU automatically makes a smart decision on the operation mode of the PTC system such as steam production mode and/or C-TES charging mode. The DNI forecast tool was evaluated using historical data of measured DNI from an on-site weather station, which was compared to the DNI forecast data. The DNI forecast tool was tested using data from 56 days between January and March 2022, which included days with a strong variation in DNI due to cloud passages. For the evaluation of the DNI forecast reliability, three categories were created and the forecast data was sorted accordingly. The result was that the DNI forecast tool has a reliability of 71.4 \% based on the tested days. The result fulfils SIJ's aim to achieve a reliability of around 70 \%, but SIJ aims to still improve the DNI forecast quality.},
  language  = {en}
}
@inproceedings{SattlerSchneiderAngeleetal.2022,
  author    = {Sattler, Johannes Christoph and Schneider, Iesse Peer and Angele, Florian and Atti, Vikrama and Teixeira Boura, Cristiano Jos{\´e} and Herrmann, Ulf},
  title     = {Development of heliostat field calibration methods: Theory and experimental test results},
  series = {SolarPACES conference proceedings},
  booktitle = {SolarPACES conference proceedings},
  number    = {Vol. 1},
  publisher = {TIB Open Publishing},
  address   = {Hannover},
  issn      = {2751-9899 (online)},
  doi       = {10.52825/solarpaces.v1i.678},
  pages     = {9 Seiten},
  year      = {2022},
  abstract  = {In this work, three patent pending calibration methods for heliostat fields of central receiver systems (CRS) developed by the Solar-Institut J{\"u}lich (SIJ) of the FH Aachen University of Applied Sciences are presented. The calibration methods can either operate in a combined mode or in stand-alone mode. The first calibration method, method A, foresees that a camera matrix is placed into the receiver plane where it is subjected to concentrated solar irradiance during a measurement process. The second calibration method, method B, uses an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) such as a quadrocopter to automatically fly into the reflected solar irradiance cross-section of one or more heliostats (two variants of method B were tested). The third calibration method, method C, foresees a stereo central camera or multiple stereo cameras installed e.g. on the solar tower whereby the orientations of the heliostats are calculated from the location detection of spherical red markers attached to the heliostats. The most accurate method is method A which has a mean accuracy of 0.17 mrad. The mean accuracy of method B variant 1 is 1.36 mrad and of variant 2 is 1.73 mrad. Method C has a mean accuracy of 15.07 mrad. For method B there is great potential regarding improving the measurement accuracy. For method C the collected data was not sufficient for determining whether or not there is potential for improving the accuracy.},
  language  = {en}
}
@incollection{GrossMuellerHertingetal.1997,
  author    = {Groß, Rolf Fritz and M{\"u}ller, D. and Herting, D. and Schneemann, A. and Renz, Ulrich},
  title     = {Modulare Messdatenerfassung in Forschung und Lehre},
  series = {Virtuelle Instrumente in der Praxis : Begleitband zum Kongress VIP '97},
  booktitle = {Virtuelle Instrumente in der Praxis : Begleitband zum Kongress VIP '97},
  editor    = {Rahman, Jamal and Jaschinski, Hans},
  publisher = {H{\"u}thig},
  address   = {Heidelberg},
  isbn      = {978-3-7785-2667-5 Pp.},
  pages     = {282 -- 288},
  year      = {1997},
  abstract  = {The Lehrstuhl f{\"u}r W{\"a}rme{\"u}bertragung und Klimatechnik at the Aachen University of Technology operates several test facilities to investigate fundamentals of heat and mass transfer supported by the Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft, the Minister f{\"u}r Forschung und Technologie and the industry. In order to get high-resolution and reproselection of hardware components is as critical as the design of software routines to perform successful and accurate measurements. In the following the development of the measurement and control system for three different test facilities is presented and discussed. Special attention is given to the education of students within the framework of laboratories and scientific experiments.},
  language  = {de}
}
@incollection{DautzenbergGrossRenz1996,
  author    = {Dautzenberg, H. and Groß, Rolf Fritz and Renz, Ulrich},
  title     = {Meßtechnik auf dem Pr{\"u}fstand: Forschung zur Heißgasfiltration},
  series = {Virtuelle Instrumente in der Praxis. Begleitband zum Kongress VIP 1996},
  booktitle = {Virtuelle Instrumente in der Praxis. Begleitband zum Kongress VIP 1996},
  editor    = {Jamal, Rahman},
  publisher = {National Instruments Germany},
  address   = {M{\"u}nchen},
  pages     = {202 -- 208},
  year      = {1996},
  abstract  = {Im Rahmen von Forschungsvorhaben des BMBF und verschiedener Industriepartner betreibt der Lehrstuhl f{\"u}r W{\"a}rme{\"u}bertragung und Klimatechnik der RWTH Aachen Pilotanlagen und Pr{\"u}fst{\"a}nde f{\"u}r Untersuchungen auf dem Gebiet der Heißgasfiltration mit keramischen Filterelementen. Als wesentlicher Garant f{\"u}r den Erfolg der Forschungsarbeit muß die auf das jeweilige Projekt genau abgestimmte Meß- und Regelungstechnik angesehen werden. Hierbei z{\"a}hlt neben der Auswahl geeigneter Hardwarekomponenten auch die Softwareentwicklung unter einer leistungsstarken und zuverl{\"a}ssigen Programmierumgebung. Anhand des Aufbaus dreier Versuchsanlagen im Technikumsmaßstab soll das Anforderungsprofil an die Meßtechnik bis hin zur Umsetzung innerhalb der Anlage skizziert werden. Der Heißgasfiltrationspr{\"u}fstand im Heizkraftwerk der RWTH Aachen dient der Beobachtung des Reinigungsverhaltens keramischer Filterelemente bei der Heißgasentstaubung im Temperaturbereich bis 850 Grad C. Wesentlich f{\"u}r die Meßwerterfassung ist hierbei die Kopplung eines Orion-Datenloggers der Firma Schlumberger mit LabView 4.0. Im Hochtemperaturofen des Lehrstuhls werden instation{\"a}re Druckmessungen an einer keramischen Filterkerze w{\"a}hrend eines Abreinigungsimpulses bei 950 Grad C mit hoher Samplingrate durchgef{\"u}hrt. Hierbei {\"u}bernimmt eine durch LabView 4.0 angesteuerte E-Series Karte der Firma National Instruments die Signalaufnahme. Die katalytische Schadstoffreduktion und Entstaubung heißer Rauchgase bei 900 Grad C sind Ziele der Untersuchungen in einer erstellten Versuchsanlage mit einem Quarzglasreaktor. Die Signalerfassung und -konditionierung erfolgt {\"u}ber SCXI in Verbindung mit LabView 4.0, die Steuerung der Anlage {\"u}bernehmen zwei Multifunktionskarten (National Instruments).},
  language  = {de}
}
@techreport{ChristGrossRenz1998,
  author    = {Christ, Ansgar and Groß, Rolf Fritz and Renz, Ulrich},
  title     = {Str{\"o}mungs-, Filterkuchen- und Abreinigungsmodelle f{\"u}r Heißgasfilter, Teilvorhaben "Numerische Simulation des Abreinigungsvorganges und der Rohgasstr{\"o}mung"},
  doi       = {10.2314/GBV:50431601X},
  pages     = {117 Seiten},
  year      = {1998},
  language  = {de}
}
@techreport{ChristGrossRenz1998,
  author    = {Christ, Ansgar and Groß, Rolf Fritz and Renz, Ulrich},
  title     = {HGR: Untersuchung zur Minimierung von gasf{\"o}rmigen Schadstoffen aus Rauchgasen bei der Heißgasfiltration},
  doi       = {10.2314/GBV:504318411},
  pages     = {141 Seiten},
  year      = {1998},
  abstract  = {Gas- und Dampfturbinen-Kraftwerke mit Druckwirbelschicht- oder mit Druckvergasungsverfahren erm{\"o}glichen die Verstromung von Kohle mit hohem Wirkungsgrad und niedrigen Emissionen. Eine Voraussetzung f{\"u}r den Betrieb dieser Anlagen ist die Entstaubung der Rauchgase bei hohen Temperaturen und Dr{\"u}cken. Abreinigungsfilter mit keramischen Elementen werden dazu eingesetzt. Eine Reduzierung gasf{\"o}rmiger Schadstoffe unter den gleichen Bedingungen k{\"o}nnte Rauchgasw{\"a}sche ersetzen. Ziel des Gesamtvorhabens ist es, die Integration von Heißgasfiltration und katalytischem Abbau der Schadstoffe Kohlenmonoxid, Kohlenwasserstoffe und Stickoxide in einen Verfahrensschritt zu untersuchen. Die Arbeitsschwerpunkte dieses Teilvorhabens betreffen: die katalytische Wirkung eisenhaltiger Braunkohlenaschen, die Wirksamkeit des Calciumaluminat als Katalysator des Abbaus unverbrannter Kohlenwasserstoffe im Heißgasfilter, numerische Simulation der kombinierten Abscheidung von Partikeln und gasf{\"o}rmigen Schadstoffen aus Rauchgasen},
  language  = {de}
}
@incollection{ThulfautGrossRenz2000,
  author    = {Thulfaut, Christian and Groß, Rolf Fritz and Renz, Ulrich},
  title     = {Messwerterfassung und -auswertung mit LabView: Experimentelle Analyse der Mischungsg{\"u}te in Hybridzellenk{\"u}hlt{\"u}rmen},
  series = {Virtuelle Instrumente in der Praxis. Begleitband zum Kongress VIP 2000},
  booktitle = {Virtuelle Instrumente in der Praxis. Begleitband zum Kongress VIP 2000},
  editor    = {Jamal, Rahman and Jaschinski, Hans},
  publisher = {H{\"u}thig},
  address   = {Heidelberg},
  isbn      = {3-7785-2789-4 (print)},
  pages     = {54 -- 60},
  year      = {2000},
  abstract  = {Zur K{\"u}hlung von Abw{\"a}rmestr{\"o}men aus Kraftwerksprozessen werden in zunehmenden Maße Hybridzellenk{\"u}hlt{\"u}rme mit Zwangskonvektion eingesetzt, deren wesentlicher Vorteil ihre geringe Bauh{\"o}he ist. Um bei derartigen K{\"u}hlt{\"u}rmen eine Sichtbehinderung oder Glatteisgef{\"a}hrdung durch bodennahen Nebel zu vermeiden, muss durch eine optimale Vermischung des Trocken- und Naßluftanteils gew{\"a}hrleistet sein, daß aus der K{\"u}hlturmkrone keine Nebelschwaden austreten. In Zusammenarbeit mit der Industrie betreibt der Lehrstuhl f{\"u}r W{\"a}rme{\"u}bertragung und Klimatechnik der RWTH Aachen einen Versuchsstand zur Erfassung der Mischungsg{\"u}te in Hybridzellenk{\"u}hlt{\"u}rmen. In maßstabsgerechter Nachbildung k{\"o}nnen dabei am Modell alle relevanten Einflußgr{\"o}ßen wie K{\"u}hlturmgeometrie, Gestaltung zus{\"a}tzlicher Mischeinbauten sowie die Betriebsparameter variiert werden. Mit Hilfe einer unter LabView 5.01 erstellten Software werden sowohl die l3etriebszust{\"u}ncle online {\"u}berwacht, als auch die ben{\"o}tigten Meßwerte zur Bestimmung der Mischungsg{\"u}te erfaßt. {\"U}ber die grafische Oberfl{\"a}che k{\"o}nnen s{\"a}mtliche Meßoptionen gesteuert sowie alle Meßdaten visualisiert und kontrolliert werden. In das LabView-Programm sind dar{\"u}ber hinaus Routinen zur Auswertung der Daten implementiert worden, die sowohl eine direkte Darstellung der Ergebnisse in Form von Diagrammen erm{\"o}glichen, als auch zur Weiterverarbeitung einen Datenexport in eine Microsoft- Excel-Tabelle vorsehen.},
  language  = {de}
}
@incollection{GrossThulfautRenz2000,
  author    = {Groß, Rolf Fritz and Thulfaut, Christian and Renz, Ulrich},
  title     = {On-Line Simulation mit LabView: Experimentelle und numerische Analyse homogener Gasphasenreaktionen aus Kraftwerksprozessen,},
  series = {Virtuelle Instrumente in der Praxis. Begleitband zum Kongress VIP 2000},
  booktitle = {Virtuelle Instrumente in der Praxis. Begleitband zum Kongress VIP 2000},
  editor    = {Jamal, Rahman and Jaschinski, Hans},
  publisher = {H{\"u}thig},
  address   = {Heidelberg},
  isbn      = {3-7785-2789-4 (print)},
  pages     = {103 -- 108},
  year      = {2000},
  abstract  = {The institute of heat transfer and air conditioning at the Aachen University of Technology operates several test facilities in order to investigate homogeneous and catalytical processes for the reduction of gaseous pollutants (e.g. nitrous oxide) of flue gases in a tempeature range up to 900°C. One test facility consists of a stainless steel reactor in which the influence of reducing additives can be investigated. The software tool, created with LabVIEW 5.01, offers the possibility to measure, visualize and control all relevant physical quantities and to gain a numerical solution of the problem by solving the one dimensional, steady state conservation equations.},
  language  = {de}
}