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DNI forecast tool for the smart operation of a parabolic trough collector system with concrete thermal energy storage: Theory, results and outlook

  • 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.

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Author:Johannes Christoph SattlerORCiD, Vikrama Atti, Spiros AlexopoulosORCiD, Cristiano José Teixeira BouraORCiD, Ulf HerrmannORCiD, Siddharth DuttaORCiD, Ioannis KioutsioukisORCiD
DOI:https://doi.org/10.52825/solarpaces.v1i.731
ISSN:2751-9899 (online)
Parent Title (English):SolarPACES conference proceedings
Publisher:TIB Open Publishing
Place of publication:Hannover
Document Type:Conference Proceeding
Language:English
Year of Completion:2022
Date of first Publication:2024/02/02
Date of the Publication (Server):2024/03/13
Tag:DNI forecast; Direct normal irradiance forecast; PTC; Parabolic trough collector; Thermal Energy Storage
Issue:VOL. 1
Length:9 Seiten
Note:
28th International Conference on Concentrating Solar Power and Chemical Energy Systems, 27-30 September, Albuquerque, NM, USA
Link:https://doi.org/10.52825/solarpaces.v1i.731
Institutes:FH Aachen / Fachbereich Energietechnik
FH Aachen / Solar-Institut Jülich
FH Aachen / ECSM European Center for Sustainable Mobility
FH Aachen / Kommission für Forschung und Entwicklung
collections:Verlag / TIB Open Publishing
Licence (German):License LogoCreative Commons - Namensnennung