Evaluation of power production from the solar electric generating systems at Kramer Junction: 1988 to 1993

Conference · Sat Dec 31 00:00:00 EST 1994

OSTI ID:10106411

Kolb, G J

The five Solar Electric Generating Systems (SEGS) at Kramer Junction, California, now have nearly 30 years of cumulative operating experience. These 30 MW plants employ parabolic trough technology originally deployed by LUZ International in the late 1980`s and are now managed, operated and maintained by the Kramer Junction Company. In this paper, Sandia National Laboratories performed an analysis of the annual energy production from the five plants. Annual solar-to-electric conversion efficiencies are calculated and the major factors that influenced the results are presented. The generally good efficiencies are primarily attributed to the excellent equipment availabilities achieved at all plants.

• Research Organization: Sandia National Labs., Albuquerque, NM (United States)
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE, Washington, DC (United States)
• DOE Contract Number: AC04-94AL85000
• OSTI ID: 10106411
• Report Number(s): SAND-94-2909C; CONF-950336-11; ON: DE95004530; BR: GB0103012
• Resource Relation: Conference: American Society of Mechanical Engineers/Japanese Society of Mechanical Engineers/Japan Solar Energy Society international solar energy conference,Lahaina, HI (United States),19-24 Mar 1995; Other Information: PBD: [1994]
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

14 SOLAR ENERGY
DISTRIBUTED COLLECTOR POWER PLANTS
PERFORMANCE
PARABOLIC TROUGH COLLECTORS
SOLAR THERMAL CONVERSION
EFFICIENCY
DATA ANALYSIS
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