Methodology for sizing the solar field for parabolic trough technology with thermal storage and hybridization

Solar Energy

Volumn 110, Issue , 2014, Pages 247-259

  Suresh, N S ^a   Thirumalai, N C ^a   Rao, Badri S ^a   Ramaswamy, M A ^a  

^a Dr Raja Rammana Complex   (India)

Author keywords

Concentrated Solar Power; Hybridization; Parabolic trough; Solar multiple; Thermal storage

Indexed keywords

CONCENTRATED SOLAR POWER; HYBRIDIZATION; PARABOLIC TROUGH; SOLAR MULTIPLES; THERMAL STORAGE;

DESIGN; ELECTRICAL METHOD; NATURAL GAS; OPTIMIZATION; POWER PLANT; SOLAR POWER; TEMPERATURE EFFECT;

INDIA; JODHPUR; RAJASTHAN;

EID: 84907509513     PISSN: 0038092X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.solener.2014.09.020     Document Type: Article

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