Design and analysis of a solar tower power plant integrated with thermal energy storage system for cogeneration

Sorgulu, Fatih; Dinçer, İbrahim

doi:10.1002/er.4233

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“…They found that the suggested configuration is more effective than the use of PV panels and there is an increase in the electricity production of 20‐30%. Sorgulu and Dincer studied the use of solar heliostat for electricity and fresh‐water production. They found that the suggested configuration, which includes distillation and reverse osmosis units, is able to produce fresh‐water of 240 kg/s.…”

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Design of a solar‐driven cogeneration system using flat plate collectors and evacuated tube collectors

Bellos

Tzivanidis

2019

Int J Energy Res

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Summary The objective of this work is the investigation of a novel solar‐driven cogeneration system, which combines both flat plate collectors (FPCs) and evacuated tube collectors (ETCs). This system includes an organic Rankine cycle in order to produce electricity and heat exchangers in order to produce useful heating at 50°C, which is a usual temperature level for domestic applications. The combination of FPCs and ETCs aims to reduce the investment cost and so to design a cost‐effective solar‐driven cogeneration system. The FPCs are located before the ETCs in order to work at lower temperature levels and the ETC at higher temperature levels, a design which provides optimum compatibility between temperature levels and solar thermal efficiency values. The system is examined energetically, exergetically, and financially. The power production is selected at 5 kW, while the heating production is studied from 5 kW up to 35 kW. According to the final results, it is found that in the typical case of 20‐kW heating production, the simple payback period of the system is around 11 years, while the energy and exergy efficiency at 16% and 4%, respectively. The analysis is conducted with a developed model in Engineering Equation Solver under steady‐state conditions.

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Design of a solar‐driven cogeneration system using flat plate collectors and evacuated tube collectors

Bellos

Tzivanidis

2019

Int J Energy Res

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“…Examples of short term ESS technologies include flywheel energy storage, battery ESS, superconducting magnetic energy storage, supercapacitor, and ultracapacitor energy storage . Depending on the storage medium, ESSs are categorised either as mechanical, chemical, or electrical storage systems . A survey of the literature shows that few studies have integrated ESS in GEP models …”

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A comprehensive state‐of‐the‐art survey on power generation expansion planning with intermittent renewable energy source and energy storage

2019

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Summary Generation expansion planning (GEP) is a power plant mix problem that identifies what, where, when, and how new generating facilities should be installed and when old units be retired over a specific planning horizon. GEP ensures that the quantity of electricity generated matches the electricity demand throughout the planning horizon. This kind of planning is of importance because most production and service delivery is dependent on availability of electricity. Over the years, the traditional GEP approaches have evolved to produce more realistic models and new solution algorithms. For example, with the agitation for green environment, the inclusion of renewable energy plants and energy storage in the traditional GEP model is gradually gaining attention. In this regards, a handful of research has been conducted to identify the optimal expansion plans based on various energy‐related perspectives. The appraisal and classification of studies under these topics are necessary to provide insights for further works in GEP studies. This article therefore presents a comprehensive up‐to‐date review of GEP studies. Result from the survey shows that the integration of demand side management, energy storage systems (ESSs), and short‐term operational characteristics of power plants in GEP models can significantly improve flexibility of power system networks and cause a change in energy production and the optimal capacity mix. Furthermore, this article was able to identify that to effectively integrate ESS into the generation expansion plan, a high temporal resolution dimension is essential. It also provides a policy discussion with regard to the implementation of GEP. This survey provides a broad background to explore new research areas in order to improve the presently available GEP models.

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“…The amount of available waste heat is the critical factor for the design of the desalination plant. Therefore, waste heat from other sources should be considered to increase desalination capacity, if necessary or a thermal energy storage unit can be incorporated for better management of waste heat source . Final condenser requires cold water to condense water vapor in the last effect, the performance of which depends on the seawater temperatures.…”

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“…On the other hand, the use of process waste heat and renewable or nuclear energy sources has been widely advocated for desalination industry because of the large quantities of thermal energy required by desalination processes . High‐temperature desalination processes are usually constructed in cogeneration schemes to enable combined water‐power production to improve overall economics and reduce environmental impacts.…”

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Thermal desalination of ballast water using onboard waste heat in marine industry

Gude

2019

Int J Energy Res

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Summary Ballast water management is a national and international issue in the shipping industry because of potential ecological hazards caused by the release of ballast water into the marine environment. Although many international standards have been implemented in recent years, technological and practical considerations make the ballast water treatment a major challenge for many shipping companies. In this paper, a novel concept of utilizing ballast water as source water for a multieffect desalination process driven by onboard waste heat to meet the freshwater supply needs is proposed with theoretical analysis and practical considerations. A main engine with a capacity of 7500 kW in a cruise ship can serve as a potential waste heat source for water desalination of 1000 m3/d, which can provide for freshwater needs of 2000 to 4000 ship occupants. This scenario presents an attractive alternative to ballast water management and treatment as well as reducing the nonrenewable energy footprint of onboard water supplies in marine industry.

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Design and analysis of a solar tower power plant integrated with thermal energy storage system for cogeneration

Cited by 42 publications

References 13 publications

Design of a solar‐driven cogeneration system using flat plate collectors and evacuated tube collectors

Design of a solar‐driven cogeneration system using flat plate collectors and evacuated tube collectors

A comprehensive state‐of‐the‐art survey on power generation expansion planning with intermittent renewable energy source and energy storage

Thermal desalination of ballast water using onboard waste heat in marine industry

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