Transient Simulation of a Solar-hybrid Tower Power Plant with Open Volumetric Receiver at the Location Barstow

Rau, Christoph; Alexopoulos, Spiros; Breitbach, G.; Hoffschmidt, Bernhard; Latzke, Markus; Sattler, Johannes

doi:10.1016/j.egypro.2014.03.157

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“…For validating the software tool and especially of the transient models, the simulated values were compared to measured data of the STJ. Validations of individual components such as the HRSG [9] as well as of the complete power plant system were carried out. First validations of the electrical output of simulation and real plant data show good agreement.…”

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“…For some of the components with high thermal inertia such as the receiver, the thermal energy storage system, the HRSG and the deaerator, transient models were developed. The combination of steady-state and transient models allows maintaining a fast computation speed [8] [9]. For validating the software tool and especially of the transient models, the simulated values were compared to measured data of the STJ.…”

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Comparison of Potential Sites in China for Erecting a Hybrid Solar Tower Power Plant with Air Receiver

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In this work transient simulation results of a hybrid solar tower power plant with open volumetric receiver technology are presented for several locations in China. The open volumetric receiver uses ambient air as heat transfer fluid and the hybridization can be realized with additional firing. The solar receiver and/or the additional firing heat up the air which is then passed through a boiler of a conventional Rankine cycle. The simulated plant is based on the configuration of the solar thermal test and demonstration power plant located in Jülich (STJ). The investigated plant operates in hybrid -parallel mode which allows a constant power generation. The meteorological data for the different sites in China was taken from the software Meteonorm in a time resolution of one hour. The solar tower power simulation tool was developed in the simulation environment MATLAB/Simulink.

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“…An open volumetric receiver system can be combined with a storage system and can also be hybridized with a burner or a gas turbine as described in Ref . The fuel for such a hybrid system can be natural gas, but biogas or biomass can also be used.…”

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Advances in solar tower technology

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This article begins with a short introduction and continues with a presentation of solar tower power plants around the world. The focus is set on the developments of the last five years and in the near future of the most important components of a central receiver system (CRS). For each of the components, a description of each technology, its applicability, and the advantages and disadvantages is presented. The chapter also includes a state of the art review for almost each system and points out the Research and Development (R&D) needs. A further issue is the choice of the heat-transfer fluid (HTF) as well as the improvement of new solar tower power plant cycle systems. The paper introduces recent R&D activities, with the majority occurring in Europe and the United States, as has been presented in international journals and conferences by scientific personnel. It also reflects opinions of experts who specialized in the planning and erection of solar power plants and carrying out CRS research projects. The future effort of R&D in these fields should improve efficiencies, increase durability and reliability, and reduce investment and Operation & Maintenance (O&M) costs. Nowadays, and in this decade, the most advances in CRS occur in the United States, in Europe, and in China. Furthermore, a great interest, especially for add-ons to existing research platforms as well as the construction of new ones, can be observed for the last years for countries in the Middle East & North Africa region, such as Morocco as well as India, Australia, and South Africa.The challenge for a solar tower cycle is related to ensuring the longevity of the receiver and demonstrating that the receiver material can handle high temperature fluxes across the 25-year lifespan of a plant. A further research step for this technology is to reach even higher temperatures and therefore Receiver Heliostat field HTF Steam HRSG Turbine Thermal storage FIGURE 1 | Scheme of a central receiver system. Advanced Reviewwires.wiley.com/energy

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On the auxiliary boiler sizing assessment for solar driven supercritical CO2 double recompression Brayton cycles

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2016

Applied Energy

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Transient Simulation of a Solar-hybrid Tower Power Plant with Open Volumetric Receiver at the Location Barstow

Cited by 6 publications

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Comparison of Potential Sites in China for Erecting a Hybrid Solar Tower Power Plant with Air Receiver

Comparison of Potential Sites in China for Erecting a Hybrid Solar Tower Power Plant with Air Receiver

Advances in solar tower technology

On the auxiliary boiler sizing assessment for solar driven supercritical CO2 double recompression Brayton cycles

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