Dish Stirling solar receiver program. Final report

Technical Report · Mon Dec 01 04:00:00 EST 1980

OSTI ID:6277823

Haglund, R A

A technology demonstration of a Dish Stirling solar thermal electric system can be accomplished earlier and at a much lower cost than previous planning had indicated by employing technical solutions that allow already existing hardware, with minimum modifications, to be integrated into a total system with a minimum of development. The DSSR operates with a modified United Stirling p-40 engine/alternator and the JPL Test Bed Concentrator as a completely integrated solar thermal electric system having a design output of 25 kWe. The system is augmented by fossil fuel combustion which ensures a continuous electrical output under all environmental conditions. Technical and economic studies by government and industry in the United States and abroad identify the Dish Stirling solar electric system as the most appropriate, efficient and economical method for conversion of solar energy to electricity in applications when the electrical demand is 10 MWe and less.

• Research Organization: Jet Propulsion Lab., Pasadena, CA (USA)
• OSTI ID: 6277823
• Report Number(s): NASA-CR-163889
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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CONCENTRATING COLLECTORS
DISTRIBUTED COLLECTOR POWER PLANTS
ENGINES
EQUIPMENT
HEAT ENGINES
MODIFICATIONS
PARABOLIC COLLECTORS
PARABOLIC DISH COLLECTORS
PLANNING
POWER PLANTS
POWER RANGE 10-100 KW
SOLAR COLLECTORS
SOLAR EQUIPMENT
SOLAR POWER PLANTS
SOLAR THERMAL POWER PLANTS
STIRLING CYCLE
STIRLING ENGINES
THERMAL POWER PLANTS
THERMODYNAMIC CYCLES