TY - CHAP A1 - Sattler, Johannes Christoph A1 - Atti, Vikrama Naga Babu A1 - Alexopoulos, Spiros A1 - Teixeira Boura, Cristiano José A1 - Herrmann, Ulf A1 - Dutta, Siddharth A1 - Kioutsioukis, Ioannis T1 - DNI forecast tool for the smart operation of a parabolic trough collector system with concrete thermal energy storage: Theory, results and outlook T2 - SolarPACES 2022 conference proceedings N2 - This work presents a basic forecast tool for predicting direct normal irradiance (DNI) in hourly resolution, which the Solar-Institut Jülich (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. KW - Direct normal irradiance forecast KW - DNI forecast KW - Parabolic trough collector KW - PTC KW - Thermal Energy Storage Y1 - 2024 U6 - https://doi.org/10.52825/solarpaces.v1i.731 SN - 2751-9899 (online) N1 - SolarPACES 2022, 28th International Conference on Concentrating Solar Power and Chemical Energy Systems, 27-30 September, Albuquerque, NM, USA IS - 1 PB - TIB Open Publishing CY - Hannover ER - TY - CHAP A1 - Chico Caminos, Ricardo Alexander A1 - Schmitz, Pascal A1 - Atti, Vikrama Naga Babu A1 - Mahdi, Zahra A1 - Teixeira Boura, Cristiano José A1 - Sattler, Johannes Christoph A1 - Herrmann, Ulf A1 - Hilger, Patrick A1 - Dieckmann, Simon T1 - Development of a micro heliostat and optical qualification assessment with a 3D laser scanning method T2 - SOLARPACES 2020 N2 - The Solar-Institut Jülich (SIJ) and the companies Hilger GmbH and Heliokon GmbH from Germany have developed a small-scale cost-effective heliostat, called “micro heliostat”. Micro heliostats can be deployed in small-scale concentrated solar power (CSP) plants to concentrate the sun's radiation for electricity generation, space or domestic water heating or industrial process heat. In contrast to conventional heliostats, the special feature of a micro heliostat is that it consists of dozens of parallel-moving, interconnected, rotatable mirror facets. The mirror facets array is fixed inside a box-shaped module and is protected from weathering and wind forces by a transparent glass cover. The choice of the building materials for the box, tracking mechanism and mirrors is largely dependent on the selected production process and the intended application of the micro heliostat. Special attention was paid to the material of the tracking mechanism as this has a direct influence on the accuracy of the micro heliostat. The choice of materials for the mirror support structure and the tracking mechanism is made in favor of plastic molded parts. A qualification assessment method has been developed by the SIJ in which a 3D laser scanner is used in combination with a coordinate measuring machine (CMM). For the validation of this assessment method, a single mirror facet was scanned and the slope deviation was computed. KW - Concentrated solar power KW - Electricity generation KW - Measuring instruments KW - Heliostats KW - Global change Y1 - 2022 SN - 978-0-7354-4195-8 U6 - https://doi.org/10.1063/5.0086262 SN - 1551-7616 (online) SN - 0094-243X (print) N1 - SOLARPACES 2020: 26th International Conference on Concentrating Solar Power and Chemical Energy Systems, 28 September–2 October 2020, Freiburg, Germany IS - 2445 / 1 PB - AIP conference proceedings / American Institute of Physics CY - Melville, NY ER - TY - CHAP A1 - Mahdi, Zahra A1 - Rendón, Carlos A1 - Schwager, Christian A1 - Teixeira Boura, Cristiano José A1 - Herrmann, Ulf T1 - Novel concept for indirect solar-heated methane reforming T2 - AIP Conference Proceedings Y1 - 2019 U6 - https://doi.org/10.1063/1.5117694 SN - 0094-243X VL - 2126 SP - 180014-1 EP - 180014-7 PB - AIP Publishing CY - Melville, NY ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Meyer, S. A1 - Hänel, Matthias A1 - Beeh, B. A1 - Dittmann-Gabriel, Sören A1 - Dluhosch, R. A1 - May, Martin A1 - Herrmann, Ulf T1 - Multifunktionaler thermischer Stromspeicher für die Strom- und Wärmeversorgung der Industrie von morgen JF - ETG Journal / Energietechnische Gesellschaft im VDE (ETG) Y1 - 2020 SN - 2625-9907 VL - 2020 IS - 1 SP - 6 EP - 9 ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Herrmann, Ulf A1 - Kearney, David W. T1 - Survey of Thermal Energy Storage for Parabolic Trough Power Plants JF - Journal of Solar Energy Engineering Y1 - 2002 U6 - https://doi.org/10.1115/1.1467601 SN - 1528-8986 (Online) SN - 0199-6231 (Print) VL - 124 IS - 2 SP - 145 EP - 152 ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Kearney, David W. A1 - Kelly, Bruce A1 - Herrmann, Ulf A1 - Cable, R. A1 - Pacheco, J. A1 - Mahoney, R. A1 - Price, Henry A1 - Blake, D. A1 - Nava, P. A1 - Potrovitza, N. T1 - Engineering Aspects of a Molten Salt Heat Transfer Fluid in a Trough Solar Field JF - Energy : the international journal Y1 - 2002 U6 - https://doi.org/10.1016/S0360-5442(03)00191-9 SN - 0360-5442 N1 - SolarPACES 2002, Zürich, Switzerland, 4–6 September 2002 VL - 29 IS - 5-6 (Special Issue SolarPaces) SP - 861 EP - 870 ER - TY - CHAP A1 - Lüpfert, E. A1 - Herrmann, Ulf A1 - Price, Henry A1 - Zarza, E. A1 - Kistener, R. ED - Ramos, C. T1 - Towards Standard Performance Analysis for Parabolic Trough Collector Fields T2 - 12th International Symposium Solar Power and Chemical Energy Systems, October 6-8, 2004, Oaxaca Mexico ; SolarPACES International Symposium, 12 Y1 - 2004 SN - 968-6114-18-1 PB - Instituto de Investigaciones Electricas CY - [s.l.] ER - TY - CHAP A1 - Herrmann, Ulf A1 - Vorbrugg, O. A1 - Nava, P. T1 - Construction and Commissioning Process of the Andasol Solar Field T2 - SolarPACES 2009 : electricity, fuels and clean water powered by the sun ; 15 - 18 September 2009, Berlin, Germany ; the 15th SolarPACES conference ; proceedings Y1 - 2009 SN - 978-3-00-028755-8 PB - Deutsches Zentrum für Luft- u. Raumfahrt CY - Stuttgart ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Damm, Marc André A1 - Sauerborn, Markus A1 - Fend, Thomas A1 - Herrmann, Ulf T1 - Optimisation of a urea selective catalytic reduction system with a coated ceramic mixing element JF - Journal of ceramic science and technology Y1 - 2017 SN - 2190-9385 (Print) U6 - https://doi.org/10.4416/JCST2016-00056 SN - 2190-9385 (Online) VL - 8 IS - 1 SP - 19 EP - 24 PB - Göller CY - Baden-Baden ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Herrmann, Ulf A1 - Lippke, F. T1 - The influence of transients on the design of DSG solar fields JF - Journal de Physique IV : proceedings Y1 - 1999 SN - 2-86883-402-7 U6 - https://doi.org/10.1051/jp4:1999377 SN - 1764-7177 (Online) SN - 1155-4339 (Print) VL - 9 IS - PR3 SP - 489 EP - 494 ER -