blockSteeredCL
Collector that can be partially steered on sun
Extends from SolarTherm.Models.CSP.CRS.HeliostatsField.Collector (Solar concentrator).
Parameters
| Type | Name | Default | Description |
|---|
| Integer | nelem (from Collector) | 1 | Number of aperture elements |
| Boolean | orient_north (from Collector) | true | Orient system toward north else south |
| SI.Area | A (from Collector) | | Area of collector aperture |
| Real | steer_rate | | Speed of mirror steer as fraction of total mirrors per second |
| Real | target_error | 0.01 | Allowed error between target and actual |
| Real | actual_0 | 0 | Start position |
| SI.Irradiance | dni_start | 0.001 | DNI at which concentrator starts |
| SI.Irradiance | dni_stop | 0 | DNI at which concentrator stops |
Components
| Type | Name | Default | Description |
|---|
| SI.RadiantPower[nelem] | R_foc (from Collector) | | Radiant power on focal aperture |
| Real | target | | Target fraction of mirrors on sun |
| Real | actual | | Actual fraction of mirrors on sun |
| OptEff | oeff | | |
| Integer | state | | Concentrator operating state |