What is the master control system of a solar power plant?

The master control system of a solar power plant PS10 plant in Spain consists of different levels. The first level is Local Control, it takes care of the positioning of the heliostats when the aiming point and the time are given to the system, and informs upper level about the status of the heliostats field.

Can generalized predictive control be applied to a solar power plant?

Application of generalized predictive control to a solar power plant. In The Third IEEE Conference on Control Applications, Glasgow UK, August 1994b. E. F.

Can predictive sliding mode controllers be used in a solar plant?

Application of predictive sliding mode controllers to a solar plant. IEEE Transaction on Control Systems Technology, 16:819825, 2008. I. Farkas and I. Vajk. Experiments with internal modelbased controller for acurex field. In Proceedings of the 2nd Users Workshop IHP Programme, CIEMAT, 2002.

What is a concentrating solar thermal system?

Concentrating solar thermal (CST) systems use optical devices (usually mirrors) and Sun tracking systems to concentrate a large area of sunlight into a smaller receiving area. The concentrated solar energy is then used as a heat source for a conventional power plant. A wide range of concentrating technologies exist.

What are the main controls of solar plants?

The main controls of solar plants can be classified in Sun tracking and control of the thermal variables. While the control of the Sun tracking mechanisms is typically done in an open loop mode, the control of the thermal variables is mainly done in closed loop.

What are the control levels of a solar plant?

From a control point there are different control levels; a) the control of the movement of the solar collectors (sun tracking), b) the control of the thermal process variables, c) the plant wide control aspects and d) the grid integration.