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- 1 -
100 MW Baseline - Parameterized Storage
- A -
absorber
absorptance (dish-Stirling)
surface area (dish-Stirling)
absorptivity
power tower
ambient temperature
dish-Stirling
in PV temperature correction
weather data
amount of loan
analysis period
annual degradation
annual schedule
generic system
parabolic trough
PV
annual output graph
annual schedule
degradation
O&M costs
aperture
dish-Stirling receiver
area
dish-Stirling collector
dish-Stirling receiver aperture
dish-Stirling solar field
PV flat-plate module
solar field (parabolic trough)
array performance model
array, PV
capacity mismatch
power
asterisk in graph name
autoscale
availability
dish-Stirling
generic system
heliostat field
parabolic trough
power tower
available sliders
average control system parasitic power
azimuthal heliostat field dimension
- B -
Balance of Plant Parasitic Power
Beale curve-fit equation
Boiler Steam Pressure
boxplot tab, DView
- C -
California Energy Commission (CEC)
PV performance model
capacity
dish-Stirling engine
capacity factor
generic system
parabolic trough system
capacity-based incentive (CBI)
case
cash financing
cash flow
graph
cavity, dish-Stirling receiver
CBI, capacity-based incentive
CDF tab, DView
CEC performance model
central receiver, see power tower
climate
collector
dish separation
dish-Stirling
parabolic trough type
combination parametrics
commercial
financing
compression space temperature
concentrating solar power
control system parasitic power
conventional
fossil fuel plant
power cycle in parabolic trough systems
converting data into TMY2 format
cooler effectiveness
cooling fan losses
cooling fluid, dish-Stirling
cooling tower
correction
operation mode
Cooling Tower Parasitic Power
cost
stacked bar graph
costs
and power tower optimization
CSP
dish-Stirling
parabolic trough
power tower
cylindrical receivers
- D -
daily tab, DView
database of available module coefficients
DC tab, DView
debt fraction
debt service coverage ratio
define parametric window
degradation
annual schedule
generic system
parabolic trough
power tower
PV
delete case
DELSOL3
Department of Energy
depreciation
derate
generic system
PV
Design HTF Inlet Temp.
Design HTF Outlet Temp.
design turbine parameters (trough)
on power block page
on storage page
Design Turbine Thermal Input
detailed PV derate mode
diameter, receiver aperture (dish-Stirling)
DIR reciever
direct normal radiation
reference (parabolic trough)
direct storage
dish collector separation
dish cooling system
dish-Stirling
Dispatch Controls
Dispatch Schedules
displaced engine volume
DMap tab, DView
DOE, Department of Energy
dry cooling
Dry Loss Coefficient
drybulb basis
DSCR, debt service coverage ration
duplicate case
DView data viewer
- E -
effective tax rate
effectiveness for dish-Stirling cooling
efficiency
flat-plate PV module
inverter
electric losses
dish-Stirling
emissivity
power tower
EnergyPlus weather (EPW) data format
engine (dish-Stirling)
EPW weather data
equivalent full load hours of TES
Excelergy software
expansion space
exporting data
- F -
fan operating speed
federal tax
Field Layout
Field Specification
file
formats
heliostat field layout
size
financing
five-parameter PV model
flat rate
flat-plate photovoltaic modules
module page
Flow Pattern
focal length (dish-Stirling)
Fossil Fill Fraction
fossil fuel
backup for parabolic trough systems
system type
fuel cost for generic system
Full Load TS Hours
- G -
generic system type
graph
autoscale
descriptions
legend
scale
size
sliders
grassy ground reflectance
gross design turbine parameters
ground reflectance
ground slope
- H -
heat collection element (HCE)
heat exchanger
fouling and annual degradation
Heat Trace Parasitic Power
heat transfer fluid (HTF)
parabolic trough
power tower
Heat Transfer Fluid Type
heater head
lowest temperature
set temperature
Heater/Boiler Parasitic Power
Heliostat (X, Y) Coordinates
Heliostat Area
heliostat field
availability
layout
Heliostat Field Availability
Heliostat Height
heliostat properties
Heliostat Width
hourly data
in DView
hours of thermal energy storage
HTF, see heat transfer fluid
- I -
IBI, investment-based incentive
Image Error
import case
incentives
independent parametric
independent power producer
indirect storage
inflation rate
Initial Cold HTF Temp.
Initial Cold HTF Vol.
Initial Hot HTF Percent
Initial Hot HTF Temp.
Initial Hot HTF Vol.
Initial Max. Distance from Tower
Initial Min. Distance from Tower
insolation cut-in
insulation, dish-Stirling receiver
insurance
intercept factor
internal rate of return
inverter
capacity
oversized
power
undersized
investment tax credit (ITC)
investment-based incentive (IBI)
investor-owned utility
IPP, independent power producer
IRR, internal rate of return
ITC, investment tax credit
- L -
layout
dish-Stirling
parabolic trough
PV array
LCOE, levelized cost of energy
graph
legend
graph
linkage parametric
loan
location
losses
parabolic trough
storage tank heat
Low-Resource Cycle Standby Period
- M -
MACRS depreciation
Material Type
Max. Flow Rate to Receiver
Max. Fluid Volume
Max. Receiver Flux
Max. Temp to Receiver
Maximum Energy in Storage
maximum over design operation
maximum storage energy and power
Meteonorm weather data software
Min. Fluid Volume
Min. Temp to Load
minimum load
minimum required DSCR
minimum required IRR
mirror
dish-Stirling
parabolic trough
power tower
Mirror Reflectivity
module
flat-plate PV
performance models
structure
molten salt
monthly data
in DView
in standard graphs
mortgage financing
- N -
nameplate capacity
dish-Stirling engine
generic system
Nameplate Electric Capacity
number of collectors
Number of Heliostats
Number of Heliostats Per Zone
number of inverters
Number of Panels
- O -
O&M, see operation and maintenance
operating speed
engine (dish-Stirling)
fan (dish-Stirling)
pump (dish-Stirling)
operation and maintenance costs
optimization
loan (debt) fraction
parabolic trough system
parametric variables
power tower heliostat field
PPA escalation rate
optimization wizard
power tower
organic Rankine-cycle turbine
orientation
PV array
solar field (parabolic trough)
- P -
panel PV (see module)
parabolic trough
parametric variable
parasitic losses
dish-Stirling
power tower
PBI, production-based incentive
PDF tab, DView
photovoltaic
flat-plate PV
system overview
positive cashflow requirement
power
inverter
PV flat-plate module
power block
parabolic trough
power tower
Power Block Availability
power tower
Power Block Fixed Parasitic Power
power cycle
parabolic trough
power plant availability
Power to Track a Single Heliostast
power tower
thermodynamic model
PPA escalation rate
price for electricity sales
printing
results
production-based incentive (PBI)
profile tab, Dview
projected mirror area
property tax
PTC, production tax credit
PTGen
pump
losses (dish-Stirling)
operating speed
PV array
shading
PV module (see module)
- R -
radial heliostat field dimension
Radial Step Size for Layout
radiator effectiveness
Rankine power cycle
Rankine-cycle
rate of loan
Rated Cycle Conversion Efficiency
rated turbine net capacity
Ratio of Reflective Area to Heliostat Profile
real discount rate
receiver
aperture (dish-Stirling)
cavity (dish-Stirling)
dish-Stirling
power tower
type and condition
Receiver Coating Absorptivity
Receiver Coating Emissivity
Receiver Diameter
Receiver Height
Receiver HTF Pump Efficiency
Ref. Condenser Water dT
reference
conditions (dish-Stirling)
turbines
reflectivity
dish-Stirling mirror
rename case
Required Outlet HTF Temp
reset slider
residential
financing
resource data
and shared files
results
in Excel spreadsheet
summary page
viewing
run analysis button
- S -
SAI, Solar America Initiative
sales tax
rate
SAM file format
sample file
Standard CSP Systems.sam
Standard Dish Stirling Systems.sam
Standard PV Systems.sam
Sandia
inverter performance model
PV array performance model
SCA / HCE
SCA, Solar Collector Assembly
scale graph
SCIF file format
selected sliders
send to excel
sensitivity analysis
separation of dish collectors
settings
shading
PV
show notes
simple PV derate mode
single-point efficiency model
inverter
PV flat-plate
slider
reset
selection window
slope of ground (dish-Stirling)
slot gap
slow startup
snowy ground reflectance
Solar America Initiative (SAI)
solar collector assembly (SCA)
Solar Energy Technologies Program
solar field
area (dish-Stirling)
area (parabolic trough)
capacity (dish-Stirling)
dish-Stirling
power tower, see heliostat field
solar multiple
parabolic trough
parabolic trough optimization
power tower
solar resource data
Solar Two
speed up the display speed
spreadsheet button
Standard CSP Power Tower System.sam
Standard CSP Systems.sam
Standard Dish Stirling Systems.sam
standard graphs
Standard PV Systems.sam
Standby Mode Thermal Fraction
Startup Energy of Single Heliostat
startup mode
state tax
storage
heat loss in optimization (parabolic trough)
parabolic trough
power tower
PV
Storage Dispatch Fraction (with Solar)
Storage Dispatch Fraction (without Solar)
Storage Fluid
Storage HTF Volume
Storage Pump Parasitic Power
Storage Type
straight line depreciation
summary button
system availability
dish-Stirling
System Degradation
power tower
PV
Systems Driven Approach
- T -
tabs
for different cases
in DView
Tank Circumference
Tank Cross-Sectional Area
Tank Diameter
tank heat loss
tax
credits
effective tax rate
property
temperature
dish-Stirilng compression space
dish-Stirling cooling fluid
expansion space
heater head
temperature correction
dish-Stirling
parabolic trough
PV coefficient
Temperature Correction Mode
term of loan
TES (see thermal energy storage system)
thermal energy storage (TES)
power tower
thermal energy storage system (TES)
in optimization (parabolic trough)
thermal storage dispatch controls
thermocline
third party ownership
time of dispatch
time of use
time series graphs button
TMY weather data
Total Field Area
total inverter derate factors
total modules
TOU (time of use)
tower
Tower Height
tracking
control losses (dish-Stirling)
PV array
solar field (parabolic trough)
TRNSYS
Tube Outer Diameter
Tube Wall Thickness
Turb Part Load Elec to Therm
turbine
turbine - TES Adjustment
Turbine Output Fraction
turbine part load thermal to electric
turbine start-up
Turbine Startup Energy Fraction
Turbine Startup Time
two-axis tracking
two-tank storage
parabolic trough
power tower
Typical Meteorological Year (TMY)
- U -
undo
Use Round Heliostats (D=W)
utility financing
utility rate
- V -
variable names
in DView
- W -
weather data
and shared files
wetbulb basis
Wetted Loss Coefficient
Wind Stow Speed
wizard
optimization
- X -
x-y coordinates
- Y -
year-by-year
degradation
O&M costs
- Z -
ZIP file format
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