Evaluation of solar aided thermal power generation with various power plants

International Journal of Energy Research

Volumn 35, Issue 10, 2011, Pages 909-922

  Yan, Qin ^a   Hu, Eric ^b   Yang, Yongping ^a   Zhai, Rongrong ^a  

^a NORTH CHINA ELECTRIC POWER UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Coal consumption rate; Solar aided thermal power generation; Solar energy to electricity efficiency

Indexed keywords

COAL CONSUMPTION RATE; CONVENTIONAL FUEL; ECONOMIC BENEFITS; FEEDWATER; MEDIUM TEMPERATURE; OPERATING MODES; POWER BOOSTING; POWER UNITS; SOLAR HEAT; SUPER-CRITICAL; TEMPERATURE RANGE; THERMAL POWER GENERATION;

ELECTRIC POWER GENERATION; FUELS; SOLAR HEATING; SOLAR RADIATION; STEAM POWER PLANTS;

SOLAR ENERGY;

EID: 79960365457     PISSN: 0363907X     EISSN: 1099114X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/er.1748     Document Type: Article

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