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Thermal buffering of receivers for parabolic dish solar thermal power plantsA parabolic dish solar thermal power plant comprises a field of parabolic dish power modules where each module is composed of a two-axis tracking parabolic dish concentrator which reflects sunlight (insolation) into the aperture of a cavity receiver at the focal point of the dish. The heat generated by the solar flux entering the receiver is removed by a heat transfer fluid. In the dish power module, this heat is used to drive a small heat engine/generator assembly which is directly connected to the cavity receiver at the focal point. A computer analysis is performed to assess the thermal buffering characteristics of receivers containing sensible and latent heat thermal energy storage. Parametric variations of the thermal inertia of the integrated receiver-buffer storage systems coupled with different fluid flow rate control strategies are carried out to delineate the effect of buffer storage, the transient response of the receiver-storage systems and corresponding fluid outlet temperature. It is concluded that addition of phase change buffer storage will substantially improve system operational characteristics during periods of rapidly fluctuating insolation due to cloud passage.
Document ID
19800064249
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Conference Proceedings
Authors
Manvi, R.
(Jet Propulsion Lab., California Inst. of Tech. Pasadena, CA, United States)
Fujita, T.
(Jet Propulsion Lab., California Inst. of Tech. Pasadena, CA, United States)
Gajanana, B. C.
(Jet Propulsion Lab., California Inst. of Tech. Pasadena, CA, United States)
Marcus, C. J.
(California Institute of Technology, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena Calif., United States)
Date Acquired
August 10, 2013
Publication Date
January 1, 1980
Subject Category
Energy Production And Conversion
Meeting Information
Meeting: Energy to the 21st century
Location: Seattle, WA
Start Date: August 18, 1980
End Date: August 22, 1980
Accession Number
80A48419
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
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