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Concentrating solar thermoelectric generators with a peak efficiency of 7.4% [PDF]

, 2016
Concentrating solar power normally employs mechanical heat engines and is thus only used in large-scale power plants; however, it is compatible with inexpensive thermal storage, enabling electricity dispatchability.
Cao, Feng, Chen, Gang, Jie, Qing, Kraemer, Daniel, Liu, Weishu, Loomis III, Robert James, McEnaney, Kenneth, Ren, Zhifeng, Weinstein, Lee Adragon   +8 more
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Incorporating Concentrating Solar Power into High Renewables Penetrated Power System: A Chance-Constrained Stochastic Unit Commitment Analysis

Applied Sciences, 2019
High renewables penetrated power systems would be greatly influenced by the uncertainty of variable renewable energy such as wind power and photovoltaic power.
Shan Gao, Yiqing Zhang, Yu Liu
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Experimental Electrical Assessment Evaluation of a Vertical n-PERT Half-Size Bifacial Solar Cell String Receiver on a Parabolic Trough Solar Collector

Energies, 2023
A two-trough parabolic-shaped concentrating photovoltaic solar collector with a vertical half-size ‘phosphorus-passivated emitter rear totally diffused’ bifacial cell string receiver was designed and built for household applications, with the aim of ...
Diogo Cabral, Abolfazl Hayati, João Gomes, Hossein Afzali Gorouh, Pouriya Nasseriyan, Mazyar Salmanzadeh   +5 more
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Low pressure solar thermal converter [PDF]

, 2009
The current development of solar power converters with air as working fluid focuses mostly on concentrating collectors combined with hot-air engines, and on very low temperature solar tower concepts.
Muller, Gerald
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Combined Operation of Wind-Pumped Hydro Storage Plant with a Concentrating Solar Power Plant for Insular Systems: A Case Study for the Island of Rhodes

Energies, 2022
Insular power systems are a special case of infrastructure for power production due to their particular land morphology with extensive hills and ridges.
Georgios E. Arnaoutakis, Georgia Kefala, Eirini Dakanali, Dimitris Al. Katsaprakakis   +3 more
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Secondary focusable and uniform convergence microprism in concentrating photovoltaic module [PDF]

E3S Web of Conferences, 2022
Low tracking accuracy of trackers, structure vibration by winds, and lens deformation by temperature lead to non-vertical incident irradiation of Fresnel lens, which necessitates a secondary concentrator in actual engineering application of concentrating
Guo Limin, Wang Zhiyong, Liu Youqiang, Chen Songxuan, Zhang Ying, Liu June   +5 more
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Development of a Simple Methodology Using Meteorological Data to Evaluate Concentrating Solar Power Production Capacity

Energies, 2022
Evaluation of the Concentrating Solar Power capacity factor is critical to support decision making on possible regional energy investments. For such evaluations, the System Advisor Model is used to perform capacity factor assessments.
Ailton M. Tavares, Ricardo Conceição, Francisco M. Lopes, Hugo G. Silva   +3 more
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Economic analysis of solar energy development in North Africa

Global Energy Interconnection, 2018
The economic analysis of solar energy development is the basis of promoting the solar energy planning in north Africa and realizing the clean energy power transmission among continents.
Liang Zhao, Wei Wang, Lingzhi Zhu, Yang Liu, Andreas Dubios   +4 more
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Performance Analysis and Optimization of a Solar Powered Stirling Engine with Heat Transfer Considerations

Energies, 2012
This paper investigates the optimization of the performance of a solar powered Stirling engine based on finite-time thermodynamics. Heat transference in the heat exchangers between a concentrating solar collector and the Stirling engine is studied.
Chia-En Ho, Chieh-Li Chen, Her-Terng Yau
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Bibliometric Map on Corrosion in Concentrating Solar Power Plants

Energies, 2022
Concentrating solar power (CSP), also known as solar thermal electricity (STE), is increasing its deployment worldwide. One of the potential ways to decrease costs in CSP plants is the improvement of corrosion resistance between the heat transfer fluid ...
Luisa F. Cabeza, Emiliano Borri, Cristina Prieto   +2 more
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