Impacts of solar multiples on the performance of integrated solar combined cycle systems with two direct steam generation fields

Applied Energy

Volumn 160, Issue , 2015, Pages 673-680

  Li, Yuanyuan ^a   Yang, Yongping ^a  

^a NORTH CHINA ELECTRIC POWER UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

DSG technology; ISCC system; Solar multiple; Thermal storage

Indexed keywords

COSTS; ECONOMIC ANALYSIS; HEAT STORAGE; INVESTMENTS; SOLAR ENERGY; SOLAR HEATING; STEAM GENERATORS; THERMAL ENERGY; THERMODYNAMIC PROPERTIES;

DIRECT STEAM GENERATION; INTEGRATED SOLAR COMBINED CYCLES; ISCC SYSTEM; PART LOAD CONDITIONS; POWER GENERATION SYSTEMS; SOLAR MULTIPLES; THERMAL STORAGE; THERMODYNAMIC PERFORMANCE;

COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS;

COST ANALYSIS; ECONOMIC ANALYSIS; ELECTRICITY; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; LATENT HEAT FLUX; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; PHOTOVOLTAIC SYSTEM; SOLAR POWER; THERMAL POWER; THERMODYNAMICS; VAPORIZATION; WATER VAPOR;

EID: 84946079496     PISSN: 03062619     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apenergy.2015.08.094     Document Type: Article

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