A general method to analyze the thermal performance of multi-cavity concentrating solar power receivers
Concentrating solar power (CSP) with thermal energy storage has potential to provide grid-scale, on-demand, dispatachable renewable energy. As higher solar receiver output temperatures are necessary for higher thermal cycle efficiency, current CSP research is focused on high outlet temperature and high efficiency receivers. Here, the objective of this study is to provide a simplified model to analyze the thermal efficiency of multi-cavity concentrating solar power receivers.
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- Utah State Univ., Logan, UT (United States)
- National Renewable Energy Lab. (NREL), Golden, CO (United States)
- Publication Date:
- Report Number(s):
- NREL/JA-5500-64971
Journal ID: ISSN 0038-092X
- Grant/Contract Number:
- AC36-08GO28308; EE0001586
- Type:
- Accepted Manuscript
- Journal Name:
- Solar Energy
- Additional Journal Information:
- Journal Volume: 150; Journal Issue: C; Journal ID: ISSN 0038-092X
- Publisher:
- Elsevier
- Research Org:
- National Renewable Energy Lab. (NREL), Golden, CO (United States)
- Sponsoring Org:
- USDOE Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE), Solar Energy Technologies Office (EE-4S)
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- 14 SOLAR ENERGY; 47 OTHER INSTRUMENTATION; concentrated solar power; multi-cavity receiver; thermal analysis
- OSTI Identifier:
- 1361231
- Alternate Identifier(s):
- OSTI ID: 1416664
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Accepted Manuscript (DOE)
- Publisher's Version of Record
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.solener.2015.08.007