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  • Publication
    Monte Carlo advances and concentrated solar applications
    (Elsevier, 2014)
    Delatorre, J. 
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    Baud, Germain 
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    Bézian, Jean Jacques 
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    Blanco, Stéphane 
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    Caliot, Cyril 
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    Cornet, Jean François 
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    Coustet, Christophe 
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    Dauchet, Jérémi 
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    El Hafi, Mouna 
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    Eymet, Vincent 
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    Fournier, Richard 
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    Gautrais, Jacques 
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    Gourmel, Olivier 
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    Joseph, David 
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    Meilhac, Nicolas 
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    Pajot, Anthony 
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    Paulin, M. A. 
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    Perez, Patrice 
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    Piaud, Benjamin 
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    Roger, Maxime 
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    Rolland, J. 
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    Weitz, Sébastian 
    The Monte Carlo method is partially reviewed with the objective of illustrating how some of the most recent methodological advances can benefit to concentrated solar research. This review puts forward the practical consequences of writing down and handling the integral formulation associated to each Monte Carlo algorithm. Starting with simple examples and up to the most complex multiple reflection, multiple scattering configurations, we try to argue that these formulations are very much accessible to the non specialist and that they allow a straightforward entry to sensitivity computations (for assistance in design optimization processes) and to convergence enhancement techniques involving subtle concepts such as control variate and zero variance. All illustration examples makePROMES - UPR CNRS 8521 - 7, rue du Four Solaire, 66120 Font Romeu Odeillo, France use of the public domain development environment EDStar (including advanced parallelized computer graphics libraries) and are meant to serve as start basis either for the upgrading of existing Monte Carlo codes, or for fast implementation of ad hoc codes when specific needs cannot be answered with standard concentrated solar codes (in particular as far as the new generation of solar receivers is concerned).
      61  1Scopus© Citations 83
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    Measurement data from real operation of a hybrid photovoltaic-thermal solar collectors, used for the development of a data-driven model
    This article presents a measurement dataset from real operation of a hybrid photovoltaic-thermal solar collector. The data is from a summer period, when the collector works at its higher temperature limit, with low thermal efficiency. The dataset characterizes the output of the collector: thermal (heat transfer fluid flowrate, inlet and outlet temperatures) and electrical (raw current and voltage, Hampel filtered power). Further information on the collector are the PV cell temperature and the back surface temperature (in three points). It provides detailed weather information: ambient temperature, solar resource (direct normal, global and diffuse horizontal, global tilted in the collector plane), equivalent radiative sky temperature (calculated from a pyrgeometer), wind speed and direction both horizontal and in the tilted collector plane. The calculated sun position with Duffie and Beckmann method is also given (elevation and azimuth) . The dataset covers 58 summer days from 11th July to 6th September, with a 5 second time step. The data is available as .mat file (MATLAB) and .csv file. A selection of variables from this dataset has already been used in the development of a data-driven model (see related article) [1]. The extended data presented in this article offers mode detailed weather information, opening further investigations opportunities. Further options for data-driven modelling of PVT collectors could be investigated. The correlation of wind related losses to horizontal wind measurements could be compared to a model with wind measurements in the collector plane. The dataset could support the validation of solar models, with direct and diffuse shares on the horizontal or in the tilted plane. [Duck Duck Go](https://duckduckgo.com)
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    Modeling of solar radiation transmission through triple glazing based only on on-site measurements
    A model is developed which can calculate the irradiance behind a glazed façade, based on measured incident solar radiation. Data from a real office building is used to establish and test the model. Onsite irradiance measurements on both sides of the facades are exploited to calibrate the model. The main parameters are the average diffuse transmittance and a correlation for the direct transmittance, as a function of the incidence angle. Correction of the measurements, including the frame reflection, are taken into account. Hence, the model contributes to the solar heat flux identification, in the perspective of model predictive control application.
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  • Publication
    Economic comparison of reference solar thermal systems for households in five European countries
    (Elsevier, 2019)
    Louvet, Yoann 
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    Fischer, Stephan 
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    Furbo, Simon 
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    Giovannetti, Federico 
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    Helbig, Sonja 
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    Köhl, M. 
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    Mugnier, Daniel 
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    Philippen, D. 
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    Vajen, Klaus 
      66  1Scopus© Citations 12
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    Monitoring data from an office room in a real operating building, suitable for state-space energy modelling
    The dataset provides all necessary variables for data-driven energy modelling of an office room. The measurement data have been obtained from an office building operating as living lab in a temperate climate of Central Europe. The temperatures and the ventilation air flowrate are raw measurements, while the heat flows are calculated from measurements. The incoming solar irradiance is calculated with two façade models –simple and enhanced–, using measurements (solar irradiance, movable shading settings) and building characteristics (geometry, glazing and shading properties). One year and four months of data is provided with a fine one-minute time step and a coarser fifteen-minute time step. The dataset can be used to test and validate data-driven models, for example for predictive control applications.
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