Linear Fresnel Field area

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Allan
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01 Jun 2023 03:18 #12191 by Allan

Linear Fresnel Field area was created by Allan

I am trying to model a relatively small Linear Fresnel and am finding that the solar field area is incorrectly reported. For the current case I an actual aperture of 39774m2 and SAM calculates a Solar field ares of 9.82 acres (39740m2). Clearly there should be an allowance for gaps between mirrors as well as maintenance roads between rows of LF arrays.
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Allan

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pgilman

01 Jun 2023 22:48 #12193 by pgilman

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Hi Allan,

For the linear Fresnel model, the "solar field area" is simply the actual aperture area converted from square meters to acres.

You can use the Non-solar field land area multiplier to adjust the solar field area estimate to account for additional land requirements.

Best regards,
Paul.

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