This paper surveys economic assessments of concentrated solar power (CSP) technologies
and finds two dominant assessment methods. A majority of studies reported in the literature …

A central concentrating solar power (CSP) plant is increasing in the power systems as novel
technology in the solar energy sources. Also, solar thermal storage unit is combined with the …

The number of large photovoltaic (PV) power plants is increasing around the world. Energy
sale usually follows demand contracts with clearly defined obligations, subject to nonsupply …

Optimal energy planning is a key topic in thermal solar trough plants. Obtaining a profitable
energy schedule is difficult due to the stochastic nature of solar irradiance and electricity …

This paper presents a clustering-based model predictive controller for optimizing the heat
transfer fluid (HTF) flow rates circulating through every loop in solar parabolic trough plants …

This article shows how coalitional model predictive control (MPC) can be used to maximize
thermal power of large-scale solar parabolic-trough plants. This strategy dynamically …

In solar parabolic-trough plants, the use of Model Predictive Control (MPC) increases the
output thermal power. However, MPC has the disadvantage of a high computational …

The levelized cost of energy (LCOE) from a parabolic trough collector power plant is
influenced directly by its design parameters. In the present paper, the impact of five design …

This paper proposes a new centralized Model Predictive Control (MPC) algorithm for the
maximization of the thermal power obtained with a parabolic-trough collector field. The …

Due to the intermittent nature of solar irradiance, solar power plants are usually equipped
with energy storage systems. Suitable charge and discharge management of the storage …