scholarly journals Cost Analysis of Different Operation Strategies for Falling Particle Receivers

2015 ◽  
Author(s):  
Birgit Gobereit ◽  
Lars Amsbeck ◽  
Reiner Buck ◽  
Csaba Singer
Keyword(s):  
Solar Radiation ◽  
Cost Analysis ◽  
Power Level ◽  
Levelized Cost Of Electricity ◽  
Specific Cost ◽  
Levelized Cost ◽  
Detailed Evaluation ◽  
Concentrated Solar Radiation ◽  
Levelized Cost Of Heat ◽  
Simultaneous Variation

The potential for highly efficient and cost competitive solar energy collection at high temperatures drives the actual research and development activities for particle tower systems. One promising concept for particle receivers is the falling particle receiver. This paper is related to a particle receiver, in which falling ceramic particles form a particle curtain, which absorbs the concentrated solar radiation. Complex operation strategies will result in higher receiver costs, for both investment and operation. The objective of this paper is to assess the influence of the simultaneous variation of receiver costs and efficiency characteristics on levelized cost of heat (LCOH) and on levelized cost of electricity (LCOE). Applying cost assumptions for the particle receiver and the particle transport system, the LCOE are estimated and compared for each considered concept. The power level of the compared concepts is 125 MWel output at design point. The sensitivity of the results on the specific cost assumptions is analyzed. No detailed evaluation is done for the thermal storage, but comparable storage utilization and costs are assumed for all cases.

scholarly journals Solar thermochemical splitting of CO2 into separate streams of CO and O2 with high selectivity, stability, conversion, and efficiency

2017 ◽  
Vol 10 (5) ◽  
pp. 1142-1149 ◽  
Author(s):  
Daniel Marxer ◽  
Philipp Furler ◽  
Michael Takacs ◽  
Aldo Steinfeld
Keyword(s):  
Solar Radiation ◽  
High Selectivity ◽  
Redox Cycle ◽  
Solar Reactor ◽  
Reactor Technology ◽  
Concentrated Solar Radiation ◽  
Solar Thermochemical

Solar reactor technology for splitting CO2via a 2-step thermochemical redox cycle using concentrated solar radiation.

scholarly journals Minimizing the Cosine Loss in a Solar Tower Power Plant by a Change in the Heliostat Position and Number

2020 ◽  
Vol 9 (3) ◽  
pp. 2302-2304
Keyword(s):  
Solar Radiation ◽  
Tracking System ◽  
Working Fluid ◽  
The Sun ◽  
Incident Solar Radiation ◽  
Concentrated Solar Energy ◽  
Central Receiver ◽  
Receiver System ◽  
Concentrated Solar Radiation ◽  
Solar Rays

Concentrating Solar Power (CSP) focuses sunlight in order to use the heat energy of the sun. In a central receiver system configuration, many mirrors (heliostats) individually track the sun and reflect the concentrated solar energy onto a receiver on top of a tower. The receiver contains the working fluid which is heated by the concentrated solar radiation. The useful energy that absorbed by the water flows through the receiver in solar tower plant depending on the angle between the solar rays and the position of heliostat in the region of work. Heliostat will reflect the incident solar radiation in the direction of the receiver founded in the top of the tower, in order to get a maximum incident solar radiation on the heliostat reflection area. Because of the cosine factor loss effect due to the sun position is variable along the day from sunrise to sunset, which must be in a minimum value, therefore an automated tracking system with dual axes as a control system with sensors had been built and used to stay the sunrays incident on the receiver, and enable the heliostat to flow the sun where it was

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