A solar receiver system for utilizing solar energy to produce electrical power
and to generate a temperature profile of a plurality of receiver tubes utilized
in the system. The solar receiver system includes a solar receiver having a plurality
of receiver panels including the plurality of receiver tubes through which a coolant
flows. Additionally, the solar receiver system includes a plurality of IR cameras
adapted to view at least a portion of a surface area of the solar receiver. Each
IR camera is adapted to have a field of view including a different specified region
of the surface area of the solar receiver. Furthermore, the solar receiver system
includes a master control system adapted to receive an IR image from each IR camera,
wherein each IR image depicts surface area temperatures and variances over the
region of the solar receiver viewed by each IR camera. The master control system
generates a temperature profile of the surface area of the solar receiver utilizing
the IR images.
