Simulation and economic analysis of a CPV/thermal system coupled with an organic Rankine cycle for increased power generation

Solar Energy

Volumn 85, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 308-324

  Kosmadakis, G ^a   Manolakos, D ^a   Papadakis, G ^a  

^a AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS   (Greece)

Author keywords

Concentration; Heat recovery; Organic Rankine cycle; PV; Solar energy

Indexed keywords

CONCENTRATING PHOTOVOLTAIC; CONCENTRATING PV; CONCENTRATION; CONCENTRATION RATIO; COOLING UNIT; COST ANALYSIS; DESIGN POINTS; ECONOMIC FEASIBILITIES; ELECTRIC EFFICIENCY; ELECTRIC ENERGIES; ELECTRIC POWER PRODUCTION; ELECTRICAL EFFICIENCY; ELEVATED TEMPERATURE; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; HEAT DISSIPATION; HEAT RECOVERY; HIGH INTENSITY; IN-BUILDINGS; INCIDENT RADIATION; INTEGRATED SYSTEMS; LINEAR DEPENDENCE; MAIN PARAMETERS; MECHANICAL POWER; ORGANIC FLUID; ORGANIC RANKINE CYCLES; PHOTOVOLTAIC/THERMAL; POWER PRODUCTION; PUMP DRIVE; PV; RANKINE; SPECIFIC ENERGY; TEMPERATURE INCREASE;

COST ACCOUNTING; DESALINATION; ECONOMIC ANALYSIS; ELECTRIC POWER SYSTEMS; ELECTRIC UTILITIES; INTEGRATED CONTROL; INTEGRATED OPTICS; MECHANICAL DRIVES; PHOTOVOLTAIC EFFECTS; PUMPS; RECOVERY; SEAWATER; SOLAR ENERGY; SOLAR POWER GENERATION; SOLAR RADIATION; SUN; WASTE HEAT; WATER FILTRATION;

RANKINE CYCLE;

COOLING; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DEGRADATION; DESALINATION; DESIGN; DISSIPATION; ELECTRICITY GENERATION; EVAPORATION; INTEGRATED APPROACH; LINEARITY; NUMERICAL MODEL; PHOTOVOLTAIC SYSTEM; RENEWABLE RESOURCE; SEAWATER; SOLAR RADIATION; TEMPERATURE EFFECT;

EID: 78651347243     PISSN: 0038092X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.solener.2010.11.019     Document Type: Article

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