An integrated solar-cryogen hybrid power system

Renewable Energy

Volumn 37, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 76-81

  Li, Yongliang ^a   Wang, Xiang ^b   Jin, Yi ^b   Ding, Yulong ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

^b INSTITUTE OF PROCESS ENGINEERING   (China)

Author keywords

Cryogenic energy storage; Power system optimisation; Solar thermal power

Indexed keywords

CLOSED CYCLE; CLOSED-LOOP; DIRECT EXPANSION; ELEVATED PRESSURE; HIGH PRESSURE; HYBRID POWER SYSTEMS; LOW PRESSURES; LOW-PRESSURE TURBINES; OPEN CYCLES; POWER OUT PUT; SEQUENTIAL QUADRATIC PROGRAMMING METHOD; SOLAR HEAT; SOLAR THERMAL ENERGY; SOLAR THERMAL POWER; SYSTEM EFFICIENCY; THREE STAGES; THREE SYSTEMS;

HYBRID COMPUTERS; HYBRID SYSTEMS; INTEGRATION; OPTIMIZATION; POWER TRANSMISSION; SOLAR HEATING; TURBINES;

SOLAR ENERGY;

BENCHMARKING; HIGH PRESSURE; INTEGRATED APPROACH; OPTIMIZATION; POWER PLANT; PRESSURE EFFECT; RENEWABLE RESOURCE; SOLAR POWER; SOLAR RADIATION; TURBINE;

EID: 79961128496     PISSN: 09601481     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.renene.2011.05.038     Document Type: Article

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