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Showing 1 to 17 of 17 for “"Solar Thermal Power"”.
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Technical and economic analysis of parabolic trough concentrating solar thermal power plant
This thesis reports on the technical and economic analysis of wet and dry cooling technologies of parabolic trough CSTP plant. This was done through modelling and simulation of a standalone and grid connected parabolic trough using the System Advisor Model (SAM).
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Potential contribution of solar thermal power to electricity supply in Northern Nigeria
… to consider the possibility of harnessing the solar energy resource in northern Nigeria, this study explores the potential contribution of the adoption of Concentrated Solar Power (CSP) technology to the energy system in the far northern States of Nigeria. These States are chosen because the …
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Corrosion Behavior of Potential Structural Materials for use in Nitrate Salts Based Solar Thermal Power Plants
… the impact on the environment. Concentrated solar power (CSP) plants have the ability to harness solar energy at an efficiency not yet achieved by other technologies designed to convert solar energy to electricity. The problem of intermittency in power production seen with other renewable …
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The feasibility of using MgF2 for phase change heat storage in a spacecraft solar thermal power system
Thesis (Ph. D.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Aeronautics and Astronautics, 1988.
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Design of an instrumented microchannel device for characterization of phase change nanofluids
… to investigate alternative sources of energy. Solar energy is one of our most abundant sources of renewable energy, and researching ways to harness this energy is an area of great interest. While there are several different methods by which solar energy can be harnessed, including …
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Design of heliostat system for demonstration of fabrication and functionality
… considerable amount of interest in the use of solar thermal power as an alternative source of energy. A promising option is the use of arrays of heliostats combined with a central receiver. A heliostat is a structure that tracks the position of the sun in two axes to direct sunlight to a …
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Exploration of the Endothermic and Exothermic Reactions of Calcium Oxide and Magnesium Oxide and Design of a Vessel for a Thermochemical Heat Storage System
<p>A high temperature Thermal Energy Storage (TES) system has been investigated for use in solar thermal power plants or in vehicles to preheat the engine and/or the cabin in cold weather. The idea is to store surplus thermal energy and then release it on demand to heat a working fluid. The stored …
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Long-Distance Flux Mapping Using Low-Cost Collimated Pyranometers
Concentrating solar thermal power tower plants with capacities of 100 MWe or greater require large heliostat fields with heliostats over 1,500 m (nearly a mile) away from the tower. The accuracy and performance of these heliostats must be evaluated and understood as new heliostat designs emerge to …
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Renewable Electricity Generation via Solar-Powered Methanol Reforming: Hybrid Proton Exchange Membrane Fuel Cell Systems Based on Novel Non-Concentrating, Intermediate-Temperature Solar Collectors
… studying the capturing and conversion of solar energy. Solar thermal power systems offer a compelling opportunity for renewable energy utilization with high efficiencies and excellent cost-effectiveness. The goal of this work was to design a non-concentrating collector capable of reaching …
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Enabling a Sustainable Economy through Energy Systems Modeling: Solar-centric, Efficient, Integrated and Continuous Process Synthesis and Optimization
… economy. Among renewable energy sources, solar energy is prominent due to its abundance. A sustainable economy can be created by producing building blocks foundational to meeting all basic human needs of daily existence. However, intermittencies and limitations on land area dedicated to …
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Control oriented concentrating solar power (CSP) plant model and its applications
<p>Solar receivers in concentrating solar thermal power plants (CSP) undergo over 10,000 start-ups and shutdowns, and over 25,000 rapid rate of change in temperature on receivers due to cloud transients resulting in performance degradation and material fatigue in their expected lifetime of over 30 …
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Economic valuation of energy storage coupled with photovoltaics : current technologies and future projections
… with photovoltaic (PV) systems is presented. The solar-with-storage system's operation is optimized for two different rate schedules: (1) Time-of-use (TOU) for residential systems, and (2) Real-time wholesale rates for centralized generators. Nine storage technologies are considered for PV …
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Optimisation of collector locations and pipe networks for dish–Rankine power plants
The thermal efficiency of the collector field of a concentrating solar thermal power plant is strongly dependent on the geometry of the chosen collector. Paraboloidal dish collectors are realisations of the ideal reflective imaging concentrator geometry, and offer the highest possible optical …
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Optimisation of collector locations and pipe networks for dish–Rankine power plants
The thermal efficiency of the collector field of a concentrating solar thermal power plant is strongly dependent on the geometry of the chosen collector. Paraboloidal dish collectors are realisations of the ideal reflective imaging concentrator geometry, and offer the highest possible optical …
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Thermal and Optical Properties of Oxide Coatings for High-Temperature Applications
… several high-temperature applications to provide thermal insulation on account of their low thermal conductivity. However, many of them that are currently used, such as zirconia, mono- and disilicates, and zirconates, are translucent to thermal radiation up to 3 – 6 microns, the spectral range …
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Thermoelectric device characterization and solar thermoelectric system modeling
… no moving parts, are highly reliable, have high power densities, and are scalable in size. They can be used to improve the overall efficiency of many systems including vehicle waste heat, solar thermal, HVAC, industrial waste heat, and remote power for sensor applications. For thermoelectric …
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Análisis y propuestas de sistemas solares de alta exergía que emplean agua como fluido calorífero
… electricidad mediante sistemas de concentración solar. Las dos líneas de investigación principales de esta tesis han sido el estudio termofluidodinámico del proceso de generación directa de vapor dentro del tubo receptor del colector cilindro parabólico -proceso GDV- y la integración de dicho …