EP4182613A1 - Procédé pour la régulation d'un héliostat d'une installation solaire - Google Patents

Procédé pour la régulation d'un héliostat d'une installation solaire

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EP4182613A1
EP4182613A1 EP21739103.6A EP21739103A EP4182613A1 EP 4182613 A1 EP4182613 A1 EP 4182613A1 EP 21739103 A EP21739103 A EP 21739103A EP 4182613 A1 EP4182613 A1 EP 4182613A1
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heliostat
image data
determined
marking
heliostats
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Johannes Christoph Sattler
Joachim GÖTTSCHE
Markus Sauerborn
Christiano José TEIXERIA BOURA
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Deutsches Zentrum fuer Luft und Raumfahrt eV
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    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F24—HEATING; RANGES; VENTILATING
    • F24S—SOLAR HEAT COLLECTORS; SOLAR HEAT SYSTEMS
    • F24S50/00—Arrangements for controlling solar heat collectors
    • F24S50/20—Arrangements for controlling solar heat collectors for tracking
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F24—HEATING; RANGES; VENTILATING
    • F24S—SOLAR HEAT COLLECTORS; SOLAR HEAT SYSTEMS
    • F24S23/00—Arrangements for concentrating solar-rays for solar heat collectors
    • F24S23/70—Arrangements for concentrating solar-rays for solar heat collectors with reflectors
    • F24S23/77—Arrangements for concentrating solar-rays for solar heat collectors with reflectors with flat reflective plates
    • Y—GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
    • Y02—TECHNOLOGIES OR APPLICATIONS FOR MITIGATION OR ADAPTATION AGAINST CLIMATE CHANGE
    • Y02E—REDUCTION OF GREENHOUSE GAS [GHG] EMISSIONS, RELATED TO ENERGY GENERATION, TRANSMISSION OR DISTRIBUTION
    • Y02E10/00—Energy generation through renewable energy sources
    • Y02E10/40—Solar thermal energy, e.g. solar towers
    • Y02E10/47—Mountings or tracking

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  • the present invention relates to a method for adjusting heliostats in a solar system.
  • Solar systems such as solar tower power plants, can use heliostats that track the sun on two axes in order to concentrate the sunlight on a receiver.
  • the receiver can be arranged, for example, on the tower of a tower power plant. The light reflected by the heliostats should hit a target point on the receiver as precisely as possible.
  • Heliostats usually have a drive with two actuators, where a desired position to be approached (set position) is specified. Furthermore, two sensors (encoders) can be provided in the area of the drive in order to display the position (actual position) that has been reached. The target position of the heliostats is determined using a calculated position of the sun.
  • Applicant has developed a method in which slightly angled auxiliary mirrors installed on each individual heliostat reflect the sun's rays onto the target during solar operation. With a video camera and an image acquisition system, the actual and target position of the point of impact can be determined. This method is known from DE 10 2009 037 280 A1 reporter known. With this method, the calibration also takes place sequentially.
  • the invention is defined by the features of claim 1.
  • a heliostat having at least one mirror surface in a solar system with preferably several heliostats, the heliostat or heliostats having at least one marking on its or their at least one mirror surface the following steps are provided: a) Alignment of the at least one heliostat using a specified alignment target value, b) Recording of image data of the at least one mirror surface of the heliostat, c) Analysis of the image data to determine the position of the at least one marking of the heliostat in the image data, d) Comparison of the determined Position of the at least one marking in the image data with a target position of the at least one marking previously determined for the target alignment value.
  • the method according to the invention thus provides that a simple recording of image data of the mirror surface of the heliostat and an image analysis can be used to determine whether there is a discrepancy between the desired and actual position of the heliostat.
  • the image data can, for example, contain one or more be topographies that are recorded by one or more cameras.
  • the at least one camera can, for example, be attached to a tower, for example the solar tower, above the heliostat field.
  • the preset target alignment value of the heliostat can be, for example, the value preset by the tracking control. This is basically known to the control system of the solar installation, so that a target position of the at least one marking can be determined for the corresponding target alignment value. By comparing the determined position of the marking in the image data and the determined target position, which can be estimated or calculated, for example, a deviation in the position of the heliostat can be determined in a simple manner.
  • the method according to the invention has the advantage that the method steps can be carried out during normal operation of the solar system without impairing it.
  • the individual method steps are relatively simple and can be carried out using at least one camera and a computer or the controller, so that the method steps can also be repeated in order to determine multiple deviations in the position of the heliostat.
  • the markings can be, for example, stickers, balls or light sources mounted on the frame of the heliostat.
  • the markings can also be made easier to identify with one or more colors for the image acquisition system.
  • step e) if a deviation is determined in step d), the position of the heliostat is corrected on the basis of the deviation determined.
  • the position can thus advantageously be corrected immediately after a deviation between the desired and actual position of the heliostat has been determined, so that a high degree of accuracy of the position can be achieved. Provision is preferably made for steps a)-d) or a)-e) to be repeated at predetermined time intervals.
  • the method according to the invention also enables an online method (closed-loop tracking control), whereby during the solar operation of the heliostat several times a day, possibly at short time intervals (e.g. a few seconds), the deviation between the target and actual position of the Heliostat is determined and, if necessary, a correction is made.
  • step a) several heliostats are aligned, in step b) image data of the mirror surface of several of the heliostats are recorded, with steps c) and d) or c)-e) being carried out for several of the heliostats.
  • the method according to the invention thus makes it possible in an advantageous manner for several of the heliostats of a heliostat field to be adjusted accordingly, so that precise tracking can take place.
  • step b) for example, a photograph is taken of a plurality of heliostats, with the target/actual position comparison of a plurality of heliostats then being carried out on the basis of this image data, which is recorded once. This can be done in parallel or one after the other.
  • the method according to the invention can provide for the image data to be recorded in step b) using one or more cameras with a one- or two-axis guide, the image data being recorded sequentially by heliostats, in which the one or more cameras are aligned accordingly.
  • the management of the camera or cameras should allow for very quick adjustment, for example alignment with one or more Heliostats in a few seconds (e.g. less than 5 seconds) or even under a second.
  • individual heliostats or a group of heliostats can be recorded using one or more cameras with a one- or two-axis guide.
  • the image data are divided into sections (regions of interest), with the analysis of the image data for one of the heliostats only the section that the corresponding heliostat or depicting a portion of the heliostat is used.
  • the image data is divided so that only one or a small number of heliostats are located in a subsection, with only the corresponding subsection then being analyzed for the evaluation of the position of the heliostats.
  • each individual recorded heliostat is located in a defined image area, so that a so-called region of interest (ROI) can be assigned to each heliostat. This enables more efficient image evaluation.
  • ROI region of interest
  • ROIs it is also possible for ROIs to overlap, for example for more distant heliostats. It can also be provided that a partial section only depicts a partial area of a heliostat in which the marking is arranged. This significantly reduces the computational effort and time required for the analysis of the image data, since the amount of data to be analyzed is significantly reduced.
  • the at least one marking is a color-conspicuous marking, ie a marking that is visually distinct from the mirror surface, for example a colored marking, a ball or a sticker.
  • a color-conspicuous marking ie a marking that is visually distinct from the mirror surface, for example a colored marking, a ball or a sticker.
  • the marking can be recognized in an advantageous manner on image data.
  • the marking can also be a light source.
  • narrow-band optical filters can be used in order to be able to better determine the marking in the image data.
  • Stickers have the advantage that they can be applied in a very simple manner, for example can be attached to the frame. Stickers can also be easily replaced or removed.
  • a pixel that depicts the at least one marking, or a pixel area that depicts the at least one marking is determined and for step d ) the target position of the at least one marking is determined as a target pixel or target pixel area, wherein in step d) the determined pixel is compared with the target pixel or the determined pixel area is compared with the target pixel area.
  • Determining the position of the marking in the image data at the pixel level as well as determining the target position of the marking as a target pixel or target pixel area allows a particularly simple analysis and a simple comparison in steps c) and d). As a result, the method can be carried out particularly quickly, since image evaluations on a pixel basis can be carried out easily and effectively.
  • the or each heliostat has or have at least three markings on its or their at least one mirror surface, wherein in step c) the position of the at least three markings in the image data is determined and in step d ) a comparison of the determined position of the at least three markings in the image data with target positions of the at least three markings previously determined for the target alignment value is carried out.
  • the use of three markings and three target positions of the three markings has the advantage that in this way the plane of the mirror surface of a heliostat can be determined and the alignment of the plane of the mirror surface can thus be checked. As a result, the position and orientation of the mirror surface of the heliostat can be determined very precisely and in a particularly advantageous manner.
  • the heliostats basically have at least three markings and the method according to the invention is carried out for calibration purposes by means of the at least three markings.
  • the method according to the invention can then be repeated, only one of the three markings being used, for example.
  • the method using only one marking can then be repeated several times, so that so-called tracking can take place.
  • the computing effort is reduced, since the use of the at least three markings and the corresponding computing effort for determining the position and determining the desired position of the markings is carried out only once.
  • the method according to the invention can also be repeated at predetermined intervals using the at least three markings, with the method being carried out in the meantime with only one marking, for example.
  • the use of the method according to the invention as a calibration method with the use of at least three markings of the heliostat may be necessary at certain time intervals, since, for example, heliostats can deform or twist due to the effects of wind or their foundations can subsequently settle.
  • the method according to the invention can also be used with the use of the at least three markings for tracking if the image evaluation is sufficiently fast.
  • the method according to the invention and the possibility of using the method according to the invention to monitor the position of a heliostat as part of a tra cking method makes it possible to equip heliostats with cost-effective tracking mechanisms, since the position of the heliostat can be adjusted or corrected more frequently .
  • the investment costs for heliostats and thus also for a solar system that uses such can be significantly reduced. Due to the improved accuracy of the individual heliostats, the efficiency and amortization of a corresponding solar system can also be improved.
  • Figure 1 is a schematic view of a solar radiation receiver
  • FIG. 2 shows a schematic plan view of the mirror surface of a heliostat.
  • FIG. 1 a solar system in the form of a solar tower power plant 1 is shown schematically.
  • the solar tower power plant 1 consists of a solar tower 3, at the top of which a receiver 5 is arranged.
  • Several heliostats 7 are arranged as a heliostat field. Each heliostat has a mirror surface 9 .
  • the heliostats 7 track the sun so that light incident on the mirror surfaces 9 is focused on the receiver 5 .
  • the solar tower 3 also has a camera 11, by means of which images can be taken from the He liostaten.
  • a corresponding image of a heliostat 7 with a mirror surface 9 is shown schematically in FIG.
  • the image shown in Figure 2 shows individual pixels 13 in a very abstract manner.
  • the heliostat 7 also has markings 15, 15a on the mirror surface 9.
  • the method according to the invention can be carried out in the solar tower power plant shown in FIG. It is provided that the heliostats 7 are initially aligned by means of a predetermined alignment target value.
  • the target alignment value can be, for example, the target value provided for normal tracking.
  • Image data of the mirror surface 9 of the heliostat 7 are then recorded by the camera 11 .
  • image data is, for example, the image shown in FIG.
  • the image data is then analyzed and the position of one of the markings 15, 15a is determined. In the present case, it was previously determined that the position of the marking 15a should be determined.
  • a target position 17 of the marking for the alignment target value present when the image data is recorded is determined.
  • corresponding data records can be calculated or determined in advance.
  • the position of the marking 15a determined in the image data is then compared with the target position 17.
  • the deviation determined can be used to correct the position of the heliostat 7, for example by transmitting a corresponding correction command to the controller.
  • provision can be made, for example, for the image data to be divided into sections, with the analysis of the image data of the heliostat only using the section 19 that depicts the corresponding heliostat 7 or, for example, sections of the corresponding heliostat 7.
  • a corresponding section 19 is shown schematically in FIG.
  • the computing power required for the analysis can be significantly reduced since only a section 19 of the image data has to be analyzed instead of the entire image data.
  • the markings 15, 15a can be light sources, for example.
  • the method according to the invention in which the marking 15a is used, can be carried out repeatedly at predetermined time intervals, as a result of which online monitoring of the tracking is advantageously made possible.
  • all markings 15, 15a are taken into account in the analysis.
  • the level of the mirror can be determined.
  • the corresponding method step in which all at least three markings 15, 15a are evaluated, can be used as a calibration step for the method described above, in which only the marking 15a is used.
  • the calibration step can be repeated at predetermined intervals. If the calibration step is fast enough, ie in the range of a few seconds, the method with at least three markings can also be used directly as a tracking method.
  • the marking or markings 15, 15a is or are located and the corresponding target positions can also be determined as pixels.
  • the method according to the invention allows the tracking mechanisms of the heliostats 7 to be run more cost-effectively, since no high-precision drives and tracking mechanisms are required, since the tracking of the heliostats can be monitored online and, if there are deviations, readjustments can be made.

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Abstract

L'invention concerne un procédé pour la régulation d'un héliostat (7), qui présente au moins une surface de miroir (9), d'une installation solaire qui présente de préférence une pluralité d'héliostats (7), le/les héliostat(s) présentant au moins un marquage (15, 15a) sur ladite au moins une surface de miroir (9) correspondante. Le procédé comprend les étapes suivantes, consistant à : a) orienter ledit au moins un héliostat (7) au moyen d'une valeur cible d'orientation prédéterminée, b) enregistrer des données d'image de ladite au moins une surface de miroir (9) de l'héliostat (7), c) analyser des données d'image pour déterminer la position dudit au moins un marquage (15, 15a) de l'héliostat (7) dans les données d'image, d) comparer la position déterminée dudit au moins un marquage (15, 15a) dans les données d'image à une position cible dudit au moins un marquage (15, 15a) préalablement déterminée pour la valeur cible d'orientation.
EP21739103.6A 2020-07-17 2021-07-01 Procédé pour la régulation d'un héliostat d'une installation solaire Pending EP4182613A1 (fr)

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