The effect of concentrator field layout on the performance of point-focus distributed receiver systems
Journal Article
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· J. Sol. Energy Eng.; (United States)
The effect of concentrator field layout on the technical-economic performance of a point-focusing distributed receiver (PFDR) solar thermal power plant is presented. The plant design is based on the small community prototype system currently under development by Ford Aerospace for JPL/DOE; parabolic dish concentrators are employed and small heat engines are used to generate electricity at each dish. The effect of field size, array proportions, dish-to-dish spacing and packing fraction (concentrator-land area ratio) are presented for typical PFDR layouts. Economic analyses are carried out to determine optimum packing fraction as a function of site cost.
- Research Organization:
- Ford Aerospace and Communications Corp., Aeronutronic Division, Newport Beach, CA
- OSTI ID:
- 6508714
- Journal Information:
- J. Sol. Energy Eng.; (United States), Journal Name: J. Sol. Energy Eng.; (United States) Vol. 106:1; ISSN JSEED
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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14 SOLAR ENERGY
140703* -- Solar Thermal Power Systems-- Distributed Collector
CONCENTRATING COLLECTORS
COST
DESIGN
DISTRIBUTED COLLECTOR POWER PLANTS
ECONOMICS
ENGINES
EQUIPMENT
HEAT ENGINES
NATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS
OPTIMIZATION
PARABOLIC COLLECTORS
PARABOLIC DISH COLLECTORS
PERFORMANCE
POWER GENERATION
POWER PLANTS
SIZE
SOLAR COLLECTORS
SOLAR CONCENTRATORS
SOLAR EQUIPMENT
SOLAR HEAT ENGINES
SOLAR POWER PLANTS
SOLAR THERMAL POWER PLANTS
SPACE DEPENDENCE
TECHNOLOGY ASSESSMENT
THERMAL POWER PLANTS
US DOE
US ORGANIZATIONS
140703* -- Solar Thermal Power Systems-- Distributed Collector
CONCENTRATING COLLECTORS
COST
DESIGN
DISTRIBUTED COLLECTOR POWER PLANTS
ECONOMICS
ENGINES
EQUIPMENT
HEAT ENGINES
NATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS
OPTIMIZATION
PARABOLIC COLLECTORS
PARABOLIC DISH COLLECTORS
PERFORMANCE
POWER GENERATION
POWER PLANTS
SIZE
SOLAR COLLECTORS
SOLAR CONCENTRATORS
SOLAR EQUIPMENT
SOLAR HEAT ENGINES
SOLAR POWER PLANTS
SOLAR THERMAL POWER PLANTS
SPACE DEPENDENCE
TECHNOLOGY ASSESSMENT
THERMAL POWER PLANTS
US DOE
US ORGANIZATIONS