A dish-Stirling solar-thermal power system
Autor: | T. B. Clark, R. L. Pons |
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Rok vydání: | 1980 |
Předmět: |
Engineering
Stirling engine Renewable Energy Sustainability and the Environment business.industry Electrical engineering Electric generator Building and Construction Energy technology law.invention Stand-alone power system Electric power system law Power module Stirling cycle Electric power business |
Zdroj: | International Journal of Ambient Energy. 1:133-148 |
ISSN: | 2162-8246 0143-0750 |
Popis: | This paper presents results of a preliminary design/economic study of a first-generation point focusing distributed receiver solar-thermal electric system optimized for application to industrial and small community power plants at power levels up to 10 MWe. Power conversion is provided by small Stirling cycle engines mounted at the focus of paraboloidal solar concentrators. The output of multiple power modules (concentrator, receiver, engine, and electric generator) is collected by means of a conventional electrical system and interfaced with a utility grid. Based on the United Stirling P-75 engine, a 1 MWe system employing mass-produced components (100,000 modules/year) could produce electricity at costs competitive with those projected for electricity generated by more conventional means, e.g. with fossil fuels. |
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