SOLERGY; A computer code for calculating the annual energy from central receiver power plants

The program SOLERGY was designed to simulate the operation and power output of a user-defined solar central receiver power plant for a time period of up to one year. SOLERGY utilizes recorded or simulated weather data and plant component performance models to calculate the power flowing through each part of the solar plant. A plant control subroutine monitors these powers and determines when to operate the various plant subsystems. Parasitic electrical power is computed on a 24-hour basis.