blockSwitchedCL_2
Collector with on/off switch, defocus and warm-up and cool-down delay features
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 |
| SI.Irradiance | dni_stop | 300 | DNI at which concentrator stops |
| SI.Irradiance | dni_start | 300 | DNI at which concentrator starts |
| SI.Time | t_con_on_delay | 30 | Delay until concentrator starts |
| SI.Time | t_con_off_delay | 30 | Delay until concentrator shuts off |
| Integer | ramp_order | | ramping filter order |
Components
| Type | Name | Default | Description |
|---|
| SI.RadiantPower[nelem] | R_foc (from Collector) | | Radiant power on focal aperture |
| SI.RadiantPower | R_dfc | | The targer radiation power at the defocused state |
| Integer | state | | Concentrator state |
| SI.Time | t_con_w_now | | Time of concentrator current warm-up event |
| SI.Time | t_con_w_next | | Time of concentrator next warm-up event |
| SI.Time | t_con_c_now | | Time of concentrator current cool-down event |
| SI.Time | t_con_c_next | | Time of concentrator next cool-down event |
| Real[nelem] | fr_dfc | | Target energy fraction at the defocused state |
| OptEff | oeff | | |
| SolarTherm.Utilities.Transition.Ramp | ramp_up_con | | |
| SolarTherm.Utilities.Transition.Ramp | ramp_down_con | | |
| Real | fr_ramp_con | | ramping transition rate for the concentrator |
| Modelica.Blocks.Logical.Timer | timer | | Timer measuring the times that the solar field is on |
| SI.Time | time_on | | Time marking when the solar field starts running |
| SI.Time | dt_on | | Time duration of everytime the solar field is on |
| SI.Time | tot | | Total operating time of the solar field |
| Boolean | on | | the solar field on/off signal |