A PC-Based Instrument for Automatic Monitoring and Control of a CPVT Power Plant

Mirko Brando, Antonio Cataliotti, Cesare Caramazza, Valentina Cosentino, Giuseppina Ciulla, Dario Di Cara, Davide Gambino, Felice Vesco, Giuseppe Marsala, Antonella Ragusa, Giovanni Tinè
Abstract:
A PC-based instrument has been developed for the monitoring and control of a concentrated photovoltaic and thermal (CPVT) power plant. The instrument allows acquiring both electrical and thermal quantities. Moreover it implements the solar tracking algorithm used to optimize the power production.
Keywords:
smart grids, distributed generation, concentrated photovoltaic power plants, monitoring and control systems
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Event details
IMEKO TC:
TC4
Event name:
TC4 Symposium 2014
Title:

20th IMEKO TC4 Symposium on Measurements of Electrical Quantities (together with 18th TC4 International Workshop on ADC and DCA Modeling and Testing, IWADC)
"Research on Electrical and Electronic Measurement for the Economic Upturn"

Place:
Benevento, ITALY
Time:
15 September 2014 - 17 September 2014