Current operational results from the shallow-well solar irrigation system at Willard, New Mexico

Conference · Tue Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1980 · Proc. Annu. Meet. - Am. Sect. Int. Sol. Energy Soc.; (United States)

OSTI ID:6638230

Fenton, D L; Krivokapich, G; Chilton, V; Abernathy, G H; Ellibee, D E

The capacity of the Willard Solar Power system is 19 kW (25 hp) and is capable of producing both the mechanical and electrical power. During the peak of the irrigation season, July 1979, the system pumped 60 percent of the 35,300 m/sup 3/ (28.6 acre-feet) of water deliverd. The power system involves east/west tracking parabolic trough collectors, thermal energy storage sufficient for 20 hours of system operation and an organic Rankine cycle engine where the operating efficiencies are 20 percent near winter solstice for the collector fields, 12 to 15 percent for the engine and 5 to 6 percent as an overall system efficiency. Significant maintenance time was expended on both the collector and power systems throughout the operational period.

• Research Organization: New Mexico State Univ., Las Cruces
• OSTI ID: 6638230
• Report Number(s): CONF-800604-P2
• Journal Information: Proc. Annu. Meet. - Am. Sect. Int. Sol. Energy Soc.; (United States), Vol. 3.1; Conference: American section of the International Solar Energy Society conference, Phoenix, AZ, USA, 2 Jun 1980
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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EFFICIENCY
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