FIELD OBSERVATORY / UNIT HT–24

Solar receiver digital twin.

Real-time heliostat optics. Receiver flux. Thermal response.

VIEW / 01 FIELD ISOMETRIC

N ● S

DRAG ORBIT · SCROLL ZOOM · CLICK SELECT MIRROR

☀ SUN ALT—

TRACKING NOMINALField mirrors tracking the receiver target

— / 56 ON TARGET

DIRECT NORMAL IRRADIANCE—W/m²Clear sky, cloud corrected

OPTICAL INPUT—kWAbsorbed at receiver

RECEIVER TEMPERATURE—°CLumped metal temperature

FIELD OPTICAL EFFICIENCY—%Incident → receiver

TELEMETRY / 01

Receiver thermal history

● Temperature ● Solar kW

RECEIVER / 02

Intercepted flux map

PEAK —

0° CYLINDER AZIMUTH → 360°

0 kW/m²

145+

OPERATIONS / ENGINEERING

Field controller

Live, physics-coupled parameters

OPERATIONAL SCENARIO

Sun & atmosphere

Solar time 11:30

Day of year 172

Latitude 34.1° N

Clear-sky DNI reference 980 W/m²

Cloud cover 8%

Heliostat actuators

Tracking slew rate 1.3°/s

Mirror reflectivity 94%

Receiver aim spread 0.38 m

High-wind stowActuators flatten mirror surfaces

Geometric obstructionCenter-ray sphere screening

Thermal operations

Automatic coolant controlFeedforward + proportional / integral

Coolant mass flow 1.05 kg/s

Temperature setpoint 470°C

Simulation speed 24×

LIVE HARDWARE SELECTION

Field mirror M—01

3D PICK

Reflection cosine: —
Incident power: —
Receiver intercept: —
Coolant heat extraction: —

Engineering teaching model — simplified clear-sky DNI, specular center rays and lumped thermal mass. Not suitable for plant safety or operational decisions.