CSP Physical Trough Model# CSP Physical Trough Model Location and Resource Download Weather Files Choose Weather File Weather Data Information System Design Solar Field Power Cycle Thermal Storage Solar Multiple Option 1 and Option 2 Solar Multiple Reference Weather Conditions for Field Sizing Solar Field Solar Field Design Point Solar Field Parameters Heat Transfer Fluid Collector Orientation Mirror Washing Plant Heat Capacity Land Area Single Loop Configuration Specifying the Loop Configuration Defining Collector Defocusing Custom HTF Collectors (SCAs) Collector Library Collector Type and Configuration Name Collector Geometry Optical Parameters Optical Calculations Solar Position/Collector Incidence Angles Solar Position/Collector Incidence Angle Table Receivers (HCEs) Receiver Library Receiver Type and Configuration Name Receiver Geometry Parameters and Variations Total Weighted Losses Specifying Receiver Type Variations Power Cycle System Design Parameters General Design Parameters Rankine Cycle Parameters User Defined Power Cycle User-defined Power Cycle Design Parameters Performance as a Function of HTF Temperature, HTF Mass Flow Rate and Ambient Temperature Importing Cycle Performance Data Creating a Template for your Performance Data Variable Descriptions Thermal Storage System Design Parameters General Storage System Parameters TES Two Tank TES Packed Bed Packed Bed TES Parameters TES Pressurized Water Cylinder with Piston Separator Piston Cylinder TES Parameters System Control Plant Energy Consumption System Availability Dispatch Optimization Dispatch Control Defining Dispatch Schedules Operating Modes Script-only Parameters Field Parameters Thermal Energy Storage/ Power Block Parameters
