Case studies on the use of solar irradiance forecast for optimized operation strategies of solar thermal power plants

IEEE Journal of Selected Topics in Applied Earth Observations and Remote Sensing

Volumn 1, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 18-27

  Wittmann, Michael ^a   Breitkreuz, Hanne ^a,b   Schroedter Homscheidt, Marion ^a   Eck, Markus ^a  

^a GERMAN AEROSPACE CENTER DLR   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WÜRZBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Energy meteorology; Optimized operation strategy; Solar direct irradiance forecast; Solar thermal power plant (STPP)

Indexed keywords

AEROSOLS; AIR POLLUTION; AIR QUALITY; ATMOSPHERIC AEROSOLS; EARTH SCIENCES; ELECTRIC LOAD FORECASTING; ELECTRIC POWER PLANTS; ELECTRICITY; FORECASTING; MARKETING; POWER PLANTS; RENEWABLE ENERGY RESOURCES; SOLAR CONCENTRATORS; SOLAR HEATING; SOLAR POWER PLANTS; SOLAR RADIATION; THERMOELECTRIC POWER PLANTS;

AIR QUALITY MODELS; CASE STUDIES; CLOUD MOTION VECTORS; DATA ASSIMILATIONS; EARTH OBSERVATION TECHNIQUES; ECONOMIC POTENTIALS; ELECTRICITY MARKETS; ENERGY METEOROLOGY; IMPERFECT FORECASTS; LIBERALIZED MARKETS; MARKET PARTICIPANTS; NOWCASTING; OPTIMAL OPERATION STRATEGIES; OPTIMIZED OPERATION STRATEGY; OPTIMIZED OPERATIONS; RENEWABLE ENERGIES; RENEWABLE ENERGY PLANTS; RESEARCH ACTIVITIES; SOLAR DIRECT IRRADIANCE FORECAST; SOLAR IRRADIANCES; SOLAR THERMAL POWER PLANT (STPP); SOLAR THERMAL POWER PLANTS; SPANISHS;

SOLAR ENERGY;

DATA ASSIMILATION; ELECTRICITY SUPPLY; ENERGY RESOURCE; FORECASTING METHOD; IRRADIANCE; NOWCASTING; OPTIMIZATION; POWER PLANT; REGULATORY FRAMEWORK; RENEWABLE RESOURCE; SATELLITE; SOLAR POWER;

EID: 70350146199     PISSN: 19391404     EISSN: 21511535     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/JSTARS.2008.2001152     Document Type: Article

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