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SolTrace NREL 1999 Delphi5 Monte Carlo ray tracing any Almost receiver No available Not available Not

LUX CIEMAT.PSA distributed value error available available
FIAT 1999 MATLAB Normally random slope of Flat No Not Not

[34] MIRVAL SANDIA 1978 Fortran Monte Carlo ray tracing or cavity Flat, external cylinder Yes layout Heliostat criteria Energy
Calculation of cost

Flux HFLCAL project Simplified convolution heliostat’s cylindrical conical Heliostat tower receiver and orientation or
Solar GAST 1986 Fortran each flux Flat, or Yes layout, height, area Energy criteria

Concentrated or cavity tower receiver storage criteria optional

for DELSOL SANDIA 1978 Fortran/basic Hermite polynomial expansion/ convolution Flat, external cylinder Yes Heliostat boundary, layout, height, size, capacity Cost with flux/land constraints
Codes

Five or cost flux/

of UHC-RCELL Fortran/Cþþ expansion/ convolution cavity and height, or with constraint
Features Houston University 1974 Hermite polynomial Flat, external cylinder Yes Heliostats layout boundary, tower receiver geometry Energy criteria allowable land

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4.2 Code of team calculation type and
TABLE Name Research Development start Programming Language Flux method Receiver Annual performances Optimized components Optimization criteria constraints