...Devon Kesseli; Veena Chidurala; Ryan Gooch; Guangdong Zhu Optical accuracy is a primary driver of parabolic trough concentrating solar power (CSP) plant performance, but can be damaged by wind loads, gravity, error during installation, and regular plant operation. Collecting and analyzing optical...

...James R. Keiser; Xin He; Dino Sulejmanovic; Jun Qu; Kevin R. Robb; Keith Oldinski Molten chloride salts are being given strong consideration for use in heat transfer and storage in concentrating solar power (CSP) systems as well as in some nuclear reactor applications. Containment of the molten...

...William T. Hamilton; Michael J. Wagner; Alexander J. Zolan solarpilot is a software package that generates solar field layouts and characterizes the optical performance of concentrating solar power (CSP) tower systems. solarpilot was developed by the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL...

... receiver lagrangian particle tracking image processing concentrating solar power solar tower Solar towers using sand-like granular particles as heat transfer fluid (HTF) have various advantages over the molten salt-based solar receivers, which are the state-of-the-art concentrating solar tower...

...Samia Afrin; Nazmul Hossain; Zhiwen Ma; V. M. Krushnarao Kotteda; Antara Badhan; Vinod Kumar Concentrated solar power (CSP) is a promising technology in transitioning to renewable energy because of its abundance in nature and thermal energy storage (TES) capability. Among the four types...

.... , and Santana , D. , 2014 , “ New Designs of Molten-Salt Tubular-Receiver for Solar Power Tower ,” Energy Proc. , 49 , pp. 504 – 513 . 10.1016/j.egypro.2014.03.054 [5] Ho , C. K. S. N. L. , 2008 , “ Software and Codes for Analysis of Concentrating Solar Power Technologies ,” Technical...

...Zhiwen Ma; Janna Martinek Concentrating solar power (CSP) development has focused on increasing the energy conversion efficiency and lowering the capital cost. To improve performance, CSP research is moving to high-temperature and high-efficiency designs. One technology approach is to use...

... 2020 27 07 2020 28 07 2020 04 09 2020 solar energy solar electricity linear Fresnel reflector concentrating solar power environmental study energy environment fluid flow heat transfer simulation thermal power thermodynamics The rapid growth in the use...

...Fayrouz El hamdani; Sébastien Vaudreuil; Souad Abderafi; Tijani Bounahmidi Concentrating solar power (CSP) technology is one of the promising options to generate green energy. However, the cost of kWhe produced is relatively high compared with fossil resources and can be reduced by integrating...

...Hermes Chirino; Ben Xu Compared to solar photovoltaics, concentrated solar power (CSP) can store excessive solar thermal energy, extend the power generation, and levelize the mismatch between the demand and supply. Thermal energy storage (TES) system filled with phase change material (PCM) is a key...

...Mohammad Abutayeh; Kwangkook Jeong; Anas Alazzam; Bashar El-Khasawneh A scheme to streamline the electric power generation profile of concentrating solar power (CSP) plants of the parabolic trough collector (PTC) type is suggested. The scheme seeks to even out heat transfer rates from the solar...

... of this work, or allow others to do so, for United States government purposes. 13 08 2013 10 03 2014 Thermocline tanks have been considered as an alternative to traditional two-tank molten salt thermal storage in concentrating solar power systems due to their potential for cost reduction...

..., and storage effectiveness. By capturing all efficiencies in a systematic way, various TES technologies can be compared on an equal footing before more detailed simulations of the components and concentrating solar power (CSP) system are performed. The generalized performance metrics are applied...

... technologies that are roughly two orders of magnitude more efficient than the mature biological pathways used today. solar fuels thermochemical hydrogen carbon dioxide synthesis gas concentrating solar power We describe and analyze the efficiency of a new solar-thermochemical reactor concept...

... = tangential Acronyms CSP = concentrating solar power ID = inner diameter OD = outer diameter References [1] Amsbeck , L. , Denk , T. , Ebert , M. Gertig , C. , Heller , P. , Herrmann , P. , Jedamski , J. , John J. , Pitz-Paal , R...

...Fabrizio Alberti; Luigi Crema; Alessandro Bozzoli A coaxial evacuated solar tube has been analyzed. The tube is included in a small-scale concentrated solar power (CSP) system, which runs a cogeneration Stirling engine unit. The engine provides electricity and at the same time generates hot...

... States government purposes. 02 12 2011 05 06 2012 References [1] Kearney , D. , and Morse , F. , 2010 , “ Bold, Decisive Times for Concentrating Solar Power ,” Sol. Today , 24 ( 4 ), pp. 32 – 35 . [2] Rabl , A. , 1985 , Active Solar Collectors...

... variability of the direct normal irradiance can prevent the technical feasibility of the plant. To demonstrate the possible use of solar energy in paper mills, a concentrating solar power plant with thermal storage, based on parabolic trough technology, has been chosen as a feasible solution for combined heat...

... for parabolic trough concentrating solar power plants. Previous commercially available molten salt heat transfer fluids have a high melting point, typically 140 °C or higher, which limits their commercial use due to the risk of freezing. The advanced HTF embodies a novel composition of materials, consisting...

...Kyle Kitzmiller; Fletcher Miller Gas-cooled solar receivers for concentrating solar power plants are capable of providing high temperature, pressurized gas for electrical power generation via a Brayton cycle. This can be accomplished by expanding hot, pressurized gas directly through a turbine...