Projected techno-economic improvements for advanced solar thermal power plantsThe projected characteristics of solar thermal power plants (with outputs up to 10 MWe) employing promising advanced technology subsystems/components are compared to current (or pre-1985) steam-Rankine systems. Improvements accruing to advanced technology development options are delineated. The improvements derived from advanced systems result primarily from achieving high efficiencies via solar collector systems which (1) capture a large portion of the available insolation and (2) concentrate this captured solar flux to attain high temperatures required for high heat engine/energy conversion performance. The most efficient solar collector systems employ two-axis tracking. Attractive systems include the central receiver/heliostat and the parabolic dish.
Document ID
19790067720
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Conference Proceedings
Authors
Fujita, T. (Jet Propulsion Lab., California Inst. of Tech. Pasadena, CA, United States)
Manvi, R. (Jet Propulsion Lab., California Inst. of Tech. Pasadena, CA, United States)
Roschke, E. J. (California Insitute of Technology, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena Calif., United States)
Date Acquired
August 9, 2013
Publication Date
January 1, 1979
Subject Category
Energy Production And Conversion
Meeting Information
Meeting: Intersociety Energy Conversion Engineering Conference