Stow angle prevents energy collection

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18 Dec 2012 22:34 #1085 by bjp
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If I create a CSP empirical parabolic trough model with commercial financing (what happened to the no-financing option??) and then change the Stow Angle in Solar Field from 170 degrees to 179.99 degrees, I get more energy production (as expected). But, when I change it from 179.99 to 180, energy production goes to zero. Why is this?

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19 Dec 2012 17:06 #1086 by Paul Gilman
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Hello,

It looks like 180 degrees is the upper limit for the stow angle (it represents a vertical collector angle). If you want to model a 180 degree stow angle, you should use the 179.9 value.

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