Modelling and control of a solar-thermal parabolic trough DSG superheater with several parallel rows and central steam separation

Proceedings of the Energy Sustainability Conference 2007

Volumn , Issue , 2007, Pages 1005-1014

  Koch, Stephan ^a   Eck, Markus ^a   Hirsch, Tobias ^a  

^a GERMAN AEROSPACE CENTER DLR   (Germany)

Author keywords

Adaptive control; Central separation; Direct steam generation; Parabolic trough; Parallel rows; Superheater

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE CONTROL; CENTRAL SEPARATION; DIRECT STEAM GENERATION; PARABOLIC TROUGH; PARALLEL ROWS;

ADAPTIVE CONTROL SYSTEMS; SEPARATION; STEAM; TWO TERM CONTROL SYSTEMS;

SUPERHEATERS;

EID: 37249065688     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1115/ES2007-36162     Document Type: Conference Paper

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