Reducing the Number of Turbine Starts in Concentrating Solar Power Plants Through the Integration of Thermal Energy Storage

2014 ◽  
Vol 137 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Rafael Guédez ◽  
James Spelling ◽  
Björn Laumert
Keyword(s):  
Energy Storage ◽  
Thermal Energy ◽  
Thermal Energy Storage ◽  
Power Plants ◽  
Thermal Power ◽  
Solar Thermal ◽  
Annual Number ◽  
Thermal Power Plants ◽  
Solar Thermal Power ◽  
Solar Power Plants

The operation of steam turbine units in solar thermal power plants is very different than in conventional base-load plants. Due to the variability of the solar resource, much higher frequencies of plant start-ups are encountered. This study provides an insight to the influence of thermal energy storage (TES) integration on the typical cycling operation of solar thermal power plants. It is demonstrated that the integration of storage leads to significant reductions in the annual number of turbine starts and is thus beneficial to the turbine lifetime. At the same time, the effects of storage integration on the electricity costs are analyzed to ensure that the designs remain economically competitive. Large storage capacities, can allow the plant to be shifted from a daily starting regime to one where less than 20 plant starts occur annually. Additionally, the concept of equivalent operating hours (EOHs) is used to further analyze the direct impact of storage integration on the maintenance planning of the turbine units.

Reducing the Number of Turbine Starts in Concentrating Solar Power Plants Through the Integration of Thermal Energy Storage

2013 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rafael Guédez ◽  
James Spelling ◽  
Björn Laumert ◽  
Torsten Fransson
Keyword(s):  
Energy Storage ◽  
Thermal Energy ◽  
Thermal Energy Storage ◽  
Power Plants ◽  
Thermal Power ◽  
Solar Thermal ◽  
Annual Number ◽  
Thermal Power Plants ◽  
Solar Thermal Power ◽  
Solar Power Plants

The operation of steam turbine units in solar thermal power plants is very different than in conventional base-load plants. Due to the variability of the solar resource, much higher frequencies of plant start-ups are encountered. This study provides an insight to the influence of thermal energy storage integration on the typical cycling operation of solar thermal power plants. It is demonstrated that the integration of storage leads to significant reductions in the annual number of turbine starts and is thus beneficial to the turbine lifetime. At the same time, the effects of storage integration on the electricity costs are analyzed to ensure that the designs remain economically competitive. Large storage capacities, can allow the plant to be shifted from a daily starting regime to one where less than 20 plant starts occur annually. Additionally, the concept of equivalent operating hours is used to further analyze the direct impact of storage integration on the maintenance planning of the turbine units.

High-Temperature Solid-Media Thermal Energy Storage for Solar Thermal Power Plants

2012 ◽  
Vol 100 (2) ◽  
pp. 516-524 ◽  
Author(s):  
Doerte Laing ◽  
Carsten Bahl ◽  
Thomas Bauer ◽  
Michael Fiss ◽  
Nils Breidenbach ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
High Temperature ◽  
Energy Storage ◽  
Thermal Energy ◽  
Thermal Energy Storage ◽  
Power Plants ◽  
Thermal Power ◽  
Solar Thermal ◽  
Thermal Power Plants ◽  
Solar Thermal Power ◽  
Solid Media

scholarly journals Review of solid particle materials for heat transfer fluid and thermal energy storage in solar thermal power plants

2019 ◽  
Vol 1 (4) ◽  
Author(s):  
Alejandro Calderón ◽  
Camila Barreneche ◽  
Anabel Palacios ◽  
Mercè Segarra ◽  
Cristina Prieto ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Heat Transfer ◽  
Energy Storage ◽  
Solid Particle ◽  
Thermal Energy ◽  
Thermal Energy Storage ◽  
Power Plants ◽  
Thermal Power ◽  
Heat Transfer Fluid ◽  
Thermal Power Plants ◽  
Solar Thermal Power

scholarly journals Performance Analysis and Optimization of Central Receiver Solar Thermal Power Plants for Utility Scale Power Generation

2019 ◽  
Vol 12 (1) ◽  
pp. 127 ◽  
Author(s):  
Praveen R. P.
Keyword(s):  
Energy Storage ◽  
Performance Analysis ◽  
Thermal Energy ◽  
Power Plants ◽  
Thermal Power ◽  
Solar Thermal ◽  
Thermal Power Plants ◽  
Solar Thermal Power ◽  
Central Receiver ◽  
Plant Efficiency

The paper puts forth the design, performance analysis, and optimization of a 100 MWe central receiver solar thermal power plant with thermal energy storage capability, which can be utilized effectively to meet the renewable energy targets of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA). In this paper, three representative sites in KSA are selected for analysis as these sites experience an annual average direct normal irradiance (DNI) of more than 5.5 kWh/m2/day. The optimization approach presented in this work aims to arrive at the best possible design parameters that suit a particular location in accordance with its DNI profile. From the analysis, an annual energy of 559.61 GWh can be generated in Yanbu with eight hours of thermal energy storage, 18.19% plant efficiency, and a capacity factor of 61.1%. The central receiver plant in Abha would be able to offer an annual energy of 536.31 GWh with the highest plant efficiency of 18.97% and a capacity factor of 60.7%. The performance of the proposed design in the two locations of Yanbu and Abha fares better when compared to the operational plant data of central receiver plant in Crescent Dunes. Based on the findings, the proposed 100 MWe central receiver Solar thermal power plants can be effectively implemented in KSA to meet the energy demands of the region.

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