Modular Trough Power Plant Cycle and Systems Analysis
H. Price,V. Hassani +1 more
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In this paper, the authors presented an analysis to reduce the cost of power production from modular concentrating solar power plants through a relatively new and exciting concept that merges two mature technologies to produce distributed modular electric power in the range of 500 to 1,500 kWe.Abstract:
This report summarizes an analysis to reduce the cost of power production from modular concentrating solar power plants through a relatively new and exciting concept that merges two mature technologies to produce distributed modular electric power in the range of 500 to 1,500 kWe These are the organic Rankine cycle (ORC) power plant and the concentrating solar parabolic (CSP) trough technologies that have been developed independent of each other over many yearsread more
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Advances in Parabolic Trough Solar Power Technology
TL;DR: In this article, the authors present the current state of the art of parabolic trough solar power technology and describe the R&D efforts that are in progress to enhance this technology.
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Organic Rankine Cycle Power Systems: From the Concept to Current Technology, Applications, and an Outlook to the Future
Piero Colonna,Emiliano Casati,Carsten Trapp,Tiemo Mathijssen,Jaakko Larjola,Teemu Turunen-Saaresti,Antti Uusitalo +6 more
TL;DR: The cumulative global capacity of organic Rankine cycle (ORC) power systems for the conversion of renewable and waste thermal energy is undergoing a rapid growth and is estimated to be approx. 2000 MWe considering only installations that went into operation after 1995 as mentioned in this paper.
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Design and simulation of a prototype of a small-scale solar CHP system based on evacuated flat-plate solar collectors and Organic Rankine Cycle
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors presented a dynamic simulation model of a prototype of a 6kW e solar power plant, which is based on the coupling of innovative solar thermal collectors with a small organic Rankine Cycle (ORC), simultaneously producing electric energy and low temperature heat.
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Modelling and performance study of a continuous adsorption refrigeration system driven by parabolic trough solar collector
TL;DR: In this paper, a numerical study of a continuous adsorption refrigeration system consisting of two adsorbent beds and powered by a parabolic trough solar collector is presented, and the system performance is assessed in terms of specific cooling power (SCP), refrigeration cycle COP (COP cycle ) and solar coefficient of performance.
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Simulation of the parabolic trough solar energy generation system with Organic Rankine Cycle
TL;DR: In this article, a model for a typical parabolic trough solar thermal power generation system with organic rankine cycle (PT-SEGS-ORC) was built within the transient energy simulation package TRNSYS, which is formed by integrating several submodels for the trough collector system, the single-tank thermal storage system, auxiliary power system and the heat-electricity conversion system.
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Final Report on the Operation and Maintenance Improvement Program for Concentrating Solar Power Plants
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors describe the results of a six-year, $6.3 million project to reduce operation and maintenance (O&M) costs at power plants employing concentrating solar power (CSP) technology.
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Test results, Industrial Solar Technology parabolic trough solar collector
TL;DR: In this article, several configurations of an IST solar collector were tested to determine the collector efficiency and thermal losses with black chrome and black nickel receiver selective coatings, combined with aluminized film and silver film reflectors, using standard Pyrex{reg_sign} and anti-reflective coated Pyrex glass receiver envelopes.
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Parabolic-Trough Technology Roadmap: A Pathway for Sustained Commercial Development and Deployment of Parabolic-Trough Technology
H. Price,D. Kearney +1 more
TL;DR: In this paper, a technology road mapping workshop for parabolic trough technology has been held to evaluate the market potential for trough power projects, develop a better understanding of the current state of the technology, and to develop a conceptual plan for advancing the state of paraboloidal trough technology.