Control of Solar Energy Systems

<p><i>Control of Solar Energy Systems</i> details the main solar energy systems, problems involved with their control, and how control systems can help in increasing their efficiency.  After a brief introduction to the fundamental concepts associated with the use of solar energy in...

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Main Author: Camacho, Eduardo F. (Author)
Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Other Authors: Berenguel, Manuel, Rubio, Francisco R., Martínez, Diego
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: London Springer 2012.
Series:Advances in Industrial Control,
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Table of Contents:
  • <p>Introduction
  • Description and dynamic models of the plant
  • Basic control schema
  • Basic structures of adaptive control
  • Model-based predictive control strategies
  • Frequency-domain control and robust optimal control
  • Heuristic fuzzy logic control
  • Solar radiation, estimation and prediction
  • Temperature control of solar parabolic trough plants
  • Solar towers and solar tracking
  • Heliostat control. Solar radiation and solar furnaces
  • Summary and concluding remarks.</p>.