Design Optimization of a Horizontal Particle Receiver for a Modular Beam Down Receiver CSP

Abstract: CSP research is focused on increasing the economic competitiveness of this technology as compared to conventional and emerging energy generators. Higher temperature operation conditions represent a pathway toward cost reductions since they enable a relatively smaller solar field area (typically ~40-50% of the plant cost) for the same electrical output. For example, supercritical CO2 power cycles with solid particles as the HTF could enable >600°C operations and a ~50% power bloc cycle efficiency (considerably higher than steam cycles, <40%). Additionally, small modular systems could increase competitiveness through reduced financial risk, increased system flexibility, and the value of additional services that a modular CSP could offer to the electricity grid (frequency control, peaking supply, etc.). This study investigates the Beam Down Receiver (BDR) configuration as a design that could be well-suited to meet these goals while also overcoming some of issues with particle receiver.... https://www.tib-op.org/ojs/index.php/solarpaces/article/view/664

Object Details

• Location: Deutsche Nationalbibliothek Frankfurt am Main
• Extent: Online-Ressource
• Language: Englisch

References and Relationships

• Bibliographic citation: Design Optimization of a Horizontal Particle Receiver for a Modular Beam Down Receiver CSP ; volume:1 ; year:2022 ; SolarPACES conference proceedings ; 1 (2022)

Contributors, Places and Time

• Creator: Saldivia, David ; Bruce, Anna ; Taylor, Robert A.

Further information

• DOI: 10.52825/solarpaces.v1i.664
• URN: urn:nbn:de:101:1-2024032617434321809076
• Rights: Open Access; Der Zugriff auf das Objekt ist unbeschränkt möglich.
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