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5. Storage Capacity
6. Heliostat Field Boundaries
7. Heliostat Spacings
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D. Constraints on System Optimization/Design 111
1. Receiver Flux Constraint During Optimization
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2. Heliostat Field Land Constraint 115
E. “Smart” Optimization Searching Algorithm
F. Sensitivity of Energy Costs to Variation of Design Parameters
V. System Costs and Economics
A. Total Cost Method 119
1. Heliostats 120
2. Land 121
3. Wiring 121
4. Tower 122
5. Receiver 122
6. Pumps 126
7. Piping 127
8. Storage 128
9. Heat Exchanger Between the Receiver Fluid and the Storage Fluid 131
10. Heat Exchangers Related to Generating Electricity
11. Electric Power Generating Subsystem (EPGS)
12. Fixed Costs
B. Calculation of 1,evelized Energy Cost
1. Fixed Charge Rate
2. Levelized O&M Rates
VI. Program Flow
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A. Description of Files Used/Created by DELSOL
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Input File (Unit 5)
Output File (Unit 6)
Interactive File (Unit 1)
Initial Performance File (Units 10 and 20)
Optimized System File (Unit 30)
Performance File at Specified Sun Angles (Unit 31)
Flux Map File (Unit 11)
B. Description of Subroutines in DELSOL
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