Brian D. Iverson

TL;DR: In this article, a review of the central receiver designs for concentrating solar power applications with high-temperature power cycles is presented, which includes low-cost and durable materials that can withstand high concentration ratios (~1000 suns), heat-transfer fluids, and low radiative and convective heat losses leading to a thermal efficiency >90%.

TL;DR: Critical selection criteria are included for pumps and valves to aid in determining the pumping mechanism that is most appropriate for a given application and important limitations or incompatibilities are addressed.

TL;DR: In this article, the behavior of developmental CO2 Brayton turbomachinery in response to a fluctuating thermal input, much like the short-term transients experienced in solar environments, is analyzed.

TL;DR: In this article, a review of high efficiency thermodynamic cycles and their applicability to concentrating solar power systems, primarily focusing on high-efficiency single and combined cycles, is provided, and an estimate of a combined receiver and power cycle operating temperature is provided for the cycles considered and compared to the traditional approach of optimization based on the Carnot efficiency.

TL;DR: A review of CSP hybridization strategies with coal, natural gas, biofuels, geothermal, photovoltaic (PV), and wind is given in this article, where different configurations for hybridizing CSP with these other energy sources are also provided.