SIMULATION OF YEARLY ENERGY FOR SOLAR HEATING SYSTEM

Olivier Farges (1, 2) , Jean-Jacques Bézian (1) , Mouna El-Hafi (1) , Hélène Bru (2)

1 RAPSODEE - Centre de recherche d'Albi en génie des procédés des solides divisés, de l'énergie et de l'environnement
2 Total New Energies

To perform ray tracing simulation during the design process of a central solar receiver, we have developed a code based on Monte Carlo algorithm suitable for computing the yearly average energy at the entrance of the receiver of a solar power tower. This code considers sun positions over the year. Based on EDStaR coding environment, it is fast and accurate and will be integrated inside an optimization scheme to design solar Central Receiver System (CRS) with enhanced annual performance.

Mots clés: Monte Carlo algorithm; Central solar receiver; Sun tracking; Yearly average energy

Domaines: Thermique [physics.class-ph]

Olivier Farges, Jean-Jacques Bézian, Mouna El-Hafi, Hélène Bru. SIMULATION OF YEARLY ENERGY FOR SOLAR HEATING SYSTEM. 18th SolarPACES Conference, Sep 2012, Marrakech, Morocco. ⟨hal-01163830⟩