Coordinated control of concentrated solar power systems with indirect molten salt storage considering operation mode switching: Using switching model predictive …
J Wang, Y Li, J Zhang - Energy, 2023 - Elsevier
Concentrated solar power (CSP) systems, in conjunction with thermal energy storage (TES)
systems, can deliver continuous and stable electricity even under intermittent solar …
systems, can deliver continuous and stable electricity even under intermittent solar …
Nonlinear temperature regulation of solar collectors with a fast adaptive polytopic LPV MPC formulation
Temperature control in solar collectors is a nonlinear problem: the dynamics of temperature
rise vary according to the fluid flowing through the collector and to the temperature gradient …
rise vary according to the fluid flowing through the collector and to the temperature gradient …
[HTML][HTML] Nonlinear model predictive control for thermal balance in solar trough plants
The size of existing commercial solar trough plants poses new challenges in applying
advanced control strategies to optimize operation. One of these challenges is to obtain a …
advanced control strategies to optimize operation. One of these challenges is to obtain a …
Incremental model predictive control of active suspensions with estimated road preview information from a lead vehicle
In preview-based vehicle suspension applications, the preview of the road profile is highly
dependent on the preview sensors. In some scenarios such as heavy traffic situations, the …
dependent on the preview sensors. In some scenarios such as heavy traffic situations, the …
Thermal balance of large scale parabolic trough plants: A case study
The main control objective in commercial solar parabolic plants is to track the average
temperature of all the loops around a reference set by the operator, by manipulating the flow …
temperature of all the loops around a reference set by the operator, by manipulating the flow …
Event-MILP-based task allocation for heterogeneous robotic sensor network for thermosolar plants
In this paper, an event-Mixed Integer Linear Programming (MILP)-based algorithm is
proposed to solve the task allocation problem in a Robotic Sensor Network (RSN). A fleet of …
proposed to solve the task allocation problem in a Robotic Sensor Network (RSN). A fleet of …
Initialisation of optimisation solvers for nonlinear model predictive control: Classical vs. hybrid methods
In nonlinear Model Predictive Control (MPC) algorithms, the number of cost-function
evaluations and the resulting calculation time depend on the initial solution to the nonlinear …
evaluations and the resulting calculation time depend on the initial solution to the nonlinear …
Effect of short cloud shading on the performance of parabolic trough solar power plants: motorized vs manual valves
This paper uses a dynamic bio-inspired model to simulate cloud movement over a parabolic
trough collector solar field. Time-stamped spatially varying solar radiation records resulting …
trough collector solar field. Time-stamped spatially varying solar radiation records resulting …
[HTML][HTML] Model Predictive Control of the Mojave solar trough plants
AJ Gallego, M Macias, F de Castilla, AJ Sánchez… - Control Engineering …, 2022 - Elsevier
The size of the current commercial solar trough plants poses new challenges in the
applications of advanced control strategies. Ensuring safe operation while maintaining the …
applications of advanced control strategies. Ensuring safe operation while maintaining the …
Control scheme formulation for a parabolic trough collector using inverse artificial neural networks and particle swarm optimization
M Cervantes-Bobadilla, JA Hernández-Pérez… - Journal of the Brazilian …, 2021 - Springer
This work shows the results of a new nonlinear control approach for the water outlet
temperature control in a parabolic trough collector (PTC). The controller is based on an …
temperature control in a parabolic trough collector (PTC). The controller is based on an …