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Table 9 CSP design parameters and annual results

From: A case study of a procedure to optimize the renewable energy coverage in isolated systems: an astronomical center in the North of Chile

N series and N parallel

4 and 33

f cover (Design period)

100%

Maximum storage capacity

100 MWh/312 MWth

Volume of hot/cold tanks

4618/4471 m3

f cover (year)

72.5%

f\(_{loss}^{Eff}\) (year)

2.8%

f\(_{loss}^{Stg}\) (year)

<1%

f\(_{loss}^{Transport}\) (year)

1.2%

f\(_{loss}^{Availability}\) (year)

3.6%

Land footprint

432 x 594 m 0.25 km2

Net mirror aperture

72138 m2

Occupancy ratio

30%