fossil backup

  • rahter
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28 Mar 2013 13:38 #1491 by rahter
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Dear Gentlemen,


There is the concept “fossil backup” in SAM.

Does it mean the system that is active instead of the solar field after sunset ?

Regards,

Rahmi

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28 Mar 2013 20:06 #1492 by Paul Gilman
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Dear Rahmi,

The fossil backup option in SAM's CSP models is intended to represent a backup boiler that burns natural gas to smooth out fluctuations in the system's power output during the day due to variation in the solar resource.

Best regards,
Paul.

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