State-of-the-art of solar thermal power plants—A review

Reddy, V. Siva; Kaushik, S.C.; Ranjan, Kumar Rakesh; Tyagi, S. K.

doi:10.1016/j.rser.2013.06.037

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“…The solar thermal power plant is one of the promising renewable energy options to substitute the increasing demand of conventional energy [37]. The design of the solar towers allows the collector to reach a higher temperature than the cylindrical-parabolic ones.…”

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Solar Tower Power Plants of Molten Salt External Receivers in Algeria: Analysis of Direct Normal Irradiation on Performance

Rouibah

Benazzouz

Kouider³

et al. 2018

Applied Sciences

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Abstract:The increase of solar energy production has become a solution to meet the demand of electricity and reduce the greenhouse effect worldwide. This paper aims to determine the performance and viability of direct normal irradiation of three solar tower power plants in Algeria, to be installed in the highlands and the Sahara (Béchar, El Oued, and Djelfa regions). The performance of the plants was obtained through a system advisor model simulator. It used real data gathered from appropriate meteorological files. A relationship between the solar multiple (SM), power generation, and thermal energy storage (TES) hours was observed. The results showed that the optimal heliostat field corresponds to 1.8 SM and 2 TES hours in Béchar, 1.2 SM and 2 TES hours for El Oued, and 1.5 SM and 4 TES hours for Djelfa. This study shows that there is an interesting relationship between the solar multiple, power generation, and storage capacity.

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Solar Tower Power Plants of Molten Salt External Receivers in Algeria: Analysis of Direct Normal Irradiation on Performance

Rouibah

Benazzouz

Kouider³

et al. 2018

Applied Sciences

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“…Relative to PTC, SPT achieves very high temperatures, which can increase the efficiency of conversion from heat to electricity and can also reduce the cost of thermal storage. Additionally, the piping system is concentrated in the central area of a SPT plant, which reduces the related energy losses, material costs and maintenance [31].…”

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“…The integration of STP and BS modules can further reduce investments in reserving solar field and storage capacity [21,31]. Nowadays, the BS modules are usually realized through burning fossil fuels.…”

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Modeling and Control of Fluid Flow Networks with Application to a Nuclear-Solar Hybrid Plant

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Fluid flow networks (FFNs) can be utilized to integrate multiple once-through heat supply system (OTHSS) modules based on either the same or different energy resources such as the renewable, nuclear and fossil for multi-modular and hybrid energy systems. Modeling and control is very important for the safe, stable and efficient operation of the FFNs, whose objective is to maintain both the flowrates and pressure-drops of the network branches within specific bounds. In this paper, a differential-algebraic nonlinear dynamic model for general FFNs with multiple pump branches is proposed based on both the branch hydraulics and network graph properties. Then, an adaptive decentralized FFN flowrate-pressure control law, which takes a proportional-integral (PI) form with saturation on the integral terms, is established. This newly-built control not only guarantees satisfactory closed-loop global stability but also has no need for the values of network hydraulic parameters. This adaptive control is then applied to the flowrate-pressure regulation of the secondary FFN of a two-modular nuclear-solar hybrid energy system and numerical simulation results show the feasibility and high performance of this network control strategy. Due to its concise form, this new flowrate-pressure FFN controller can be easily implemented practically.

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“…In particular, concentrating solar power technology (CSP) is nowadays a feasible technology with an increasing deployment in many developed and emerging countries (Siva Reddy et al, 2013), in part due to its stable response and good dispatchability, particularly when a thermal storage system is added to the solar field.…”

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Impact of atmospheric aerosol loads on Concentrating Solar Power production in arid-desert sites

Polo

Estalayo

2015

Solar Energy

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State-of-the-art of solar thermal power plants—A review

Cited by 324 publications

References 106 publications

Solar Tower Power Plants of Molten Salt External Receivers in Algeria: Analysis of Direct Normal Irradiation on Performance

Solar Tower Power Plants of Molten Salt External Receivers in Algeria: Analysis of Direct Normal Irradiation on Performance

Modeling and Control of Fluid Flow Networks with Application to a Nuclear-Solar Hybrid Plant

Impact of atmospheric aerosol loads on Concentrating Solar Power production in arid-desert sites

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