Prediction of the time constant of small-scale concentrated solar CHP plants

The operation of a power plant based on solar energy can vary significantly with time because the intrinsic intermittency resource. Hence, smart management is required to deal complex dynamic variations different subsystems. In order do that, control logics be implemented but their effectiveness strictly depends temporal evolution parameters considered. For given configuration, exact estimation obtained through experimental tests during commissioning plant. However, any change in design reflects constant, whose preliminary knowledge may support tuning logic stage. Therefore, configuration small-scale concentrated combined heat and as designed built under EU funded project Innova MicroSolar by several universities companies, this study prediction constant configurations varying multiple size storage tank performed. By making use simulator previously developed some authors, an such characteristic assessed case potential redesign plant, providing also useful suggestions into logic.