Comparative system analysis of direct steam generation and synthetic oil parabolic trough power plants with integrated thermal storage

Solar Energy

Volumn 86, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 520-530

  Feldhoff, Jan Fabian ^a   Schmitz, Kai ^b   Eck, Markus ^a   Schnatbaum Laumann, Lars ^c   Laing, Doerte ^a   Ortiz Vives, Francisco ^d   Schulte Fischedick, Jan ^e  

^a GERMAN AEROSPACE CENTER DLR   (Germany)

^b Flagsol GmbH   (Germany)

^c Solar Millennium AG   (Germany)

^d Senior Berghöfer GmbH   (Germany)

^e Schott Solar CSP GmbH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Direct steam generation; Parabolic trough power plant; Phase change material storage; System comparison; Thermal energy storage; Yield analysis

Indexed keywords

DIRECT STEAM GENERATION; PARABOLIC TROUGH POWER PLANTS; PHASE CHANGE; SYSTEM COMPARISON; YIELD ANALYSIS;

COSTS; ELECTRIC POWER GENERATION; FUSED SALTS; HEAT STORAGE; HEAT TRANSFER; INVESTMENTS; PHASE CHANGE MATERIALS; STEAM; STEAM GENERATORS; STORAGE (MATERIALS); SYNTHETIC LUBRICANTS; SYSTEMS ANALYSIS; THERMAL ENERGY;

STEAM POWER PLANTS;

COMPARATIVE STUDY; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; HEAT TRANSFER; POWER GENERATION; POWER PLANT; RESEARCH WORK; SALT; TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENT; TEMPERATURE EFFECT;

SPAIN;

EID: 84855186618     PISSN: 0038092X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.solener.2011.10.026     Document Type: Article

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