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A Hybrid Electric and Thermal Solar Receiver [PDF]
Joule, 2018 Summary Solar energy offers a promising renewable energy source; however, it is expensive to store electricity from photovoltaics (PV), the most widely deployed solar electricity technology. Solar thermal energy technologies can be paired with inexpensive thermal storage, but are more expensive overall. We have developed a solar receiver that combines
Lee A. Weinstein +12 more
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De-Risking Solar Receivers to Achieve SunShot Targets
Energies, 2022 Concentrating solar thermal (CST) systems are unique among renewable energy options for the ease of integration with thermal energy storage (TES). This enables dispatchable (or continuous) production of electricity, process heat, solar fuels, or other ...
Matthew L. Bauer
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Thermal Analysis of the Receiver of a Standalone Pilot Solar Dish–Stirling System
Entropy, 2018 Recent developments in solar thermal systems have aroused considerable interest in several countries with high solar potential. One of the most promising solar driven technologies is the solar thermal dish-Stirling system.
Ehsan Gholamalizadeh, Jae Dong Chung
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Optical efficiency measurement of solar receiver tubes: A testbed and case studies
Case Studies in Thermal Engineering, 2018 Knowledge of the parabolic-trough collector (PTC) solar receiver performance is essential in solar thermal power plants using this type of collector technology because it is the component responsible for collecting the solar radiation and transferring it
Rafael López-Martín, Loreto Valenzuela
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On the use of thermal conductive focusing for solar concentration enhancement [PDF]
, 2016 © 2016. This version is made available under the CC-BY-NC-ND 4.0 license http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/We discuss the possibility for solar concentration enhancement via conductive heat transport. Here, we are concerned, as in orthodox
Arias Montenegro, Francisco Javier
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Experiment and Numerical Analysis of Thermal Performance of a Billboard External Receiver
Energies, 2022 The receiver serves as a critical component in tower-type concentrated solar power plants. Responsible for light-heat conversion, the efficiency of the receiver significantly affects the overall performance of the power plant.
Jiabin Fang +7 more
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A simple analytical thermal model of solar cavity receivers [PDF]
Thermal Science and Engineering Progress, 2022 This article presents a closed form analytical solution to estimate solar receiver surface and fluid temperatures. An approximation and its domain of validity (in term of the value of a small parameter) are also proposed. These simple models are then applied to a large and a small cylindrical cavity.
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Solid particle solar receivers in the next‐generation concentrated solar power plant
EcoMat, 2022 Solid particles are generally considered to be the most suitable heat transfer fluid (HTF) and thermal energy storage (TES) materials for the next‐generation concentrated solar power (CSP) plant.
Fuliang Nie +4 more
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Performance Assessment and Improvement of Central Receivers Used for Solar Thermal Plants
Energies, 2019 In this work, the energy status and supply plans of Saudi Arabia are discussed with a focus on concentrated solar power (CSP) technologies. Subsequently, optimal designs for a 20 MWe solar power plant external receiver, combined with a 15 h thermal ...
Alhussein Albarbar, Abdullah Arar
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Numerical study on influence of wind on thermal performance of a solid particle solar receiver
Frontiers in Energy Research, 2022 The effects of wind speed and wind attacking angle on the thermal performance of a solid particle solar receiver (SPSR) are studied by numerical simulation.
Zhenzhong Li +5 more
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