Load shifting of nuclear power plants using cryogenic energy storage technology

Applied Energy

Volumn 113, Issue , 2014, Pages 1710-1716

  Li, Yongliang ^a   Cao, Hui ^a   Wang, Shuhao ^b   Jin, Yi ^b   Li, Dacheng ^b   Wang, Xiang ^b   Ding, Yulong ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

^b INSTITUTE OF PROCESS ENGINEERING   (China)

Author keywords

Cryogenic energy storage; Nuclear power plant; System integration; System optimization

Indexed keywords

CRYOGENICS; ELECTRIC POWER GENERATION; ELECTRICITY; ENERGY STORAGE; NUCLEAR ENERGY;

CRYOGENIC ENERGIES; DEMAND AND SUPPLY; ELECTRICAL POWER OUTPUT; ELECTRICITY COSTS; LIQUEFACTION PROCESS; SYSTEM INTEGRATION; SYSTEM OPTIMIZATIONS; THERMAL EFFICIENCY;

NUCLEAR POWER PLANTS;

CRYOGENIC FLUID; ELECTRICAL POWER; ENERGY CONSERVATION; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; NUCLEAR POWER; NUCLEAR POWER PLANT; NUMERICAL MODEL; OPTIMIZATION; POWER GENERATION;

EID: 84885931038     PISSN: 03062619     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apenergy.2013.08.077     Document Type: Article

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