par Santos, J.J.C.S.;Palacio, José Carlos Escobar;Reyes, A.M.M.;Carvalho, M.;Romero Freire, Alberto 
;Barone, M.A.
Référence Advances in Renewable Energies and Power Technologies, Elsevier, Vol. 1, page (373-402)
Publication Publié, 2018-02
;Barone, M.A.Référence Advances in Renewable Energies and Power Technologies, Elsevier, Vol. 1, page (373-402)
Publication Publié, 2018-02
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| Résumé : | This chapter introduces the concentrating solar power (CSP), defined as power generated in the CSP systems that uses solar concentrators to convert solar energy into heat and then the produced heat is converted into power using heat engine based on Rankine, Brayton, and Stirling cycles. This chapter presents the main solar concentrator technologies and the solar energy resources based on the characteristics of sun and the type of solar radiation. It then explains the fundamentals of the main concentrating power plant technologies to convert solar energy resources into electricity and the technologies used for solar thermal energy storage. By the end of the chapter, a thermodynamic and economic study to evaluate a 3-MW Organic Rankine Cycle coupled to parabolic trough concentrator is presented. |
