A method for measuring the concentrated spot flux distribution on the receiver in a solar power tower plant is proposed. The spot samples of some heliostats on the diffuse reflection target are photographed by the CCD cameras
and the flux distribution of the spots on the receiver surface reflected from the heliostats in the whole solar field is mapped
so as to realize the measurement of the flux distribution of the concentrated spot on the receiver. The method combines the advantages of indirect measurement method and numerical simulation. The principle of the method is introduced in detail
and the test is carried out in a 50 MW solar power tower plant in Qinghai Province
which verifies the feasibility of the method. The experimental results indicate that the method can locate the area where the flux of the concentrated spot deviates. A typical measured concentrated spot is compared with the design value. 80% of the receiver panels have an average flux density deviation less than 5%
and most of the panels with large deviations are on the south side. The maximum average deviation is 12.9%
and the maximum peak deviation is 18.9%. The energy spill loss is expected to reduce about 1% after adjusting the heliostats that produces deviation.
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