SolarPILOT: A power tower solar field layout and characterization tool

Heliostat field optimization: A new computationally efficient model and biomimetic layout

Corey J. Noone, Manuel Torrilhon, Alexander Mitsos · Solar Energy · 2012 · 319 citations

Natural Sciences, Computational Design, Optimization +3

SolTRACE: A New Optical Modeling Tool for Concentrating Solar Optics

Tim Wendelin · Solar Energy · 2003 · 260 citations

Natural Sciences, Physics, Optics +11

A New Fast Ray Tracing Tool for High-Precision Simulation of Heliostat Fields

Boris Belhomme, Robert Pitz‐Paal, Peter Schwarzbözl et al. · Journal of Solar Energy Engineering · 2009 · 175 citations

Natural Sciences, Astronomy, Physics +15

A cellwise method for the optimization of large central receiver systems

F. W. Lipps, Lorin L. Vant-Hull · Solar Energy · 1978 · 161 citations

Computing, Computer Science, Computational Electromagnetics +8

A new method for the design of the heliostat field layout for solar tower power plant

Xiudong Wei, Zhenwu Lu, Zhifeng Wang et al. · Renewable Energy · 2010 · 157 citations

Natural Sciences, Astronomy, Facility Layout +6